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Stevens Arms is an American firearms manufacturer founded by Joshua Stevens in 1864 in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The company introduced the .22 Long Rifle round and made a number of rifle , shotgun , and target pistol designs.
The Stevens Boys Rifles were a series of single-shot takedown rifles produced by Stevens Arms from 1890 until 1943. The rifles used a falling-block action (sometimes called a tilting-block, dropping-block, or drop-block) and were chambered in a variety of rimfire calibers, such as .22 Short , .22 Long Rifle , .25 Rimfire , and .32 Rimfire .
The S1200 is the first semi-automatic shotgun sold under the Stevens brand. The S1200 uses an inertia-driven action that uses the recoil force of the gun to cycle shells. The S1200 weighs 6.8 pounds. Options for 26-inch and 28-inch barrels are available. [21] As of 2018, Savage sold the 212 (12 gauge) and 220 (20 gauge) model shotguns.
Savage Arms purchased Lakefield Arms in 1995 and continued production under the Savage and Stevens labels. [ 2 ] It is unusual among semiautomatic 22s, and traditional semi-automatic rifles in general, in that it is available in a true left-handed version featuring a left-handed safety, charging handle and ejection port.
Under the Coinage Act of 1792, gold coins had different values, including $2.50 (called a quarter eagle), $5 (half eagle) and $10 (eagle).
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The actual Stevens 311 started manufacture around 1920 when it was called the Springfield 5000, changing names to the 5100 in 1931 and finally being renamed the Stevens 311 in 1940. It was considered a utility grade of shotgun without checkering or engraving and a trigger for each barrel. The shotgun is a boxlock type of shotgun.