J. Stevens & Co. was the business from 1864 to 1886 when it became J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co. In 1916 the company was acquired by New England Westinghouse for war production for The Great War and was renamed J. Stevens Arms Co. After WW-I NEW sold it to Savage Arms Corp. which continued to operate it as a separate entity until after WW-II when Savage consolidated all their arms making at Chicopee Falls and their factory at Utica, NY, went to making products for the post war housing boom.
Joe Vorisek states production of this hammer double gun began in 1876 and that it was offered in one grade with Twist barrels and four grades with Laminated barrels.
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By 1881, double guns are no longer mentioned in J. Stevens & Co. ads.
Hybrid Mode