Warden Callaway Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Kurt Russell uses an unusual shotgun in the movie Tumbstone. It's a Stevens three trigger 10 gauge shotgun. I think they were made in the 1870s and early 80s in 10 and 12 gauge. Wouldn't it be great if one of the importers would get a clone made of this unique gun? If you look close and fast you can get a glimpse of the gun in action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Willie Nelson Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Warden Callaway said: Wouldn't it be great if one of the importers would get a clone made of this unique gun Chippa Firearms has their Triple Threat, It's 3 barrel device...only one trigger though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Rock, SASS #44055 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 The third or front trigger opens the action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Either what BR says, or it's a 'movie' gun. OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Two trigger - same concept as the Frank Wesson rifles, front trigger activated the break open action, vintage 1860 ... H&R believed their break open rifles and shotguns were the same concept as the Wesson. They were wrong, though they probably never knew of Wirfflein rifles, which had the break open release on the back of the action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 9 minutes ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said: Either what BR says, or it's a 'movie' gun. OLG It is very much a real gun. They come up for sale now and then on gunbroker, gun auction, etc. I seen one in a gunshop in Tennessee a couple of years ago. It was not for sale - display only. Early in cartridge shotgun development, the top snap lever as we know it was not invented. Then after its invention, it was patented. Other makers had to pay royalties to use the design. In the early years, all sorts of methods were used to break open a shotgun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 After looking at the picture on a larger screen. I do not see any type of top-lever. OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidekick Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 15 minutes ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said: After looking at the picture on a larger screen. I do not see any type of top-lever. OLG Thats what the third trigger is for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 http://www.icollector.com/Two-Stevens-Double-Barrel-Hammer-Longarms-A-Stevens-Three-Trigger-Combination-Rifle-Shotgun_i24909244 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 4 minutes ago, Warden Callaway said: http://www.icollector.com/Two-Stevens-Double-Barrel-Hammer-Longarms-A-Stevens-Three-Trigger-Combination-Rifle-Shotgun_i24909244 Think you found it-TNX. OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 Somewhere in a gun shop I picked up an odd double barrel shotgun that had no clear means of breaking it open. Turned out you pushed the front trigger forward to break open the action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fargo Bill, SASS #4942 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 4 hours ago, Shotgun Willie Nelson said: Chippa Firearms has their Triple Threat, It's 3 barrel device...only one trigger though. Hurry up and declare it illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 its an interesting shotgun to be sure , i think it looks a little awkward , maybe its not , but there is a reason these are not common today , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 7 minutes ago, watab kid said: its an interesting shotgun to be sure , i think it looks a little awkward , maybe its not , but there is a reason these are not common today , I couldn't post better pictures of the gun but if you follow the link I posted, it has some good pictures. What looks good is the really tall hammers set close together - maybe even better for cocking both barrels than the TTN/Colt 1878 clone. And it don't have spurs on the hammers. Having the barrel latch trigger in front of the triggers looks awkward for sure. You'd have to crawl your trigger finger forward to reach it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Rewind to the 'OK Corral" gunfight in the same movie. Doc Holliday fires a warning shot and then fires two more at the bad guys from his s x s double. I want one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 6 hours ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: Rewind to the 'OK Corral" gunfight in the same movie. Doc Holliday fires a warning shot and then fires two more at the bad guys from his s x s double. I want one of those. The third shot was supposed to be a different view of the second shot. But he didn't mount the gun the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 A better picture of the Stevens three trigger shotgun. He used a 10 gauge Meteor shotgun in the movie. The real Doc used a Colt 1878. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Quote After looking at the picture on a larger screen. I do not see any type of top-lever. Grits, that's because the Wurfflein was the only rifle of the era that had a top lever on the action to activate the falling block. H&R used the Wesson wrongly for saying the Wesson was the model concept for the H&R. And the Stevens models didn't have a top lever either. The Stevens Tip Up never had a top lever either, vintage 1870 to 1888. Their break open concept was a push button on the left hand side of the action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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