ObT. 7, 1886. 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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STEVENS 



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The following letter 

 refers to a Stevens' New 

 Model Pocket Rifle, 

 weighing about two 

 pounds, is from a per- 

 fectly reliable gentle- 

 man (whose name is 

 at the seryice of any 

 applicant). 



Lampkin, Ga. 



Dec. 28tli, 1884. 

 Messrs. J. Stevens & Co. 



Gentlemen. ■—'illy preference 

 for your guns has been 

 strengthened by the following 

 circumstances: Some weeks 

 ago a friend brought a small 

 pocket rifle to have me clean 

 up for him, as it had become 

 rusty from neglect and disuse. 

 I saw your name, "J. Stevens 

 & Co ," on the barrel, and 1 

 said to him, that I would 

 wager that it was a fine shoot- 

 ing gun. Said he, my father 

 has carried that rifle for fifteen 

 years, and has bagged all 

 sorts of game with it, from 

 deer to small birds. He once 

 killed an alligator with it at 

 no yards. He always shoots 

 squirrels in the head, no mat- 

 ter how high they get. At 

 this moment another man, 

 who had done business for the 

 old man on his farm for a 

 number of years, and used the 

 rifle a great deal, stepped up, 

 and, overhearing the conver- 

 sation, remarked: " Yes, it 

 is the best rifle I ever saw. 

 I have killed squirrels almost 

 by the thousand with it, and 

 killed ducks by the hundred 

 at all distances. I once kill- 

 ed a duck with it at 240 

 yards." I thought this very 

 remarkable, as it is a very 

 small gun, barrel only 12 in- 

 ches long, with skeleton 

 shoulder stock, 32 caliber. 

 The gentlemen says, " If you 

 will clean it up you can use it 

 whenever you like," handing 

 me a box of cartridges. He 

 said, "You will be surprised 

 at its shooting qualities." So 

 I rubbed the gun up nicely, 

 and made an agreement with 

 a friend to go hunting. When 

 we met he remarked, "Where 

 is your gun?" (eyeing the lit- 

 tle thing with a disappointed 

 curiosity). I told him I 

 would take it along for prac- 

 tice, and would let him kill 

 the game with his shot-gun. 

 With a kind of a sneer he 

 said, he thought I wanted to 

 go hunting. Very soon the 

 dog treed a squirrel in a very 

 tall hickory, and, getting 

 sight of it first, I raised the 

 rifle and down came the 

 squirrel. "Well," said he, 

 "the little thing shoots like 

 anything." Pretty soon he 

 shot at a dove about 40 yards 

 off and missed it. I raised 

 the rifle and brought it down. 

 With a puzzled air he re- 

 marked, with much emphasis. 

 " That thing shoots like the 

 mischief." It was not long 

 before the dog barked up a 

 large, tall pine tree, in which 

 we soon found a very large 

 fox squirrel. I let him take 

 two shots at the squirrel, 

 which only caused him to go 

 to the very top. Then I took 

 a shot. At the crack of the 

 rifle, the squirrel came crash- 

 ing down, shot in the head. 

 My friend then came up and 

 took the rifle in his hand and 

 e.xamined ic very closely. 

 "Well," said he, "it shoots 



like the . I did not 



think it was in the thing." 



I remain, yours very truly, 

 A. W. L. 



J. STEVENS & CO. "PBEMIEB" IMFLES, Nos. 7 and 8. 



CHICOPEE FALLS, MASS. I Swiss Stock with Fore- 



end, Vernier and Open 

 Back Sights and Globe 



Aimtean FiOd, Jan. lO, 189S.— "The next gnn 



waa a 22 caliber Stevens, and a pair of beautiful 

 pistola, made by Stevens, on the Lovd pattern. 

 These vreapons Dr. Carver uses OD the stage, and 

 does all his fancy shooting with. I saw him dur- 

 ing the morning shoot with these pistols, in two 

 consecutive shots, two half dollars thrown in the 

 air, and he sent them whizzing away with holes 

 nearly through the' center of both. Opening 

 a window, and calling upon Urns (one of hia 



TW-ft *y 33. 38 or 



XSU. 4* 2aCaJ. 44CaL 

 24 inch, $29.00. .$29.00 

 26 inch, 81.00. . 80.00 

 28 inch, 33.00.. 31.00 

 30 inch, 36.00.. 82.00 

 No. 8 same style as 7, but 

 fancy finish, $2.00 extra. 



Vernier and Open Back Sight and Beach Front Sight. 



STEVENS' 

 " EXPERT » RIFLES, 

 Nos. 5 and 6./ 



attendants) to fix up a target, I saw him shoot 

 twenty shots, fired at forty steps, and the bul- 

 lets could all be covered with a ten cent piece." 



Mr. Reeves, in American Field, Dec. 6, 1884. — 

 " Regarding the feat of Mr. Ira A. Paine with a 

 Stevens' Gallery Pistol, 22 caliber. He put sev- 

 eral shots in a one inch buUseye in a card, held 

 in a lady's hand at ten yards and then hit tba 

 card edgewise three shots out of four. Small 

 cards measuring four and a half by three inches 



No 3a, 38 or 



24 inch, $25.00. .$25.00 

 26 inch, 27.00.. 26.00 

 28 inch, 29.00.. 27.00 

 30 inch, 31.00.. 28.00 

 No. 6 same style as 5, but 

 fancy finish, $2.00 extra. 



STEVENS' 

 OPEN SIGHT RIFIiE. 



No. 2, 22 Cal. ; No. 1, 82, 38 and 44 Cal. 



No. 2. No.l. 



were then substituted with three spots in the 

 center of the card like the three of hearts, when 

 he put a shot through each heart. The next feat 

 was firing at a walnut and grape placed on the 

 top of his wife's head, on a small pedestal about 

 one inch high. He knocked the grape off the 

 first shot, and then the walnut at the second 

 ehot, ftU at the eame distaQce.-teQ yards." 



3a, 38, or 

 89 Cal. •** CaL 

 24 inch, $20.00. .$20.00 

 26 inch, 22.00.. 21.00 



ioiSch, llioo:: i:?© weight of Rifles e^to^SJ pounds. 



Fancy finish, $2.00 extra. 



Stevens' "Crack-Shot " Rifle costs $6 00 more than Nos. 1 and 2. 

 The "Crack-Shot" has "Lyman" Sight on stock in place ofopen rear sight on barrel. Otherwise like Nos. 1 and 2. 



All Rifles or Pets are chambered for rim fire cartridges, unless otherwise ordered. On request will chamber for any desired rim or central 

 fire cartridge. 



STEVENS' HUNTERS' PET RIFLE. i . 



Weigbt of 18 Incli abont S 1-* lbs. 

 and good for 40 rods. 



aa Eim, 32, 38 or 44 Caliber, Rim or Central Fire, with Combhied Siehta. 

 18 inch, $18.00. 20 inch, $19.00. 22 inch, $20.00. 24 inch, $21.00. 



HUNTERS* PET SHOT GUNS. 



^"xrnrSf ^"^'"^ °^ *° Stevens' Reloading Central Fire Shell, 38 or U Cal. or the U.M.C. Co.'s Berdan Primer, 20 cal. SheU. 



NOTE.— Central Fire Hunters' Pet Eifie Barrels and Shot Barrels fitted to same frame when so ordered. Price of 18 inch, estra, $10.00. 



Price of 18 inch Shot Barrel, $13 00 



Mahogany Oasea for Pet, g oo 



STEVENS' NEW MODEL POCKET RIFLES. 



Weigbt of 10 inch about 

 a ponnds. 



22 or 32 Cal., Eim Fire with Com- 

 bined Sights. 



10 inch. 12 inch. 15 inch. 18 inch. 

 $12.25. $13.25. $16.00. $16.50. 



Extra Barrels only. fuU sighted. 

 10 inch. 12 inch. 15 inch. 18 inch. 

 $6.60 $7.50 $8.60. $10.00. 



STEVENS' NEW MODEL POCKET SHOT GUNS. 



For Oixiaermistfl' use, same style and price of the New Model Pocket Eifle, i o use the Stevens' Eeloading Brass Shells, 38 and CaL 

 Mohagany Cases for New Model Pocket Rifles, 10 inch, $2.50; 12 inch, $2,75; 16 inch, $3.00; 18 inch, $3.50. 



STEVENS' OLD MODEL POCKET RIFLES. 



Weight of]M incb^a^al^lOM^ 



22 CaL with Globe and Peep Sights. 

 10 inch, Plated rest. Japanned rest. 

 $11.00 $10.60 



6 inch, no rest, $7.00. 

 B inch. Plated i-eBt. Japanned, 

 $10.00 $9.50 



STEVENS' GALLERY PISTOLS. 



"Conlin " Model. 10 inch Barrel. 22 CaL. weight 2}{ pounds price $20 00 



"Lord" Model. 10 inch Barrel, 22 Cal., weight 3 pounds. ' " 22 00 



"Diamond" Model. lOiachBarrel. 22 CaL. weight U ounces. i.*.'.".'.;.'.'!!'.'.!"."";!;!!*!."*.'.;!*.*.*. « lo 00 : Single-Sliot Pistol, ' 



~ — ' ~ 8>i inch Barrel, $2.60. 



a2or30Cal. 



STEVENS' 



Single Barrel Breech 

 loading Shot Gun. 



WITH FOREHAND STOCKp^^ Barrels. 



AND STEVENS' PATENT 

 BOLT.— 10, 13, OR 16 



GAiraE. 



Lengtlis Its to 32 incli. Barrel. 

 Weight of 12, 14 or 16 Gauge, 6 to 7 Ponnds, 

 « "10 Gauge, 6 1-a to 7 1-4 Pounds. 



12, 14 and 16 gauge..... . ...» $13.50 



with ex. 26 in. Rifle Barrel, set loading tools and 25 shells 3*00 



" " 10 gauge 14.50 



Twist " 12 and 14 gauge 16 50 



Laminated Steel Barrels, 12 and 14 gauge 18.00 



Extra Finish on any of the above 



Central Fire Rifle Barrel 26 in., 32 to 44 calibre, to fit any of the above Guns, extra 13.00 



Sighted with Combined Peep and Globe ainl plain open Sight«^._ 



Nickeled 

 frame 

 and Bntt 

 §15.50 

 33.00 

 16.50 

 18,50 

 20.00 

 2.50 



Mo poor sboofi* 

 Ing weapon can 

 leave thia fac- 

 tory. Every 

 one must make 

 about as good z 

 targetasthisor 

 the inspector 

 would reject it. 



6 soccessive shots, 60 feet 



He would hardly 

 allow even a 10 

 inchPocketBifla 

 to pass unless 

 it would maka 

 a better target 

 than this. 



5 successive shots, 50 feet. 



Ill y U should every Lawyer, Doctor, 

 W n a Preacher, Teacher, or any one 

 who needs pleasant recreation to draw 

 the miud away from their daily cares, 

 buy and constautly use some one of the 

 various arms made by J. Stevens & Co. 7 



D C f A 1 1 C P ^^'^^ more 



D Q b H U O C fin in a. day with 

 a Stevens' Kifle or Pocket Rifle than with 

 a common weapon in a whole year, 



nppailQC when any one practices 

 DHUHUOEl'^ith weapons of such 

 wouderful accuracy the interest does 

 not diminish, but increases constantly. 

 You can practice an hour or two a day. & 

 a hundred and fifty times in a year, with- 

 out tiring. When your skill is such that 

 you can make targets like the first, try 

 itata longer distance and you will be aur* 

 prised at the pleasure that results from 

 the accomplishment of the object. 



p r p II 1 1 Q C S'll their arms are so 

 OtljAUoL light and convenient, 

 and easily taken apart to carry in a trunk 

 or bag. or in a, small package, 



DITPHIICP ^ 



DLwMUOCi practice become a 

 really expert shot at a merely nominal 

 expense, 



nrplllQU when you buy one of 

 DtuHUoE. these arms you are 

 Bure of an accurate shooter. Every arm 

 before it can leave their factory must by 

 actual trial make targets of which tho 

 best one above is a fair sample. t^9' 

 Fisherman's outfit is complete withoufe 

 a two-pound Pocket Rifle with which to 

 knock over any game, large or small, he 

 is likely to come across, 



Mr. Jones, of IPittsburgh, lately made 

 some remarkable shooting with Stevens* 

 Eifle with !4JS short cartridge at 

 aOO yards. It is something new to 

 see a Rifle with 22 short cartridge com- 

 peting successfully on the 200 yard range 

 with Rifles of the best makers shooting 

 very much larger cartridges. 



Mr. Butler, of Syracuse, N. Y., has 

 four other Rifles of the best makes, but 

 says he uses his little Stevens' a dozen 

 times as mncli as aU the rest. it. is 

 BO convenient tocarryaudsowontler"" 

 fully accurate. 



Mr. R. B. Fuller, 172 South Clark St., 

 Chicago, has a twenty dollar Stevens* 

 Rifle that has been used in his shooting 

 gallery every day for eight years, 

 which is now in good order after having 

 been shot over 500,000 times. 



Mr, Carpenter, of Louisville, Ky., 

 lately went to a turkey shoot and se- 

 cured 7 turkeys in a couple of 

 hours. He shot a 22 caliber 18 inch. 

 New Model Pocket Rifle weighing 2}^ 

 pounds at 



225 yards. 



Mr. Ingersoll, who has two of the 

 finest shooting galleries in Pittsburgh 

 (and probably in the world) has at pre- 

 sent Thirty-one (31) Stevens' Ri- 

 fles in use in his galleries. 



B. P. Cory, of Consecon, Canada West! 

 I have used for three years a Stevens* 

 22-caliber Pocket Rifle, have shot itabou6 

 15,000 times, can kill all sorts of small 

 game with it a great deal farther than 

 with the best Shot Gun. For squirrel 

 shooting I will matcli this little 

 Pocket Rifle against any man 

 with the best Shot Gun that 

 can be brought forward. 



From American Field.—" For care- 

 ful boring and grooving, and perfection 

 of workmanship in every particular, I 

 consider the Stevens' Rifle the superior of 

 any in the market." OOQDINA. 



My Old Model Pocket Rifle after being 

 used'S or o years, is as fine as ever. 



A. R. C. 



1 have one of your J. Stevens & Co., 

 26 in. barrel, 38 calibre Rifles, and it is 

 the finest shooting rifle I ever saw. I 

 have also one of the Hunters' Pet, 32 

 calibre, the best short range rifle I ever 

 owned. They are a perfect rifle in every 

 respect, 



W. S. B. 



I received the 10 inch Stevens' Rifle, 

 and was very much pleased to find it the 

 best shooting article that I have evef 

 handled. The first shot I fired, I knock- 

 ed one of Dad's hens over at 8 rods. 



C. T. T 



THESE ARMS ARE SOLD BY ALL PRINCIPAL DEALERS, 



AI.SO BY THE GENERAL AGENTS, 



WIEBUSCH & HILGER, 84 & 86 Chambers St., New York City. 



