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J. Stevens & Co. was a small firearms company founded by Joshua Stevens, W.B. Fay and James Taylor in 1864. They were based in Chicopee Falls, MA. The company's most notable achievement was purchasing, and marketing, one of John Browning's shotgun designs. (See: Stevens Model 520/620).

In 1920, Stevens Arms was purchased by Savage, but continued to produce firearms under the Stevens brand (with Savage as the parent company).

First appearing in 1954 as a long-barreled sporting shotgun, the Stevens Model 77 was the first shotgun of this design, replacing the Stevens Model 620. The design was also licensed by Springfield and by Savage. For the most part, the Model 77, Model 30, Model 67, Model 69, and Model 79 guns were virtually identical in appearance and functioning (differences were mostly cosmetic and related to the finish) and may be regarded as identical for their purposes.

It is worth noting that until 1969, shotguns were produced with safety near the trigger, which was subsequently moved to the top of the receiver.

The Stevens Model 77 Shotgun Series and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Specifications

(1954 – 1989)

Caliber: 12 gauge, 16 gauge, 20 gauge, 28 gauge, and .410 gauge
Action: Pump Action
Feed system: 4, 6 (Model 69RXL) round tube magazine (+1 chambered)

Savage/Stevens Model 77/Model 30

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Stevens Model 77 riot gun - 12 gauge

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Savage/Stevens Model 30E - 12 gauge

The Model 77 was the first shotgun of this type, first cataloged in 1954. Early in the Vietnam War, the Stevens Arms Company received orders for military Model 77E riot guns from the Department of Defense. The shotgun saw wide usage during U.S. involvement in Vietnam, especially among Military Police, though with infantry and other units as well. Some also went to the Vietnamese. Reportedly, 60,920 Model 77E riot guns were delivered to the U.S. Armed Forces or allies beginning in 1963. Though originally intended primarily for the Vietnamese, the need for shotguns by U.S. troops resulted in thousands being issued to U.S. personnel. Widely used during the Vietnam War the model is relatively unknown outside of U.S. shotgun collectors (of military shotguns).

The Model 30 is basically a model 77 except it came with added features like the engraving and checkering, later shotguns also featured an elongated ergonomic forend. The Model 30 was first offered in 1959 and was discontinued in 1978. This was continued by the virtually identical Model 79.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
In Cold Blood	Robert Blake	Perry Smith	Model 30	1967
In Cold Blood	Scott Wilson	Dick Hickock	Model 30	1967

Savage/Stevens Model 67/Model 69

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Savage/Springfield Model 67 - 12 gauge. This is the same firearm, built under contract by Savage, but branded 'Springfield' for 3rd party sales

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Stevens 67 - 12 gauge

In 1967, Stevens offered the "budget grade" pump action Model 67, then manufactured by their parent company Savage, but sold in many markets under the Stevens name. Another closely related model was the Stevens 69, introduced around 1969 and is primarily intended for police purposes. They are superficially indistinguishable, so some of the Models 67 listed here may actually be a Model 69 (with the exception of the RXL special edition). The Model 67 and 69 pump action shotguns ceased production in 1989.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Papillon (2018)		Henchman	"Trench Gun"	2018
I'm Not Ashamed	David Errigo Jr.	Eric Harris	Sawed-off barrel and stock, duct-tape on grip	2016
Green Room	Imogen Poots	Amber	Sawed-off stock	2015
	Anton Yelchin	Pat
	Alia Shawkat	Sam
	Jacob Kasch	Bartender
	Mason Knight	Kyle
	Samuel Summer	Jonathan
The Wolverine		Yakuza	With a sawed-off barrel, black pistol grip and foregrip	2013
Priest of Evil				2010
L: Change the World	Megumi Satô	Hatsune Misawa		2008
Zero Woman R		extremist		2007
Sniper 3				2004
The Matrix Reloaded		Zion guard	With a sawed-off barrel, black pistol grip and foregrip	2003
The Rundown		Hatcher's men		2003
Formula 51	Stephen Martin Walters	Blowfish	With heat shield and sawed-off stock	2001
Boondock Saints, The		Prison guards		1999

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
The Professionals		Hit squad	(S02E09) "Blind Run"	1977-1981
The Mentalist	Simon Baker	Patrick Jane	With pistol grip /(S6E06) "Fire and Brimstone"	2013
The Outsider	Max Beesley	Seale Bolton	"Must/Can't" (S1E10)	2020
Better Call Saul - Season 5	Adrienne Lovette	Mouse	Sawed-off; "Magic Man" (S5E01), "50% Off" (S5E02)	2020

Savage/Stevens Model 69RXL

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Savage Model 69RXL - 12 gauge

The special version of the Model 69, featuring an extended 6-round magazine. This was produced in 1982 - 1989.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Papillon (2018)		Henchman		2018
Extreme Justice		girlfriend of the getaway driver	With sawed-off stock	1993
Carnosaur	Harrison Page	Sheriff Fowler		1993
RoboCop 3		Sgt. Reed		1993
Blue Desert	D.B. Sweeney	Steve Smith		1991
The Willies	Ralph Drischell	Farmer Horace Spivey		1990
Black Rain	Michael Douglas	NYPD Detective Nick Conklin	With sawed-off stock	1989
The Female Executioner (L'exécutrice)		A guard		1986
My New Partner (Les ripoux)		Police		1984

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-[[Image:Stevens67.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Stevens 67 - 12 Gauge]]
+J. Stevens & Co. was a small firearms company founded by Joshua Stevens, W.B. Fay and James Taylor in 1864.  They were based in Chicopee Falls, MA. The company's most notable achievement was purchasing, and marketing, one of John Browning's shotgun designs. (See: [[Stevens Model 520/620]]).
-J. Stevens & Co. was a small firearms company founded by Joshua Stevens, W.B. Fay and James Taylor in 1864.  They were based in Chicopee Falls, MA.  In 1920, Stevens Arms was purchased by Savage, but continued to produce firearms under the Stevens brand (with Savage as the parent company).  After the 1950s, Stevens offered the 'budget grade" pump action Model 67, then manufactured by their parent company Savage, but sold in many markets under the Stevens name.  The Model 67 pump action shotgun ceased production in 1989.
-'''The Stevens 67 shotgun has been seen in the following Films, Video Games and Television shows:'''
+In 1920, Stevens Arms was purchased by Savage, but continued to produce firearms under the Stevens brand (with Savage as the parent company).
-=== Films ===
+First appearing in 1954 as a long-barreled sporting shotgun, the Stevens Model 77 was the first shotgun of this design, replacing the [[Stevens Model 620]]. The design was also licensed by Springfield and by Savage. For the most part, the Model 77, Model 30, Model 67, Model 69, and Model 79 guns were virtually identical in appearance and functioning (differences were mostly cosmetic and related to the finish) and may be regarded as identical for their purposes.
-* A Zion guard in ''[[Matrix Reloaded, The]]'' (2003)
+It is worth noting that until 1969, shotguns were produced with safety near the trigger, which was subsequently moved to the top of the receiver.
-* Hatcher's men in ''[[Rundown, The]]'' (2003)
+{{Gun Title}}
-* Prison guards in ''[[Boondock Saints, The]]'' (1999)
+==Specifications==
+''(1954 – 1989)''
-* ''[[Eight Legged Freaks]]'' (2002)
+*Caliber: 	12 gauge, 16 gauge, 20 gauge, 28 gauge, and .410 gauge
+*Action: 	Pump Action
+*Feed system: 	4, 6 (Model 69RXL) round tube magazine (+1 chambered)
+== Savage/Stevens Model 77/Model 30 ==
+[[File:Stevens77.jpg|450px|right|thumb|Stevens Model 77 riot gun - 12 gauge]]
+[[File:Savage Model 30E.jpg|450px|right|thumb|Savage/Stevens Model 30E - 12 gauge]]
+The Model 77 was the first shotgun of this type, first cataloged in 1954. Early in the Vietnam War, the Stevens Arms Company received orders for military Model 77E riot guns from the Department of Defense. The shotgun saw wide usage during U.S. involvement in Vietnam, especially among Military Police, though with infantry and other units as well. Some also went to the Vietnamese. Reportedly, 60,920 Model 77E riot guns were delivered to the U.S. Armed Forces or allies beginning in 1963. Though originally intended primarily for the Vietnamese, the need for shotguns by U.S. troops resulted in thousands being issued to U.S. personnel. Widely used during the Vietnam War the model is ''relatively'' unknown outside of U.S. shotgun collectors (of military shotguns).
+The Model 30 is basically a model 77 except it came with added features like the engraving and checkering, later shotguns also featured an elongated ergonomic forend. The Model 30 was first offered in 1959 and was discontinued in 1978. This was continued by the virtually identical Model 79.
+===Film===
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
+|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Title'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Note'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
+|-
+| rowspan=2| ''[[In Cold Blood]]''||[[Robert Blake]]||Perry Smith|| rowspan=2| Model 30 ||rowspan=2| 1967
+|-
+|[[Scott Wilson]]||Dick Hickock
+|-
+|}
+<br clear=all>
+==Savage/Stevens Model 67/Model 69==
+[[Image:Savage-SpringfieldModel67.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Savage/Springfield Model 67 - 12 gauge. This is the same firearm, built under contract by Savage, but branded 'Springfield' for 3rd party sales]]
+[[Image:Tee0203.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Stevens 67 - 12 gauge]]
+In 1967, Stevens offered the "budget grade" pump action Model 67, then manufactured by their parent company Savage, but sold in many markets under the Stevens name. Another closely related model was the Stevens 69, introduced around 1969 and is primarily intended for police purposes. They are superficially indistinguishable, so some of the Models 67 listed here may actually be a Model 69 (with the exception of the RXL special edition). The Model 67 and 69 pump action shotguns ceased production in 1989.
+===Film===
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
+|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Title'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Note'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
+|-
+|''[[Papillon (2018)]]''|| || Henchman || "Trench Gun" ||2018
+|-
+|''[[I'm Not Ashamed]]'' || [[David Errigo Jr.]] || Eric Harris || Sawed-off barrel and stock, duct-tape on grip || 2016
+|-
+| rowspan=6 | ''[[Green Room]]''|| [[Imogen Poots]] || Amber || rowspan=6 | Sawed-off stock || rowspan=6 | 2015
+|-
+| [[Anton Yelchin]] || Pat
+|-
+| [[Alia Shawkat]] || Sam
+|-
+| [[Jacob Kasch]] || Bartender
+|-
+| [[Mason Knight]] || Kyle
+|-
+| [[Samuel Summer]] || Jonathan
+|-
+|''[[Wolverine, The (2013)|The Wolverine]]''|| ||Yakuza ||With a sawed-off barrel, black pistol grip and foregrip ||2013
+|-
+|''[[Priest of Evil]]''|| || || ||2010
+|-
+|''[[L: Change the World]]''|| [[Megumi Satô]] || Hatsune Misawa || ||2008
+|-
+|''[[Zero Woman R]]''|| ||extremist||||2007
+|-
+|''[[Sniper 3]]''|| || || ||2004
+|-
+|''[[Matrix Reloaded, The|The Matrix Reloaded]]''|| ||Zion guard||With a sawed-off barrel, black pistol grip and foregrip ||2003
+|-
+|''[[Rundown, The|The Rundown]]''|| ||Hatcher's men|| ||2003
+|-
+|''[[Formula 51]]''||[[Stephen Martin Walters]] ||Blowfish||With heat shield and sawed-off stock ||2001
+|-
+|''[[Boondock Saints, The]]''|| ||Prison guards|| ||1999
+|-
+|}
+=== Television ===
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
+|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Show Title'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Note / Episode'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Air Date'''
+|-
+|''[[Professionals (TV Series), The|The Professionals]]''|| ||Hit squad|| (S02E09) "Blind Run"||1977-1981
+|-
+| ''[[The Mentalist]]''|| [[Simon Baker]] || Patrick Jane || With pistol grip /(S6E06) "Fire and Brimstone"|| 2013
+|-
+|''[[Outsider, The (2020)|The Outsider]]''||[[Max Beesley]]||Seale Bolton||"Must/Can't" (S1E10)||2020
+|-
+|''[[Better Call Saul - Season 5]]'' ||[[Adrienne Lovette]]|| Mouse || Sawed-off; "Magic Man" (S5E01), "50% Off" (S5E02) || 2020
+|-
+|}
+<br clear=all>
+== Savage/Stevens Model 69RXL ==
+[[File:Savage 69RXL.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Savage Model 69RXL - 12 gauge]]
+The special version of the Model 69, featuring an extended 6-round magazine. This was produced in 1982 - 1989.
+===Film===
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
+|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Title'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Note'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
+|-
+|''[[Papillon (2018)]]''|| || Henchman || ||2018
+|-
+|''[[Extreme Justice]]''|| ||girlfriend of the getaway driver || With sawed-off stock ||1993
+|-
+|''[[Carnosaur]]''|| [[Harrison Page]] ||Sheriff Fowler|| ||1993
+|-
+|''[[RoboCop 3]]''|| ||Sgt. Reed|| ||1993
+|-
+|''[[Blue Desert]]''|| [[D.B. Sweeney]] || Steve Smith || || 1991
+|-
+|''[[Willies, The|The Willies]]''||[[Ralph Drischell]] ||Farmer Horace Spivey|| ||1990
+|-
+|''[[Black Rain]]''||[[Michael Douglas]]||NYPD Detective Nick Conklin||With sawed-off stock ||1989
+|-
+| ''[[The Female Executioner (L'exécutrice)]]'' || || A guard || || 1986
+|-
+| ''[[My New Partner (Les ripoux)]]'' || || Police || || 1984
+|-
+|}
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