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The Winchester Model 1887 shotgun has been used in the following films by the following actors:
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Another one of John M. Browning's famous designs, the Winchester 1887 shotgun was first developed in 1887 by demand of a repeating shotgun for lawmen and cowboys to use. To many, two shots was not enough firepower for a scatter gun and a repeating shotgun was required to get the job done. Winchester asked Browning to build such a gun, well aware he was the best for the job. Browning had already been working on a pump-action design (which would later become the Winchester 1893/97 shotgun), but Winchester wanted to keep tradition with a lever gun. Browning complied and designed the Winchester 1887 in no time. Instead of two shots, now the shooter had six shots (including one in the chamber). While built in 12 gauge, the vicious 10 gauge round it was also chambered in quickly became feared in such a weapon and few messed with the man with this gun in his saddle bags. Although Browning's 1897 shotgun became more popular with the military, the 1887 remained a favorite with cowboys and lawmen and continued to be used for many years. In 1901, the gun was redesigned to fire higher gas pressure rounds and the design was improved (including a two piece lever, a trigger block, and the company stamp was moved from the bottom of the tang to the top). Unfortunately the Winchester company stopped producing the gun in the 50s and later, Winchester went out of business. Today, the Winchester model is somewhat difficult to find. Instead, copies such as the Norinco YL1887L shotgun (released in 2002) and the Aldo Uberti copies are used in films today.
Film
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator in Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1887 model, sawed down)
- Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze in Ghost Rider (1887 model)
- Brendan Fraser as Rick O'Connell in The Mummy Returns (1901 model)
- Stuart Wilson as Doctor Robin Hatcher in Hot Fuzz (likely Norinco YL1887L)
- Ryan Reynolds as Hannibal King in Blade: Trinity erroniously referred to as a 1894 rifle
- Kevin Sorbo as Nick Presscott in "Walking Tall: The Payback" and it's sequel