Stevens Arms was founded as J. Stevens & Co. in Chicopee Falls, MA,^[1] in 1864 by Joshua Stevens and backers W.B. Fay and James Taylor. The company's earliest product was a tip-up pistol of Stevens' invention.^[2] Business was slow into 1870, when it still occupied a converted grist mill and had just sixty employees. The 1873 Panic only reduced this further, though it was making double shotguns as early as 1876.^[3] In 1886, the company was reorganized and incorporated, as J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co., with slow, steady growth; as before, tools accounted for most of the company's output.^[4] This article is about the U.S. State. ... A Browning 9 millimeter Hi-Power Ordnance pistol of the French Navy, 19th century, using a Percussion cap mechanism Derringers were small and easily hidden. ... An invention an object, patent, process, or technique which displays an element of novelty. ... A grist mill is a place where grains are ground into flour. ... Run on the Fourth National Bank, No. ... It has been suggested that Break action be merged into this article or section. ... Incorporation is: In business, incorporation is the creation of a corporation. ... A modern hammer is directly descended from ancient hand tools A tool or device is a piece of equipment which typically provides a mechanical advantage in accomplishing a physical task. ...

Beginning in 1880, the company began making falling block rifles.^[5] While less known than Ballard or Winchester, these were of comparable quality, but at the lower end of the price spectrum. Under names like Favorite, Little Scout, Crackshot, and Marksman, Stevens sold millions of reliable single-shot weapons, in the days before bolt actions existed. A falling block rifle or a falling-block action rifle is a single-shot rifle with a particular type of the manual firearm action in which a solid metal breechblock slides vertically in grooves cut into the breech of the rifle and actuated by a lever. ... It has been suggested that Break action be merged into this article or section. ... Ballard is a name used for a variety of people, places, and organizations. ... Statistics Population: 40,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU485295 Administration District: City of Winchester Shire county: Hampshire Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Hampshire Historic county: Hampshire Services Police force: Hampshire Constabulary Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South Central Post office... In most modern usages of the word spectrum, there is a unifying theme of between extremes at either end. ... Single shot pistols have existed since the early years of firearms. ... A bolt-action firearm is one that is manually operated (i. ...

In addition, in 1887, Stevens developed the .22LR round,^[6] which has served as an introductory caliber for children for decades, as well as being very popular for plinking, varmint and target shooting. The .22 LR was available beginning in 1888, in the #1, #2, #9, and #10 break-top rifles, and in their New Model Pocket and Bicycle rifles.^[7] .22 Long Rifle - Subsonic Hollowpoint (Left), Standard Velocity (Center), Hyper-Velocity Stinger Hollowpoint (Right). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The word calibre (British English) or caliber (American English) designates the interior diameter of a tube or the exterior diameter of a wire or rod. ... Plinking refers to informal target shooting done at non-traditional targets such as tin cans, glass bottles, and balloons filled with water. ... Vermin is a term given to animals which are considered by humans to be pests or nuisances, most associated with the carrying of disease. ... The shooting sports include those competitive sports involving tests of accuracy and speed when shooting various types of guns, including airguns. ...

As several manufacturers would later do with other wildcats, Stevens adopted the .25-20 Single Shot, developed by J. Francis Rabbeth in 1882. The unpopularity of the bottlenecked case led Stevens around 1897 to develop the .25-21, by shortening its own .25-25 of 1895, both designed by Capt. W. L. Carpenter, 9h U.S. Infantry^[8] (This is an odd reversal of the relationship of the .38 S&W Special to the .357 Magnum.) The .25-25 would be used in Stevens' model 44 and (from 1903) model 44½ rifles.^[9] A wildcat cartridge, or wildcat, is a custom cartridge for which ammunition and firearms are not mass produced. ... . ... .357 Magnum Colt Python revolver .357 Magnum ammunition. ...

One of the new partners, and bookeeper, I.H. Page, bought out Stevens and Taylor in 1896 and led the company to significant growth, such that by 1902, it had 900 employees and was boasting of being the top sporting firearms manufacturer in the world. In 1915, it led the U.S. arms business in target and small game guns. Unusually, it never made a military weapon.^[10] Stevens would be bought out by Savage in 1920, but rifles and shotguns continued to be sold under the Stevens brand. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The shooting sports include those competitive sports involving tests of accuracy and speed when shooting various types of guns, including airguns. ... // Savage Arms was founded in 1894 by Arthur Savage in Utica, NY. Perhaps best-known for the Savage Model 99 which is a hammerless lever action rifle, which is no longer in production. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing A brand is a collection of images and ideas representing an economic producer; more specifically, it refers to the concrete symbols such as a name, logo, slogan, and design scheme. ...

In 1938, Stevens introduced the Model 87, which sold over a million copies, plus more as the Savage Model 6 and under the Sears label.^[11] Sears Holdings Corporation NASDAQ: SHLD is the third largest retailer in the United States, behind Wal-Mart and The Home Depot. ...

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