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The J. and E. Stevens Company of Cromwell, Connecticut was a very old company. They were making toy guns before most of the other companies were formed.

They made some very old cast iron models that were pre-World War II—some were in the 19th Century! After World War II they started making die-cast Cap Guns just like everybody else. But they didn't have much innovation and besides, as you already know, the "Glory Days" of the Cap Gun Industry were getting ready to be over in the mid-sixties anyway. So the Stevens Company went the way of the "tumblin' tumbleweeds."


NICHOLS GUNS
(in Uncle Talley's order)









Stevens 6 Shot Cast Iron Cap Gun
This Stevens 6 shot Cap Gun with an "ammunition for Stevens 6 shot revolver" cap box. This gun from 1932 has a unique revolving cylinder that allows a quick loading of single shot caps without breaking the gun open. It was a swell idea until Kilgore came up with the disk cap a few years later. This gun is in excellent physical and working condition.


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Here's a cast-iron Texas Ranger that I hadn't ever heard of before. Of course those of you who write in and ask me all sorts of esoteric questions actually know that I'm no expert in this field anyway. But this is a nice Stevens Texas Ranger and scabbard.

Photo thanks to Bill Shideler of Granddad's Toy Box.



Stevens Hi-Ranger
This is a rare Cap Gun that is cast-iron. It is the first model of this gun from Stevens and the box was only printed on one.

Photos thanks to our California buddy, Chuck Quinn


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Here's a Stevens Pinto from Chuck Quinn. Notice that this Cap Gun has that wonderful patriotic grip so it must have come from around the World War II era.


This is the Stevens 45—both the long-barreled and short-barreled versions from around 1910. Very rare. Cast-iron.


Here's a group of early cast-iron six shooters from Stevens. Weird cylinder mechanisms.




1940-1945 Stevens Buffalo Bill
Another World War II Cap Gun.

This gun is in pretty good shape for an antique toy that is 60+ years old. Hey, I'm feeling younger!

You will notice that this Cap Gun has a red jewel in the grip with a cowboy on the right side and a horse's head on the left grip.

Photos thanks to Country Junque Shop
When people are kind enough to let you use their photos and they are of this quality, well, you just can't say, "No." Here are two by Tom Coates of a MINT Buffalo Bill AND BOX!!! There has been no photo-editing on the box either. Imagine a 60-year old box in this fine shape!
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Rare Red Gripped Buffalo Bill
Here is an even more rare example of the Stevens Buffalo Bill.

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Photos Thanks To Chuck Quinn



The Last Cast-Iron Stevens Buffalo Bill

Chuck says that this is the very last version of the Buffalo Bill cast-iron Cap Gun and notice that it doesn't have the jewel. Maybe they were "dumbing it down" to save on costs.

Photos thanks to Chuck Quinn)
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Stevens Buffalo Bill From The 1950's

This particular version of the Stevens Buffalo Bill lineup has a complete bust of our hero on the grips. Hey, this one has a box. I am (lately) extremely interested in original boxes myself, as they are a lot more rare than the Cap Guns.

Photos thanks to Doug Soebbing
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Stevens Sheriff - Type 1
I present here The Sheriff by Stevens. This particular example is really a beauty and is just another one in the large list of contributions by our friend Doug.

Photos by Doug Hamilton
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Here's the more rare black gripped version from our friend Chuck Quinn.


This Stevens Full Boxed Double Holster Set is really a beauty. Amazingly preserved and presented here for you by Bill Shideler.

Photos by Bill Shideler of Granddad's Toy Box.



Stevens "The Sheriff" Cap Gun
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All Photos Above Thanks To Dick DeArmond
Thanks to Bryant H. Green for the box photo.



You do know that I'm a sucker for a good photo. So here's another one of The Sheriff.

Photo thanks to Jim Manning.





Just for the fun of it, here we have a reproduction TrueReplica™ Box made by Dan and Karen Dozier of The Toy Tent of this Stevens Sheriff. They are the best reproduction box makers in the universe and I just can't believe the detail that they put into their work. Definitely a product of love. And the funny thing about it is that the prices aren't even outlandish at all, when you consider that they aren't exactly selling in the millions of copies.

Photo thanks to The Toy Tent.



Stevens Sheriff - Type 2
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All Photos Thanks To Mary DeArmond



Stevens Western Boy
Here we go again! This is one of those Cap Guns that is "another Cap Gun" with a new name.

However, when you try to collect all of the guns in a series by a manufacturer, you will find that some of them are harder to find. Simple "supply and demand." You have to have them all in order to really have a set.
All photos thanks to Rich Freschi!
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