Single Barreled Shotgun

Harrington & Richardson Topper Shotgun - 12 gauge. This is a common single barreled breach loading top break shotgun.

Harrington & Richardson Topper Model 158 Shotgun with case hardened receiver - 12 gauge

Montgomery Ward Texas Ranger - 16 gauge. This model was also available in 12 gauge, 20 gauge and 410 gauge.

Vintage Iver Johnson "Champion" top break single shot shotgun - 410 gauge

Centauro Single Barrel Shotgun - 16 gauge

Izhmekh IZh-17 single barreled shotgun - 16 gauge

The 12 gauge single shot shotgun has been available to the public for many years. The Single shot breach loading shotgun was an instrumental weapon for hunting in 1880s America. Its light weight and cheap cost (relative to other firearms) made it very popular for hunting fowl and other light game. 12 gauge single shot breach loading shotguns have been made by Ithaca, Stevens, Savage, Remington, Winchester, Harrington & Richardson and other manufacturers. Many shotguns between the 1880s and the 1950s were sold through the major 'mail order' companies of the time, Sears Roebuck, Montgomery Ward and several others. The Guns marked Sears or Montgomery Ward were contract guns which were actually built by Stevens or Savage Arms.

For the sake of simplicity, the title of this page is 12 gauge Single shot Shotgun, since the majority of the single barreled top break shotguns seen in film are 12 gauge versions, however, the single shot shotguns were offered in 16, 20 and 410 gauge.

The 12 gauge single shot shotgun has appeared in the following:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Will Penny	Donald Pleasence	Preacher Quint		1968
To Kill a Mockingbird		Vigilante		1962
Vampires: Los Muertos	Enrique Munoz	Monastery Guard		2002
Dawn of the Dead		Henchman		1978
Dawn of the Dead		Rednecks		1978
The Long Good Friday		Gangster		1980
The Long Riders	David Carradine	Cole Younger		1980
The Evil Dead	Bruce Campbell	Ash		1981
Death Hunt	Charles Bronson	Albert Johnson		1981
Razorback	Arkie Whiteley	Sarah Cameron	Modified as a Tranquilizer gun	1984
Thunderheart	Val Kilmer	Agent Ray Levoi		1992
Thunderheart	Fred Ward	Jack Milton		1992
Thunderheart	Julius Drum	Richard Yellow Hawk		1992
Thunderheart		GOONs (Guardians of the Oglala Nation)		1992
The Postman	James Russo	Idaho		1997
Fierce Creatures	Michael Percival	Ant Keeper		1997
Fierce Creatures	Carey Lowell	Cub Felines		1997
The Green Mile		Member of Possee		1999
Tremors 4: The Legend Begins			Seen on store wall	2004
Napoleon Dynamite	Dale Critchlow	Lyle		2004
Wild Field (Dikoe pole)		militiaman		2008
Pig Hunt	Luis Saguar	TJ	sawed down barrel	2008
Fugitives (Begleci)	Valeriy Grishko	Vasiliy	Izhmekh IZhK-17	2014
Fugitives (Begleci)		Convicts	Izhmekh IZhK-17	2014

Television

Show Title / Episode	Actor	Character	Note	Air Date
Primeval	James Murray	Stephen Hart	Impersonating tranquilizer gun	2007 - ????