Top 15 Most RARE Shotguns Used In The Wild West

The Wild West was full of shotguns — but some were so rare, unusual, and powerful that even Hollywood forgot them. In this video, we uncover the rarest Wild West shotguns — double-barrels, pump-actions, and outlaw weapons that changed frontier history forever.

These aren’t just the typical cowboy scatterguns you’ve seen in movies. From the L.C. Smith hammer double-barrel shotgun to the groundbreaking Winchester 1897 pump-action, these are the forgotten firearms of the Old West that lawmen, outlaws, and settlers relied on when survival was on the line.

You’ll learn:
• Which shotguns were the deadliest in a close-range gunfight.
• Why some designs vanished while others became priceless collector’s items.
• How Hollywood myths got Wild West shotguns completely wrong.

⏱ Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro
00:34 – Stevens Tip-Up Single-Shot
02:55 – Custom Short Coach Side-By-Side
04:54 – Boss & Co. Triple-Barrel SXSXS
06:36 – Westley Richards 3-Barrel Special
08:36 – Hollenbeck Drilling
11:02 – L.C. Smith Hammer Double
13:13 – Harrington & Richardson Coach
15:14 – Marlin Side/Repeater
17:38 – Anson & Deeley Boxlock Double
19:56 – Stevens / Savage
22:05 – Harrington
24:07 – L.C. Smith
26:18 – Winchester 1893
28:22 – Winchester 1897
30:43 – Winchester 1897 (Trench & Riot Varients)

Every shotgun here tells a story — of survival, firepower, and why the rarest designs became legends of the Wild West.

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