There are additional customizations which are not visible in the photo above. It is a highly customized piece, as can been seen from the comparison photos below of a vintage Winchester of the same model and the prop as customized for use in the film: This is one of four 1887 Winchester shotguns custom made for and used the film. storm drain channels (in which the “flip-cocking” technique is used for one-handed use of the weapon, in rescuing Sarah Connor from the metal hospital and the chase that ensues.
There are several key scenes in the film in which the shotgun is used – in the shopping mall (out of the rose box) in saving John Connor, in the motorcycle-Semi chase through the L.A. In the context of the film, upon arriving in 1995, the T-800 Terminator goes into a biker bar and acquires this shotgun as well as a pistol sidearm (see Custom Colt/Detonics below), along with his Harley. The character is seen holding this weapon (atop his Harley Davidson motorcycle) on the one-sheet posters and key publicity material. Arguably the most recognizable is the highly customized 12 gauge 1887 Winchester lever action shotgun carried by Arnold Schwarzenneger as the Terminator in much of the film. There is an extraordinary number and variety of weapons used in T2. Hero Custom 1887 Winchester Shotgun Used By Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator (T-800) Stembridge Gun Rentals is still in existence in different form and owned and operated by Syd Stembridge, grand-nephew of the founder. Following his death, the collection was made available for sale at public auction by Little John’s Auction Service in 2007 ( see related articles). He intended to create a firearms museum in Los Angeles, but the project did not reach fruition. Stembridge Gun Rentals supplied all of the firearms to T2 Productions for the film, many custom made for the movie, along with armorer Harry Lu (at the request of Arnold Schwarzenegger).Ĭirca 1999, Stembridge closed its operations and a significant portion of the collection was purchased by Robert Petersen of Petersen Publishing. In addition to renting firearms (which were eventually converted to fire blanks), Stembridge also produced custom weapons for use in film and television. This business was founded to provide firearms and specialist weapons handlers (or “armorers”) to the motion picture industry for use in film and later, television.Īt its height at the end of World War I, the armory included more than 10,000 firearms. Stembridge Gun Rentals of Hollywood, California, was founded in 1916 by James Syndey Stembridge in conjunction with Cecil B. It has maintained a classic status in the action and science fiction genres and is arguably Arnold Schwarzenegger’s most memorable role in his career.
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Though the most expensive movie ever made at the time of release (with a budget of $100,000,000), it was the highest-grossing film of the year earning over $500,000,000 worldwide.
In addition to being a hugely successful Academy Award-winning film with critics and at the box office, the film was a pioneer with CGI/visual and special effects supplied by Industrial Light & Magic and Stan Winston Studios.
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Terminator 2 (“T2”), the second and last film in the series written and directed by creator Jim Cameron, is notable for a variety of reasons. With this reversal, Schwarzenegger’s Terminator played the role of hero rather than villain. In the sequel, a second T-800 that resembles the Terminator destroyed in the original film again comes from the future, but in this installment is sent to protect both Sarah Connor and son John Connor (Edward Furlong) against the more advanced T-1000 Terminator (Robert Patrick). As Connor plays a significant role in the future by giving birth to the future leader of the resistance movement with their war against Skynet, Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn) is also sent back to 1984 to help protect Connor from the Terminator. With the original film, the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger), an unstoppable cyborg made to look human, was sent back in time to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton). Terminator 2: Judgment Day was released in 1991 as the sequel to Jim Cameron’s original film, Terminator, released 7 years earlier in 1984. Note: Most images throughout the article can be clicked on for higher resolution versions This is a comprehensive profile of the hero custom 1887 Winchester 12 gauge shotgun from the James Cameron film “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” staring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton.
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