Annabelle
Winchester Model 1886
History of Annabelle
The Annabelle's characteristics and capabilities bear a resemblance to not one, but two kinds of firearms: a lever-action rifle and an over-and-under shotgun. The lever-action and the fact that the weapon uses .357 Magnum ammunition suggest it to be a rifle. However, the Annabelle acts much like a double-barrel shotgun, as it isn't cocked between shots and it can only hold two rounds. This may be due to Valve simply not wanting to take the time to create a custom animation, and figuring the dark setting it is used in would make this omission unnoticeable. Real-life lever-action rifles can be operated very rapidly, and this would thus be a barely visible operation even if it were included. Indeed, Grigori's brief pause between shots does suggest operation of the lever, and would be more than sufficient time to cycle an actual lever gun. More than likely the low magazine capacity was simply Valve's means of balancing Father Grigori so he would not appear too powerful.
Annabelle is also known as; Winchester Model 1886
