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Sheriff / IPD No. 2116 / September, 1971 / 4 Players

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Manufacturer:

D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]

Date Of Manufacture:

September, 1971

Model Number:

319

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

2,900 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

American West - Law Enforcement

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Drop targets (10), Standup targets (3), Right outlane ball return gate. Right side of playfield has parallel lanes of serial rollovers. End-of-ball bonus.

Design by:

Ed Krynski

Art by:

Gordon Morison

Notes:

Also released in a 2-player version Gottlieb's 1971 'Lawman' and as a single-player Italian version Gottlieb's 1972 'Texas Ranger'. A single-player Spanish version is Maresa's 1972 'Dakota'.

Compare playfield to that of Gottlieb's 1975 'Atlantis'.

We previously showed a date for this game of October 1, 1971. The new date is per Gottlieb documentation.

Photos in:

The Pinball Compendium 1970-1981 External Link

, page 36
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z
The Pinball Compendium Electro-mechanical Era, page 187

Owners List URL:

http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/2116 (External site)

Images:
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Flyer 836x1084	Backglass 500x428 [Ron Maxwell]	Playfield 500x846 [Ron Maxwell]	Cabinet - Left 472x475	Cabinet - Right 474x461
Backglass 400x400 [Bruno Durand]	Drop Targets 1024x768 [Joe Rossman]	Playfield 960x1280 [Joe Rossman]	German Ad* 1024x1407 [Christian Jacobs]	Backglass 380x358 [Bruno Durand]
Illuminated Backglass 1024x673	Playfield 1024x1557	Upper Playfield 1024x673	Mid Playfield 1024x673	Lower Playfield 1024x673
Playfield - Ball View 1024x673	Instruction Card - 3 Ball Play 1010x731 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Ball In Play Card - Reverse* 1008x723 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Backglass - Detail 1200x900 [Miroslaw Adamczewski]	Backglass 1200x1166
Upper Playfield 1200x800	Lower Playfield 1200x800	Apron 1200x682	Illuminated Front View 1200x1800

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