- #Stevens favorite 22 rifle serial numbers serial numbers
- #Stevens favorite 22 rifle serial numbers free
Thats a damn fine looking rifle there toby1. I want to fire it just to make sure it still works, but at the same time I don't want to waste the ammo. And no you can't order any in Canada and have it shipped to the U.S. 25 Stevens that was made in Canada till the early 1970's. Sometimes you CAN find a box of Canuck brand.
#Stevens favorite 22 rifle serial numbers serial numbers
Stevens serial numbers are useless for dating production.Mine belowis a model 1915 made about 1920 right after Savage aquired Stevens Mine has an octagonel barrel. Look at the position of the extractor using wisner's website to help naroow down the timespan. In 1920 Savage bought out Stevens and changed the buttplate to reflect that. In late 1914 the model 1915 came out and is marked Favorite 1915. Internally the trigger and hammer springs give away the model. Made between 1893 &1915.Your buttplate and the wire loop on the takedown bolt are the give aways. Stevens Favorite extractor 423-3-4, needs fitting, should be rough-cut with a round file and finished with a chamber reamer. Stevens Favorite breech block screw, 1915 423-25. In 1920 Savage bought out Stevens and changed the buttplate to reflect that. Stevens Favorite 1915 finger lever screw for. After 1920, Stevens made training rifles and machineguns for the US Military. 22 Long Rifle round and made a number of rifle, shotgun, and target pistol designs before being bought by Savage Arms in 1920. Internally the trigger and hammer springs give away the model. Stevens Arms was an American firearms manufacturer founded by Joshua Stevens in 1864. Most of the Favorites were made in 22LR, which I have one of. Here's link with some useful info to help you get a possible range of production dates Think I will go to see if the old 9000 square foot historical warehouse sells.Ĭreate an account or login in order to post a comment.Getting a year of production on old Stevens rifles is next to impossible in my experience, mostly cause the numbers stamped on there dont really mean anything. There is an auction coming up local that has a large quantity of muzzleloaders, AR15's, AR47's, one Springfield XD 9mm, one Smith & Wesson 40 Cal, military trailers, tents and field gear. I am playing with it and thinking the firing spring had backed off because the stock was a little loose.
#Stevens favorite 22 rifle serial numbers free
You have a very nice piece of treasure here Free treasures are hard to fine. Might be the cartridges have changed over the years or these old guns misfired. They can have a 20 to 24 inch barrel, which is blued and part octagon, a straight grip wooden stock, and open for loading using a trigger-guard lever. Thanks for sharing and you did get it at a GREAT price!Ībout a hundred years old you would think the spring would last longer then that? Not sure if it is the spring, it does dent the cartridge. The Stevens 'Favorite' single-shot rifle (Model numbers 17-29) is chambered in either. I'd look into the cost of replacing the spring- I wouldn't think it would be that costly. The Favorite was made after that time period, but Stevens dropped the "Tool" from the name in 1916.
It is a nice rifle and dates from about 1893- 1916.
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