This one has the Savage mark, so it must have been built after Savage aquired Stevens in 1923 (and before they stopped producing them in 1936).
Somebody has refinished the stock and they did a great job, the metal is original with a nice plum/brown patina. The bore is excellent.
Most of the pictures are the sellers, as they dwarf me in photgraphic ability.
A very simple mechanism
"Self-realization. I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "... I drank what?"
That is one pretty little rifle, I love old Steven's rifles.
"Fast is fine, But accuracy is everything" Wyatt Earp
"This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!"
Adolph Hitler – 1933
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Now I just need a replacement breech block screw (or hammer screw, they may be the same). The one in her now is home made, curved and touchy. If it is not screwed in JUST right, the block drops upon firing and you get a 22 shell bouncing off the brim of your hat.
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"Self-realization. I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "... I drank what?"
I have tried:
NUMRICH - No
Sarco - Still waiting for response
Hoosier - No
Popperts - Still waiting for response
Bob's Gun Parts - No
Homestead Firearms - Still waiting for response
Wisners - No
"Self-realization. I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "... I drank what?"
No idea, you named everyone I would have suggested. Now what you need is a real old gunsmith who is also a hoarder and has a pile of old rusty parts rifles stacked in the back of his shop. I used to know one but he is in the beyond now.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt