stevens favorite 22cal

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hey guys..........i have an early stevens favorite takedown 22cal with a nice tang sight and flip front sight that i was thinking of selling...
can annyone give me an approximate fair market value??...
thanks.........
Dan.............
 
Unless it is a special model with the beach front sight and tang sight, these usually go for 275.00 or so. Most are in larger rimfire cals. and ammo is almost impossible to get, so you are lucky in that it is very useable and could draw a premium because of that. The Stevens favourites' action was not adaptable to larger cartridges like some other actions and that limited it's appeal.
 
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We need to know more specifics for price - any brand names on the sights? What model of favorite? (1894 or 1915?) What kind of wear on the ejector? How tight is the action? Any lever "droop" when the action is closed? How is the bore condition? Full octagonal, or round or half round/half octagonal barrel? Lots of questions but the 1915 model is the most robust, all seem to have bore issues due to corrosive ammo, I have found the octagonals the most desirable - and of course pictures would help a lot. Could be a $75 wall hanger to a $500 collector/shooter piece.
 
well it does have a hex to round barrel...its the earlier model with the loop takedown screw not the knurled one...its has a great bore and is deadly accurate..ejector is a little worn but still good...finger lever droop can be adjusted with a srew...
Dan.....
 
i picked up one of these wee guns and know little of it. Where is the serial number found? Mine is a round barrel. 32 long caliber and everything is snug and bore is great, PM me for email addy for pics. i even have some dominion ammo for it.
 
The serial numbers on the Favorites, are little more than batch numbers for internal use at the assembly tables in the plant. Located on the lower tang, behind the lever, if there is one at all.

Never found any info that related the letters to any kind of dating scheme either.

If you want the best info you can get, the DeHaas books on Single Shot Rifles, and Grant's books on boys rifles, are probably your best source. The Grant books show some decent info on the production changes tha will allow you to date the rifle, loosely, based on the changes to the extractor and other features.

FWIW

Cheers
Trev
 
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