greyman441
CGN Regular
- Location
- Wasaga Beach, ON
I have searched the internet and cant find anything that looks like this gun. Can anyone tell me what it is and a little about it.
Thanks
Thanks
What Is This GUN!!!
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greyman441
CGN Regular
- Location
- Wasaga Beach, ON
wheres the rest of it
I have no idea. This is the way it was given to me today. If it had the barrel I could I.D it because most of the marking are usually on the barrel. I think it is a Stevens "crack-shot" but..... I have NO idea.
Yes it is definately a stevens crack shot. There seems to be 2 versions of the crack shot. One with a lever.
Just down on this page is the same gun
http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=...en&gbv=2&tbs=isch:1&ei=G8A4TY2WI4KKlwfshbDjBg
Just down on this page is the same gun
http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=...en&gbv=2&tbs=isch:1&ei=G8A4TY2WI4KKlwfshbDjBg
greyman441
CGN Regular
- Location
- Wasaga Beach, ON
Thanks now the fun begins trying to find a barrel, fore-stock. Just found out the long spring thing for the trigger is broke.
Oh and I think the firing pin is broke and missing
- Location
- St. Paul AB
Looks to me to be a "Crack-Shot" of some description (maybe a takedown)... or an AK-47.
It is either an Uzi or AK-47. Either way if you even think about putting a barrel on it many thousands of children will die.
Nice find. Please post if you do get her back together. I'd love to shoot an old girl like that.
Nice find. Please post if you do get her back together. I'd love to shoot an old girl like that.
greyman441
CGN Regular
- Location
- Wasaga Beach, ON
I am going to be going to the Orangeville gun show on Feb. 6 and I am going to search and see if I can find some parts for this. Hopefully someone has stuff for it.
kickassnikov47
Regular
hmmm looks like such a primitive easy to do design! might have to fab something like that up in my garage!!!!
greyman441
CGN Regular
- Location
- Wasaga Beach, ON
It has a nice smooth pittina. I could remove it but I was just going to leave it for now. It is all original. If I cant find original parts for it then I am going to bead blast the whole thing to match it up.
Stevens Crackshot
Looks like a Stevens Crackshot, earliest model, number 16 if I believe, I`ve got a spare receiver here if you want it - free, you pay shipping. If you don`t want it, someone else can have it. Pretty much the only way to get parts for these it to buy a complete parts gun and have at it. I have found the auctions at Creemore and Paris here in Ontario useful for parts guns purchases for the Stevens.
Looks like a Stevens Crackshot, earliest model, number 16 if I believe, I`ve got a spare receiver here if you want it - free, you pay shipping. If you don`t want it, someone else can have it. Pretty much the only way to get parts for these it to buy a complete parts gun and have at it. I have found the auctions at Creemore and Paris here in Ontario useful for parts guns purchases for the Stevens.
Buy a take-off barrel of whatever flavor you can get for under $20.
About anyone with a metal lathe can turn it to fit the action. Cutting the extractor clearance is a bit fiddly, but not onerous.
The barrel retainer screw will mark it's own spot on the barrel. The notch should be a wee bit forward of the center of the mark, to pull the barrel back in to the action.
The firing pin is a straight rod, with a notch in it. The cross pin on the breech block, is the retainer for the pin, I think. Another job that can be done with a file, but is easier in a lathe.
All the dimensions required can be got from the parts you have.
Cheers
Trev
About anyone with a metal lathe can turn it to fit the action. Cutting the extractor clearance is a bit fiddly, but not onerous.
The barrel retainer screw will mark it's own spot on the barrel. The notch should be a wee bit forward of the center of the mark, to pull the barrel back in to the action.
The firing pin is a straight rod, with a notch in it. The cross pin on the breech block, is the retainer for the pin, I think. Another job that can be done with a file, but is easier in a lathe.
All the dimensions required can be got from the parts you have.
Cheers
Trev
My vote is STEVENS NO. 16 CRACK SHOT, with thumb safety. Watch for someone selling your needed parts, OR another rifle with buggered or broken wood which you can buy cheap and cannibalize parts from.
I shop the internet online gun auctions constantly and they can OFTEN be won in working condition for well under the $100 mark. There are usually a dozen or so offered each week.
Good luck with your search.
Best regards ~ ~ ~ mauser
I shop the internet online gun auctions constantly and they can OFTEN be won in working condition for well under the $100 mark. There are usually a dozen or so offered each week.
Good luck with your search.
Best regards ~ ~ ~ mauser
one more thing
One more thing to look at on that Stevens that I have found in my collecting them in the past. Three times I have bought Stevens Favorites-Marksmans-Crackshots with missing firing pins. After removing the buttplate, I found a hole drilled on the underside of the butt containing the firing pin. Almost like it had been purposefully ``deactivated`` for a youngster to play with on the farm - or make for a safe wall hanger. Maybe an early copy of Rod and Gun magazine told owners to do that. Reminds me of my young days on the farm running around with a single shot shotgun with the firing pin removed using Dad`s empties and pretending to ``hunt``.
One more thing to look at on that Stevens that I have found in my collecting them in the past. Three times I have bought Stevens Favorites-Marksmans-Crackshots with missing firing pins. After removing the buttplate, I found a hole drilled on the underside of the butt containing the firing pin. Almost like it had been purposefully ``deactivated`` for a youngster to play with on the farm - or make for a safe wall hanger. Maybe an early copy of Rod and Gun magazine told owners to do that. Reminds me of my young days on the farm running around with a single shot shotgun with the firing pin removed using Dad`s empties and pretending to ``hunt``.
3screwloose has touched on a subject many gun owners may not be aware of. Every long gun I add to the collection I immediately remove the buttplate and/or pistol grip cap. It's surprising the number of times I've found a hole drilled in the wood to use as a storage well. Former owner name, address and date are the most common.
I once discovered an old Savage pump had its serial number stamped into the back of its metal buttplate AND STAMPED into the wood butt! My old Mossberg Model L was stamped with the wrong serial number. (pic below) They stamped a line through that number then stamped in the correct serial number next to it. This was on the breech end of the barrel assembly. When the buttplate was removed, VOILA... same error and correction info stamped into the wood only - NOT into the buttplate! Note: in this example 1429 should have been 1424.
Have since learned there are other examples of these double-stamped Model Ls out there!
If you want to add your ownership of a collectible old gun, this is something you to could do to add interest for some future owner. Takes only minutes to do using common tools most of us already own.
Best regards ~ ~ ~ mauser
I once discovered an old Savage pump had its serial number stamped into the back of its metal buttplate AND STAMPED into the wood butt! My old Mossberg Model L was stamped with the wrong serial number. (pic below) They stamped a line through that number then stamped in the correct serial number next to it. This was on the breech end of the barrel assembly. When the buttplate was removed, VOILA... same error and correction info stamped into the wood only - NOT into the buttplate! Note: in this example 1429 should have been 1424.
Have since learned there are other examples of these double-stamped Model Ls out there!
If you want to add your ownership of a collectible old gun, this is something you to could do to add interest for some future owner. Takes only minutes to do using common tools most of us already own.
Best regards ~ ~ ~ mauser
