What Is This GUN!!!

3screwsloose said:
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``.
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I will definitely look into that, right now I am out of town till Tuesday and when I get back I take the butt plate off and check it out. That would be excellent to find the firing pin in there. 1 less thing to look for. I would like to get this thing working because I like collecting the "boys rifles". I have a Stevens Marksman 12 25. cal and a Ithaca 49 saddlegun 22. both in original condition and I like collecting these.
 
mauser said:
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!

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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
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Thanks you, I will definitely do that as soon as I get back and let you guys know if I find anything.
 
The Stevens Number 16 Crackshot was made in .22 Short (first production year), .22LR, and .32 Short RF. Yours is not the "thumb safety" variation.
I find the V notch on the receiver unusual, and although I've not seen one, Stevens made a .32 RF Shot version (smoothbored) that they designated the Number 16 1/2, and I wonder if that is what you have.
Remember before you rebarrel that there are differences in the firing pin position between the .22s and .32s.
 
That vee notch is sadly, pretty common.

It's the result of some slow thinking individual with a file, trying to make a new rear sight that wont fall off like the last one did.

I've seen a few of them. <sigh>

Cheers
Trev
 
Great, another gun bubba got to before me. Damn you BUBBA!! I am heading the the Orangeville gunshow next weekend and I have a list of things to try to find. I just want to get this.... thing shootable. I found out half of the firing pin is in there. The other half broke off and was lost sometime ago. Also the trigger spring is broke and gone. I am thinking I might sell it. If I cant find any parts next weekend, its going on the chopping block maybe. We will find out next week.

Thanks for all the replies everyone.
 
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