I show that the stevens/savage model 520 was made between1912-1932 with the total production being 191,000 guns.I would feelsafe in saying that yours was made in 1912-1913.

Did Stevens make a model 337 shotgun?

1. Counterfeit Stevens 520-30 Trench Gun - posted in U.S. Combat Shotguns Message Board: Bought one of these, but didn't pay $900 for it! Counterfeit Trench Guns, LLC, takes standard Stevens 520-30 shotguns with matching serials and mirror bores and converts them to no-bones-about-it trench gun replicas.
2. Counterfeit Stevens 520-30 Trench Gun - posted in U.S. Combat Shotguns Message Board: Bought one of these, but didn't pay $900 for it! Counterfeit Trench Guns, LLC, takes standard Stevens 520-30 shotguns with matching serials and mirror bores and converts them to no-bones-about-it trench gun replicas. These guns are also refinshed to a very high standard.
3. Stevens didn't make clean yearly breaks in their design changes so that's the best estimate i can come up with. I am building a serial number database organized by design change. With around a hundred observed S/Ns so far, the numbers support my evolution model of the 520 (and 520A/620/620A).
4. The Model 620 guns are very nice. The info I have is that they came in three configurations. 1) Riot Type with a 20' Cylinder bore barrel, 2) Sporting Skeet Type with 26' Improved Cylinder barrel, 3) Sporting Trap Type with a 30' Full choke barrel.

All my records indicate that stevens did not make a model 337 shotgun.If your stevens shotgun is marked U337 under the receiver,this would be a serial number,not a model number.

Where is serial number located on Stevens shotgun?

The highest number I have seen was on 20 gauge Stevens Model 311 Series H serial number E957971. The Savage branded imported doubles, over and unders or side by sides, are numbered differently. Each model is numbered in the range created by its manufacturer.

Depends on model and when it was made. I have a Stevens 84-C that has no SN on it.

When was this Stevens 20 gauge shotgun serial model 9478 serial C892491 made?

The stevens model 9478 shotgun was made between 1978-1985.

how old is your Stevens 410 shotgun?

No way of knowing without a serial number /model number to identify what type of .410 gauge stevens you have.

Does a Stevens Model 77-F 20 gauge pump shotgun have a serial number on the gun?

model 77 does not have a serial number,they were made before serial numbers were required

How old is a Stevens model 311d 16 ga double barrel?

It s a Stevens model 311D double barrel shotgun serial number A226687 16 gauge. everything is on the side of the shotgun.

What year is this gun made Stevens 20 gauge model 9478 serial number D582811?

Your stevens model 9478 shotgun was made during the years 1978-1985.while serial numbers were on the shotguns I do not believe that serial number records were kept as to the year of production.

How old is a stevens 770 shotgun?

If there is no serial number, it is a 1960's model-up to 1968. In 1968 a law was passed requiring all guns to have a serial number.

When was the Stevens model 940c single shot 16 gauge made?

Stevens Model 940c was manufactured between 1961 and 1970. If your shotgun has no serial number then it was made before 1969.

How old is a Stevens model 9478 12 ga with serial?

Your Stevens shotgun was produced from 1978-1985.

What year would 12 ga. shotgun Stevens model 67 series E serial number c956993 made?

I can say that the Stevens model 67 was discontinued in the year 1989.

Where is the model and serial number found on a old j Stevens shotgun?

It may not have one. Serial numbers were not required by law on rifles and shotguns until 1968.

How old would a J Stevens Arms Company double barrel shotgun be with a serial number A9859 and model number 335?

your Stevens arms shotgun was produced between 1926-1935 with only 2,000 total being made.

What year is a Stevens model 311 series h 12 gauge double barrel double trigger shotgun serial number D150178?

You will have to contact Savage directly for the answer to your question.I beleive that the serial numbers to the Stevens model 311 side by side shotgun are not in the public domain.I can say that the model 311 was discontinued in the year 1989.

How do you find the year your J Stevens shotgun was made?

By listing your serial number,and the model number with the caliber your shotguns was chambered in.please include this in your question.

What is the age of a Stevens savage Model 124 12 gauge?

The Stevens Savage Model 124 12 gauge shotgun was made from 1949 to 1954. The serial number will signify the actual year of manufacture.

What is the value of a Stevens model 77f 16 gauge pump shotgun with a 2 34 chamber full choke and no serial?

The Stevens model 77f 16 gauge pump shotgun with a 2 3/4 chamber, full choke, no serial number, is valued at between $75 and $125. They were made from 1954 to 1969.

What number do you use to cross reference a Riverside shotgun to J Stevens model numbers?

The Riverside model number will be identical to the Stevens number.

How old is a 520 Stevens umpshotgun serial number 76305?

While I cannot state the exact year of your Stevens model 520 production,I can say that this model of shotgun was made from 1912-1932.Stevens/Savage made 191,000 during these years

What year is a Stevens 12 GA model 67 E serial number E815789?

All that I can say is that your Stevens model 67 slide action shotgun has not been made since 1989.I believe that this model was made from 1986-1989.

What is the manufacture date of Stevens model 520 pump shotgun serial 84095A?

July 10, 1902 Patent application was filed on a pump action shotgun that would become the Stevens Model 520.

Where is the Serial No on a JC Higgins Model 20 Shotgun?

JC Higgins Model 20 Shotgun does not have a serial number. Guns were not required to have a serial number before 1938

When was this Stevens 20 gauge shotgun serial model 9478 serial D342236 made?

Most all Stevens 9478 models were made between 1978-1985

What is the age of a Winchester model 1897 shotgun serial number E534336?

your Winchester model 1897 shotgun was made in 1914 with the serial number that you provided.

Where can you find information for J Stevens shotgun serial number A9635?

It's your job to provide enough information to identify the gun first. Stevens shotguns were made from about 1865 until 1991 and the assembly number (that MAY be a serial number if it recently manufactured) does not give a clue which model it is.

Datecodes can provide the date and place of manufacture of the bag. /prada-serial-number.html. But most Louis Vuitton bags still in circulation will have a datecode. Because many datecodes provide the country origin of this bag, this can be another checkpoint for authentication. Again, this is another thing that counterfeiters mess up on.

Stevens 520 Serial Number Dates

How old is a Stevens model 335 20 ga serial?

The stevens model 335 shotgun was made from 1926-1935,with a total production of 2,000 guns made.

When was your Winchester Model 12 shotgun made serial number 1590453?

With the serial number that you have provided,your Winchester model 12 shotgun was made in the year 1956.

How old is a Stevens model 311 12 gauge with no serial number?

I purchased my model 311 back in 1968, as a used shotgun. I was told it was factory made with no serial number. I dont know mfg date, but this will maybe start you in the back dating process.

Need a trigger guard for a Stevens model 94 single shot shotgun serial number p900880?

Go to gunpartscorp.com where they have thousands of parts. Search for what you need.

What is the year of manufacture of a double barrel shotgun marked J Stevens Arms Company Model 335 Serial No A5096?

The Model 335 was made from 1912 to 1931. I know of no serial number breakdown by year. sales@countrygunsmith.net

What year was a J Stevens model 235 serial?

The stevens model 235 shotgun was made from 1912-1932,with a total production of 61,500 made during those years.

What year was your Winchester model 12 shotgun produced the serial number is 666850?

with the serial number that you provided,your Winchester model 12 shotgun was produced in the year 1935.

What year was your Winchester model 12 shotgun produced the serial number is 77146?

Your serial number indicates that your Winchester model 12 shotgun was made in the year 1914.

What is a J Stevens 410 model A6343 worth and when was it made?

If J. Stevens is all of the company name on the gun, it was made between 1941 and 1948. I think that's a serial number or batch number, not the model, so not knowing what kind of a shotgun it is, I can't help you with the value.

What is a 44 shoot gun made by j.stevens with serial number g 557 WORTH?

Do you mean 'Shotgun'? Stevens didnt make a shotgun model 44. Perhaps it's a rifle? Stevens made a Model 44 single shot Rifle valued from $250 to $600 in mint condition depending on caliber.

When was the springfield model 67H shotgun serial number A495387 manufactured?

These shotguns were made by savage/stevens between the years 1986-1989.There was no accurate records kept of the serial numbers as to year of production.

Where is the serial number on a Stevens Savage Model 77M shotgun?

Most likely isn't one these shotguns were over 50 years old and were made before there was a requirement for background checks/ serial numbers.

Where is the serial number on a jc Higgins model 20 12 gauge shotgun 583.59?

There is no serial number on your shotgun. Serial numbers were not required befroe 1968.

What model miroku shotgun is serial number 303978?

Virtually impossible to identify the model of a weapon with just a serial number.

What is date of manufacture of winchester shotgun model-N836691?

Cannot be answered.The number that you supplied is the serial number to your shotgun.Please repost with the Winchester model number of your shotgun along with the serial number provided.

The value of the Stevens double barrel hammer type 12 gauge shotgun Model 235 Serial A41731 and its value?

What isthe value of a Stevens double barrel hammer type 12 gauge shotgun Model 235 and when was it made?

What is the date of manufacture for a Winchester Shotgun 16 gauge serial number 1397631?

You do not say which model shotgun you own?So I will say that if you have a winchester model 12 pump action shotgun then it was made in 1953.This is the only winchester model shotgun with a serial number that high.

What year is a Winchester model 12 shotgun made with a serial number 1644245?

The serial number that you have supplied;indicates that your Winchester model 12 shotgun was made in the year 1957.

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How old is a model 12 Winchester shotgun serial number 1492661?

With the serial number that you provided,your Winchester model 1912 pump action shotgun was produced in the year 1955.

What year was your model 12 shotgun produced serial number is 1219306?

With the serial number that you provided,your Winchester model 1912 pump action shotgun was produced in the year 1950.

What is the age of a Winchester model 1897 shotgun serial number e471119?

With the serial number that you provided,your Winchester model 1897 pump action shotgun was made in the year 1911.

What year was your model 12 20 gauge shotgun made in serial number is 31101?

Your serial number indicates that your Winchester model 12 shotgun was made in the year 1913.

Where do you find the serial number for a Stevens savage arms model 124 12 gage shotgun?

May not have one- not required by law on rifles and shotguns until 1968.

Stevens Arms was an Americanfirearms manufacturer founded by Joshua Stevens in 1864 in Chicopee Falls, MA. The company introduced the .22 Long Rifle round and made a number of rifle, shotgun, and target pistol designs. By 1902 they were advertising themselves as 'the largest producers of sporting arms in the world'.^[1] They were purchased by New England Westinghouse on May 28, 1915 and again by Savage Arms on April 1, 1920.^[2] As a division of Savage, Stevens continued to produce firearms at their Chicopee Falls facility until 1960 when the plant was torn down and Stevens production was moved into other Savage facilities. Savage dropped the Stevens name in 1991 but revived it in 1999 and still uses it today for a number of its low cost rifles and shotguns.

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History[edit]

Stevens Arms was founded by Joshua Stevens with help from backers W.B. Fay and James Taylor in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts,^[3] in 1864 as J. Stevens & Co. Their earliest product was a tip-up action single shot pistol.^[4]

Business was slow in 1870 when Stevens occupied a converted grist mill and had just sixty employees. The Panic of 1873 had a further negative impact on sales. By 1876 the company had recovered to the extent that it was then manufacturing twice the number of shotguns as it had been before that year.^[5] In 1883 they purchased the Massachusetts Arms Company which Joshua Stevens had helped found in 1850.^[1] In 1886, the company was reorganized and incorporated as J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co. The business was able to grow steadily with tool manufacturing and sales now accounting for the bulk of the business output.^[4]

Stevens and Taylor were bought out in 1896 by I.H. Page, who was one of the new partners and the bookkeeper. Page led the company to significant growth, such that by 1902 Stevens had 900 employees and was considered one of the top sporting firearms manufacturers in the world. In 1901, Stevens entered into a partnership with J. Frank Duryea to produce the Stevens-Duryea automobile manufactured at a separate facility also in Chicopee Falls. In 1915, Stevens led the U.S. arms business in target and small game guns.^[4]

On May 28, 1915, New England Westinghouse, a division of Westinghouse Electric, purchased Stevens. New England Westinghouse was created specifically to fulfill a contract to produce 1.8 million Mosin-Nagant rifles for Czar Nicholas II of Russia for use in World War I. They needed a firearms manufacturing facility to accomplish this and chose Stevens. After the purchase, they sold off the tool making division, halted production of Stevens-Duryea automobiles, and, on July 1, 1916, renamed the firearms division the J. Stevens Arms Company. When the Bolsheviks deposed the Czar in 1917, New England Westinghouse was never paid, and it fell into financial distress.^[1][6] They managed to sell most of the rifles to the U.S. Government and keep the Stevens firearms facility operational and did return to limited production of civilian firearms between 1917 and 1920 while looking for a buyer for Stevens.^[7]

Stevens was purchased by the Savage Arms Company on April 1, 1920, with Stevens operating as a subsidiary of Savage but in a semi-independent status until 1942.^[1] This merger made Savage the largest producer of arms in the United States at the time.^[8]

On July 9, 2019, Vista Outdoor completed the sale of Savage Arms^[9] and Stevens Arms for $170 million to a group of investors led by Savage's management. Vista received immediate gross proceeds of $158 million and a $12-million five-year note. Vista said it will use this money, after paying associated taxes, to reduce its debt.^[10]

Ammunition[edit]

in 1887, Stevens developed the .22 LRround,^[11] which served as an introductory caliber for children for decades, as well as being very popular for plinking, varmint and target shooting. The .22LR cartridge was available beginning in 1888, in the #1, #2, #9, and #10 break-top rifles, and in their New Model Pocket and Bicycle rifles. The .22 LR would outperform other Stevens rounds, such as the .25 Stevens and .25 Stevens Short, designed as competitors, and offered in models such as the lever action single-shot Favorite (produced between 1894 and 1935) and the Crack Shot #15 (introduced in 1900).^[12]

As several manufacturers would later do with other wildcats, Stevens adopted the .25-20 single shot, developed by J. Franis Rabbeth in 1882. The unpopularity of the bottlenecked case led Stevens to develop the .25-21 in 1897. Designed by Capt. W. L. Carpenter, 9th U.S. Infantry, the .25-21 Stevens was essentially a shortened version of the company's own .25-25 of 1895.^[13] (This is an odd reversal of the relationship of the .38 S&W Special to the .357 Magnum.) The .25-25 would be used in Stevens' model 44 and the model 44½ rifles manufactured from 1903.^[13]

Rifles[edit]

In 1880, the company began making falling blockrifles. These, though less well known than Ballard or Winchester firearms, were of comparable quality. They were priced lower than those of Ballard or Winchester, making the Stevens' falling block models competitive in the marketplace. Under names like Favorite, Little Scout, Crack Shot, and Marksman, Stevens sold millions of reliable single-shots. The total number of single-shot firearms manufactured by the company exceeded 3.5 million by 1892.^[5]

Stevens, under the ownership of New England Westinghouse, produced over 770,000 Mosin-Nagant rifles under contract with the Russian government between 1916-1917, of which 225,260 were delivered. The rest were sold to the American government to arm the American Expeditionary Forces, White Russian forces, Finland, and the Civilian Marksmanship Program.^[6][7]

The 416 had a dramatically oversized bull barrel and a large wooden stock. The heavy barrel design added a great deal of weight which compared unfavorably with larger rifles such as the military's various .30 caliber offerings. It had adjustable peep sight apertures, a hooded front sight, and a small, removable magazine.^[14][15]

During World War II, Savage used Stevens' facilities to produce several military firearms including the Savage Lee–Enfield No. 4 rifle,^[16] the Thompson submachine gun, the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), and the Browning M1919 and M2 machineguns.^[14][15][17]

Stevens introduced the Model 87 in 1938, which sold over one million units. Further units were sold as the Savage Model 6 by Sears.^[5]

Shotguns[edit]

Starting in 1872, Stevens began producing single-barreled shotguns based on their tip-up rifles and pistols. The first was the Model 30 offered in 14 gauge but soon followed by 10, 12, 16, and 20 gauges.^[18]

In 1876, Stevens produced its first double-barreled shotgun, the Three Trigger Model, which used a third trigger to unlock the action, and was offered in 10 and 12 gauges.^[18]

Between 1900 and 1916 Stevens produced 26 single-barreled shotgun models, eight exposed hammer double-barreled models, and seven hammerless double-barreled models including a sidelock design, the Model 250,^[18] as well as a .410 bolt-action shotgun with three-shot detachable magazine.

In 1907, Stevens was approached by John Browning and offered the design of a pump-action, hammerless, take-down, repeating shotgun that would become the Model 520 and 620 shotguns.^[19] The Model 520, easily recognized by its distinctive double-hump receiver, first appeared in Stevens' 1909 Catalog #52 and remained in production until 1939.^[18][20]

In 1927, Stevens produced the Model 620, a streamlined version of the 520, and it remained in production until 1955. Stevens provided a prototype Model 520 trench gun to the American military in 1918 for use in World War I but it was never produced in quantity. Both the Model 520A and 620A were produced (as the M520-30 and M620) for military use during World War II, in trench, riot, and training variants. Over 45,000 were made during WW II and many remained in service through the Vietnam War.^[21]

Stevens 520 Shotgun Serial Numbers

Target pistols[edit]

Joshua Stevens produced three lines of single-shot tip-up target pistols named after contemporary gunmen.^[22]

• Stevens-Conlin No. 38 – named for James Conlin, owner of a Broadway Avenue shooting gallery in New York City.
• Stevens-Lord No. 36 – named for Frank Lord, a prominent target shooter. Six hundred were produced from 1880 to 1886.^[22]
• Stevens-Gould No. 37 – named for Arthur Corbin Gould, a firearms expert and writer.

Two well-known examples of the Stevens-Lord No. 36 were custom ordered by Buffalo Bill, serial no. 29 for himself and serial no. 32 as a gift for Ben Thompson. The deluxe set of pistols had ten-inch barrels chambered for .32 Colt, iridescent mother-of-pearl grips, and custom engraving with gold inlay by Louis Daniel Nimschke. The one given to Thompson included 'From Buffalo Bill to Ben Thompson' on the spine of the grip.^[22]

An engraved, gold-plated Stevens-Gould No. 37 was given to sharpshooter Annie Oakley in the 1890s by her husband Frank Butler. The pistol had finely engraved dog and horse head motifs on both sides of the frame. The Stevens-Gould No. 37 was one of three embellished guns cased for Oakley as a presentation group.^[23]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abcdVorisek, Joseph (1992). A Short Illustrated History of the J Stevens Arms & Tool Company. Cornell Publications. pp. 3–7.
2. ^Vorisek, Joseph (1994). A Short Illustrated History of the Savage Arms Company 1895 to 1945. Cornell Publications. p. 4.
3. ^Fjestad, S.P. (2009). Blue Book of Gun Values. Blue Book Publications. p. 1565. ISBN978-1-886768-87-1.
4. ^ ^abcFlayderman, Norm (1994). Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms. DBI Books. p. 209.
5. ^ ^abcWallack, LR. 'Sixty Million Guns'. 1983. In Gun Digest Treasury, Harold A. Murtz, editor, DBI Books. 1994 pp.192-193, 195, 197 ISBN0873491564
6. ^ ^abLapin, Terence. 'The American Mosin Nagant'. Mosin-Nagant.net. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
7. ^ ^abVorisek, Joseph (1992). A Short Illustrated History of the J Stevens Arms & Tool Company. Cornell Publications. pp. 31–33.
8. ^The Hardware Review. Pentz Publishing Co. 26: 55. 1920.Missing or empty title= (help)
9. ^Kinney, Kinney (July 17, 2019). 'Savage Arms bought by management-led investors for $170 million; company employs about 300 in Westfield'. The Republican. MassLive LLC. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
10. ^McCoy, Sean (July 9, 2019). 'REI Will Do Business With Vista Outdoor After Sale of Savage, Stevens'. Gear Junkie. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
11. ^Barnes, Frank (1976). Cartridges of the World. DBI Books. p. 274. ISBN978-0-89689-936-0.
12. ^Barnes,(1976) p.276
13. ^ ^abBarnes, (1976), p.74.
14. ^ ^abKimmel, Jay (1990). Savage & Stevens arms: collector's history. Corey/Stevens. ISBN978-0-942893-00-7.
15. ^ ^abCanfield, Bruce N. (1996). U.S. Infantry Weapons of World War II. Andrew Mowbray. ISBN978-0-917218-67-5.
16. ^Skennerton, Ian (1993). Lee-Enfield Story: A Complete Study of the Lee-Metford, Lee-Enfield, S.M.L.E. and No.4 Series. Ian D Skennerton. ISBN978-0-949749-15-4.
17. ^Canfield, Bruce N. (2000). U. S. Infantry Weapons of the First World War. Andrew Mowbray. ISBN978-0-917218-90-3.
18. ^ ^abcdVorisek, Joseph (1992). A Short Illustrated History of the J Stevens Arms & Tool Company. Cornell Publications. pp. 64–68.
19. ^Archer, Eric (1988). 'U.S. Military Shotguns of WW2'. Gun Digest.
20. ^Stevens Firearms General Catalog and Component Parts #52 (Revised). J Stevens Arms & Tool Co. 1909. pp. 91–98.
21. ^Canfield, Bruce (2007). The Complete Guide to U.S. Military Combat Shotguns. Mowbray Publishers. pp. 94–95, 117, 134–139. ISBN978-1-931464-28-4.
22. ^ ^abcBicknell, Natalie and Tom (July 19, 2007). 'A Very Handsome Present from Buffalo Bill'.
23. ^Autry National Center (January 12, 2012). 'Annie Oakley's Pistols'.

External links[edit]

• Media related to Stevens Arms at Wikimedia Commons