Help! Date this rifle please???

[Mo_Gearhead]

I see other gun owners here so;

I purchased this rifle recently at an estate sale and cleaned it up.

Marked on bbl: J. Stevens Arms and Tool Co. Chicopec Falls Mass USA. *Crack Shot*

It’s a .22 Cal Long rifle. Barrel measures 20” in length. Walnut stock and forearm, steel butt plate, brass bead front sight, V block rear sight, falling block receiver. S/N A 1529. Total length approx. 34 ˝” .

I have refurbished old guns in the past and most have patent dates or state: Pat Pend. This one reads: Pat App’d. For.

I cannot find this exact gun in any of my books. Can someone date this for me? I feel it must be a very early model because of the Patent “APPLIED FOR” for stamping. Thanks for any help.

[targa911S]

The side lever model was made from 1900 to 1913. I'll try to get an exact date for you soon. Blue book rates it at $50.00 @ 60% to $295.00 @ 100%. I would add at least 10% to any of those numbers.

[The Gaijin]

So sweet. I have the 1972 verson of that gun. Slayed a lot of tin cans with that thing...

[72doug2,2S]

Very cool. I like english stock and is that a splinter foreend?

[Mo_Gearhead]

Doug, Sorry I am not familiar with the term "splinter" foreend?

[targa911S]

Splinter is a shotgun term. Referring to Splinter vs beavertail forends. The beavertail wraps half the sides of both barrels. The splinter rests under the two barrels.

The top is a beavertail bottom is a splinter.