From 1940 to 1948 no serial numbers were used on doubles, only capital letters, usually in groups of three or four, the letter(s) sometimes enclosed in a circle, along with an inspector's symbol ( a heart, a diamond, a spade or some such ‘shape', on the bottom of the frame behind the hinge pin.Ĥ. They always signified a change in mechanical design or manufacturing process which resulted in an interesting variant.ģ. Letter prefixes crept in on the serial numbers used on both hammer and hammerless doubles from 1913 to 1939. Stevens used plain numbers from their first double in 1878 until 1913.Ģ. The breechblock pivot screw was.216″ dia.1. The barrel shank dimensions were the same as the 1894. The takedown screw head was not recessed into the receiver, & head of the screw is knurled & with a coin slot. The problem encountered with the 1894 thin counterbored screw holes was eliminated on the 1915 as the receiver was made wider & a internal boss was cast at the screw holes allowing the standard thickness headed screw to be used. This captivated plunger utilized a radiused end that protruded forward & when the lever moved the extractor in the appropriate location on extraction, this plunger snapped over center of the screw, causing rapid movement, ejecting the fired case. Stevens Favorite 1915 Hammer & Mainspring unit, drawn to size The extractor was changed to the same “ejector type” used on the late 1894s which employed a captivated spring loaded plunger that snapped over the breechblock screw. The forward lower section of the receiver from the lever pivot screw to the front where it mates to the forearm was a larger sloping radius. It had the side style extractor, sometimes called the 7 o'clock type. The earliest is a 1885 sideplate model, which of course has a screwed on RH sideplate. This gun appears to be a model 1889 Models: The quick way to pretty much identify these are as follows But the patent date may also be a hint as to the date originated. With very vague or little documented factory information, we have to look at the few books out there, plus many actual guns, & sometimes make educated guesses based on manufacturing procedures then & related newer style parts that alleviate known weaknesses. Also you may find a 'Parts Gun', meaning someone has found an action & then picked up a barrel & put the 2 together & wonders why things don't function.
Now to throw a kink into things, you may also run into transition versions between one model & the other as many times it is a running change, & not something that happens on one particular day. Gunsmithing the Stevens Favorite Gunsmithing the Stevens Favorite Since these guns have been around for MANY years, abused, broken & possible repair attempts, & now you get one that you want your grandson to have, this article is put together as a possible help.
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