I don't see any rules against this, so I am going to mention that there is a Sure Shot listed under the antique section on Gunbroker.  It's not mine, and considering the opening bid, it's not going to be mine.  I currently have two; one in poor condition and one in real nice shape.  Other than that, the one on Gunbroker makes only the fourth one I have ever seen.  It is nice to see others to compare mine with.  With 2 days to go, there are no bids yet.  It'll be interesting to see what happens.

Slumlord, I am sorry.  I just didn't see your post just under mine, or I wouldn't have started a new thread.  As far as the value of this one goes, I would like to see it sell for over the opening bid, as that increases the value of mine.  However, I believe this one is about $700 too high.  I would consider buying it at $1000, but not much over that.  I sent pictures of my two to a collector in Texas who said my better one was in the $1000 range, and it is in better shape than the one on Gunbroker, except the sights on mine aren't original.  I believe he was going by Flaydermans values which I believe are not relevant to a gun as rare as these.  Another Stevens collector looked at mine at the Louisville show this spring and mentioned that he sold one in comparable condition for $2200.  I have another in fair - poor condition that I gave $550 for that I was pleased to get at that price.  I saw one at Louisville this spring similar to my poor one that had an asking price of $900.  Also, I heard from my Texas friend of one at a show in Dallas this year in about 80% condition for $1200 that did not sell.

I hope these prices I have mentioned will help give you a basis for making a bid on the one on Gunbroker.  I guess you have to ask yourself how many opportunities you have to get one of these at any price.  I hope you can make it yours. 

If you do a search you'll find some pictures of mine that I posted sometime this spring.

Well, I wasn't able to follow the auction for the Sure Shot to its closing; did it sell?

That seller posted the owners phone # on that auction.  I tried to call this afternoon to see if had sold.  I was going to see if they were going to re-list it or what.  I was prepared to offer them a handsome price for it, but less that their minimum bid for sure.   

Well, I am glad you got it though.  It is a pretty decent one, and the listing said the bore was good.  Of the three I have actually handled, the bores have been poor.  I expect we will hear more about it when you get it in hand.

The Sure Shot arrived today. The bore is actualy a lot better than I expected. It is not perfect but nice and shiney with hardly any noticeable pits in it. The gun locks up about as good as you can expect with a gun that originaly sold for a few dollars and is over 100 years old. The hairline crack in the stock is actualy a split and it has been glued and is clamped in my woodworking vice at this time. I shot several CB's and Targetr Shorts through it at 50 feet and actualy got a group under an inch with the shorts. Good enough for a small kids gun. I will not try Long Rifles in it. I would never describe it as sturdy.

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I went through a couple of my references again. Anybody seen one with a blued frame? How about other sighting options like tang or peep sight? 
It also seems funny that one source says they were well built and another says they were fragile. Hope the photos are of interest.

Mine has no serial # that I can find. It is supposed to be on the lower tang.  James Grant in his book Boys Single Shot Rifles refers to an example with serial #3827. He seemed to think that there must have been many made based on the serial #. From everything I have learned so far, you can't rely on Stevens serial #'s for much of anything. My gun does not have holes in the tang for a tang sight. Frank de Haas refers to a No. 23 with plain open sights, a No. 24 with the same peep and globe sights as on the Stevens Tip Up Pocket Rifle, a No. 25 with a Beach front sight, open rear sight, and Vernier tang sight, and a No. 26 with a  front bead sight and a Lyman tang rear sight. According to Bill West in his book Savage and Stevens Arms and History there were approximately 75,000 made. I personaly doubt that anywhere near that number were made. See PM I am sending you.