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LWB Ex Member	Re: Info need on a pile of J. Stevens rifles Reply #15 - Nov 13^th, 2011 at 7:29pm	Print Post
	odel 44 25.20


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LWB Ex Member	Re: Info need on a pile of J. Stevens rifles Reply #16 - Nov 13^th, 2011 at 7:31pm	Print Post
	mdel 44 25.20


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LWB Ex Member	Re: Info need on a pile of J. Stevens rifles Reply #17 - Nov 13^th, 2011 at 7:32pm	Print Post
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slumlord44 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2850 Location: Lebanon, Illinois 62254 Joined: Dec 21^st, 2007	Re: Info need on a pile of J. Stevens rifles Reply #18 - Nov 13^th, 2011 at 8:17pm	Print Post
	Nice guns. The .22-15 is a scarce chambering. The rear sight on the .25-20 is one I have not see before. I can read smokeless on it. Is there a manufacturer's name on it anywhere?


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LWB Ex Member	Re: Info need on a pile of J. Stevens rifles Reply #19 - Nov 13^th, 2011 at 8:28pm	Print Post
	Winchester. Another post suggested that it came from a Winchester 94. I hope to find an original sight to replace this one.


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waterman Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3002 Location: Behind the Redwood Curtain Joined: Jun 9^th, 2004	Re: Info need on a pile of J. Stevens rifles Reply #20 - Nov 13^th, 2011 at 8:32pm	Print Post
	The photo of the Stevens 44 in 22-15 shows the lever drooping down a bit. Will it rise to the level shown in the photo of the 25-20 Single Shot and stay there? What is the condition of the inside of the 22-15 barrel?


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LWB Ex Member	Re: Info need on a pile of J. Stevens rifles Reply #21 - Nov 13^th, 2011 at 8:38pm	Print Post
	yes, the level locks into place. After much cleaning the bore appears to be nearly perfect.


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LWB Ex Member	Re: Info need on a pile of J. Stevens rifles Reply #22 - Nov 13^th, 2011 at 8:39pm	Print Post
	The ejector on the 22.15ss is at 7:00 if that means anything.


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waterman Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3002 Location: Behind the Redwood Curtain Joined: Jun 9^th, 2004	Re: Info need on a pile of J. Stevens rifles Reply #23 - Nov 14^th, 2011 at 2:59am	Print Post
	The off-center ejector means that the action was made in the 1890s. As I understand it, the switch to the center ejector. There is no definitive record of Stevens serial numbers, but I have a 44 action with a center ejector, with a 28-30 barrel. Serial number is in the 26,000 to 28,000 range. Stevens only made that combination between 1900 and 1903. The 16,XXX range of the 22-15 says to me that it was probably made between 1896 and 1898. LWB, have you removed the fore-end and looked at the face of the action for markings? What numbers are there?
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LWB Ex Member	Re: Info need on a pile of J. Stevens rifles Reply #24 - Nov 14^th, 2011 at 8:35am	Print Post
	There is a 44 on the right side and a O or zero on the left.


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LWB Ex Member	Re: Info need on a pile of J. Stevens rifles Reply #25 - Nov 14^th, 2011 at 8:38am	Print Post
	How do I attach more that one photo to a single post.


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LWB Ex Member	Re: Info need on a pile of J. Stevens rifles Reply #26 - Nov 14^th, 2011 at 8:53am	Print Post
	Is the scope on the 22.15ss of the same period?


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waterman Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3002 Location: Behind the Redwood Curtain Joined: Jun 9^th, 2004	Re: Info need on a pile of J. Stevens rifles Reply #27 - Nov 14^th, 2011 at 12:32pm	Print Post
	Re: the numbers on the front of the 22-15 action. We have discussed the "o" on this forum several times. IIRC, the consensus is that no one knows what it means. Your 22-15 is then a "plain Jane" Stevens 44. I think it is relatively rare for an ordinary 44. In "Single Shot Rifles", James Grant wrote that the 22-15 was first introduced in 1896. He also says that the 6:00 extractor was introduced in 1901. I wrote 1900 in an earlier post and stand corrected. I still think your rifle was made between 1896 and 1898.


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LWB Ex Member	Re: Info need on a pile of J. Stevens rifles Reply #28 - Nov 14^th, 2011 at 1:59pm	Print Post
	Thank you. I'm beginning to understand a little about these rifles. I still have 4 Favorites, a marksman, a crackshot, and a 44 shot to wade through.


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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7650 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: Info need on a pile of J. Stevens rifles Reply #29 - Nov 14^th, 2011 at 3:23pm	Print Post
	Regarding your question about how to attach more than one picture. To the left of the box to attach your picture, there is a + next to the word attachments. Click on that and it will open a new box under the first one. Frank

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