New to the site and recently acquired what the subject line says, a Stevens #47 .22lr range rifle with a left handed buttstock. It has the Schuetzen trigger guard/lever, dbl set triggers and a brass Swiss buttplate. The bluing is 90+% and case hardening is 50+%. Here is the oddity, though, in addition to the vernier rear and windage front globe sights, it has a scope very similar to a Stevens external adjustment, but it is marked AW Peterson Denver, Colo.
This is quite different from anything I can find online and I am looking to see what its value is. I will try and post pics later.
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Beautiful gun. I am also not familar with a Peterson scope. Someone here should know something on it. Possible Peterson put his name on someone else's scope?

That is Axel Peterson on the scope, yes.

You have a very nice example of Peterson work. His Telescopes are quite rare and yours looks to be in good order. The Triggers look to me different than Stevens Triggers. They and the lever may be a result also of Axel Peterson. This would increase it's value.
Congradulations on a neat find. Regards, FITZ.

Please don't take it apart.      You don't need to. 

   Joe.

I was talking about the rifle, not the scope!  I am a bit crazy but not quite stupid.

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I was talking about the rifle. Now that you mention it.......please don't take the rifle or scope apart.   

Every Peterson rifle I've ever seen had his stamp on top of the barrel. 

          Joe. 

Looks like it has...or had.... a palm rest.  Did that come with it?  Beautiful gun!

Here is a Peterson scope with some other Schoyen and Peterson items.

Tom I'm impressed 2 Schoyen duplex measures! They look perfect are they original or reproductions? If reproductions I would give my eye teeth to get one.

40 Rod

Wow is all I can say. Works of art in metal and wood. Most of the individual pieces in those sets would have a high lust factor. All together... Be still my heart.


Z

This rifle arrived today.  Upon getting it home I found the following out about it.
It has a 26 inch Stevens barrel in 22 l.r. with an excellent bore. I has Stevens factory G sights and a Stevens palm rest base. The action is marked as a 47.
The lower tang has been heated and straightened.
The Peterson scope is very nice.  It is also the first one I have had the opportunity to buy after 45 years of collecting Schoyen and Peterson Items.
I also think the butt stock is from the Peterson shop.
Det

OK, I'm confused. Did this Syevens just change hands during the course of this post?

I wanted to buy that rifle badly and thought the price very fair. A 15mo little boy and a not always understanding wife prevented it. Am really glad it went to someone who will appreciate it. Please tell us more about it and take some more pictures !


Zack