I have Stevens Walnut Hill 44 frame, in .22LR, with 32" #3 weight half octagon barrel, engraved and DST, 6 o'clock firing pin. Pretty close to Frank's in #18137.

My small frame side plate has a serial number of 2661. That is the only number to be found. it is stamped on the front of the action hidden by the fore arm. it is stamped on both the frame and the side plate.
Bill

I think when one is accumulating serial number info on a maker who's records are gone, you need to be careful. Some general things will hold true, and often can come to some "general"" conclusions that apply to most guns. But like many of the old gun makers, Stevens continued to assemble some 44 frames after the catalog dropped that model. They didn't just melt down all those 44 parts once they stopped cataloging the model.
You'll also find an occasional gun with odd features for the serial number range, as it was not uncommon for a gun maker to find parts in a corner of the factory and assemble them into later guns. The idea back then was to make money, and tossing new old parts was taboo if they could be incorporated into use and save money.

waterman wrote on Jun 12^th, 2014 at 6:45pm:


I'd only accept that claim if there was an original sales receipt.  From what we've accumulated so far the seller can't be proven wrong, but nothing so far is even remotely like proof that he's right.

The attached picture shows the mainspring on my 46xxx Model 44.  Wisner's has two mainsprings listed.  Early, no hole, same as 1889 Favorite, and Intermediate, screw hole, same as 1894 Favorite.  My spring has no hole.

I'm not familiar with Favorites.  Is the 1889 and 1894 a year, or model number, or?

Is that arrangement on my gun original?  It seems to work, but it isn't the way I would design a gun.

Gee, I've been letting the side down here.  Failing to pick up the barrel stamping break at 1916, when the "J.Stevens A&T"  name was changed by Westinghouse to "J.Stevens Arms".    Now I've gotta go back and look at 50 or so For Sale listings to see what that tells us.

Dang, just found the hot key for send!!

3.  33296, J Stevens A & T....APR 17 94, 22 LR.

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Hi Phil -- 
          I certainly appreciate that you wish to help this person with his question/s.  At the same time, permit me to offer one addendum to your information.  That being the fact that it was never proven by the available direct evidence that Westinghouse Corporation personnel ever destroyed business records belonging to the J. Stevens A. & T.Co. in order to impede the work of the U.S. Congress.

However, I would hasten to add that some such allegations were alleged by certain individuals.

C.M.M.