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Steven's 44 with #5 barrel?
Jul 11th, 2014 at 2:12pm
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What size barrel do you think is on this 44?  It appears bigger than the #4 barrels I have on my CPA.

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Re: Steven's 44 with #5 barrel?
Reply #1 - Jul 11th, 2014 at 2:32pm
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Here is a closeup of the barrel and breech.

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Re: Steven's 44 with #5 barrel?
Reply #2 - Jul 11th, 2014 at 5:39pm
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That is a VERY beautiful 107 style Stevens rifle. Does it have the Stevens markings on the barrel? 

Yes, I'd say it was at least a #5 barrel. Possibly a custom size barrel by a non Stevens maker?

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Reply #3 - Jul 11th, 2014 at 6:40pm
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The barrel does have Steven's markings.  I'll post a picture.  I don't own the rifle, but have pictures sent to me by the seller.

I need another single shot like I need another hole in the head, but this one is tempting.

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Reply #4 - Jul 11th, 2014 at 6:43pm
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Here are the barrel markings.

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I think there is a collector up here that is slowly selling his collection and I'm slowly buying them  Smiley

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Reply #5 - Jul 11th, 2014 at 7:49pm
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Maybe the seller can send a picture of the underside of the barrel where the weight number is stamped?
  
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Re: Steven's 44 with #5 barrel?
Reply #6 - Jul 11th, 2014 at 9:05pm
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I have one, the lower tang is one of Beisens that I installed so I know the serial number doesn't match the barrel's. It's Stevens marked & full octagon about 1.25" at the breech. It's a 32-40 x 32"long & the stamp where the barrel size goes says number 2. If my life depended on it I couldn't shoot it offhand, but it's amazing how pleasant it is to shoot.       ...MIKE...
  
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Re: Steven's 44 with #5 barrel?
Reply #7 - Jul 11th, 2014 at 10:40pm
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I'm definitely thinking hard about this one.  The only problem it has is that at some time the wrist was cracked and although it's been repaired, it' quite visible.

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Re: Steven's 44 with #5 barrel?
Reply #8 - Jul 12th, 2014 at 2:58am
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frnkeore wrote on Jul 11th, 2014 at 5:39pm:
That is a VERY beautiful 107 style Stevens rifle. Does it have the Stevens markings on the barrel?


Just curious, Frank - what clues tell you that it is a model 107 and not a high grade post-'96 Model 44?  The two line rollstamp on the barrel would suggest later, to me.

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Re: Steven's 44 with #5 barrel?
Reply #9 - Jul 12th, 2014 at 3:19am
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Ooops, just noticed that it has the sharp corner.  It's a 10x series with a later barrel on it is my guess.
  
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Re: Steven's 44 with #5 barrel?
Reply #10 - Jul 12th, 2014 at 9:49am
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From the pictures, the serial number is 290x.  The last digit is missing as there was a hole drilled IMO the tang at that location.   

I guess that would likely make it a 107 with a later barrel then?

There is a lot that I do not know about these rifles.   

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Re: Steven's 44 with #5 barrel?
Reply #11 - Jul 12th, 2014 at 11:47am
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Sounds like it might be a put together gun, as many old shooters built. The receiver has Stevens acid etched "engraving", rather than the earlier hand engraved style. A lot of these guns were assembled by shooters, and some were also reworked by Stevens themselves. Some even have matching serial numbers throughout, but not always matching fonts used.
If the price is right, I'd still want to own it, as it's a neat little Stevens.
  
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Re: Steven's 44 with #5 barrel?
Reply #12 - Jul 13th, 2014 at 12:47pm
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Do you know when the acid etched engraving would have appeared on factory rifles?   I wonder if at some time the rifle was returned to Steven's for a new barrel and had the engraving done at that time?

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Re: Steven's 44 with #5 barrel?
Reply #13 - Jul 13th, 2014 at 5:26pm
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gunlaker wrote on Jul 13th, 2014 at 12:47pm:
Do you know when the acid etched engraving would have appeared on factory rifles?   I wonder if at some time the rifle was returned to Steven's for a new barrel and had the engraving done at that time?

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Afraid I'm not a Stevens expert, but most the Stevens I've seen with engraving (either type) were earlier guns. I've seen some pretty early guns with the etched engraving, and I also think both types of engraving (etched and hand cut) were offered at the same time, just different pricing. I have a few old Stevens catalogs, and some Stevens reprint catalogs, so I'll see if they mention both types. Usually they just have a starting price for engraving, like "$5 and up."
  
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Re: Steven's 44 with #5 barrel?
Reply #14 - Jul 13th, 2014 at 5:30pm
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After looking at the pictures of the lower tang, I'm not sure it's a 4 digit serial number? It looks like it's just 290, and the end of the screw I don't believe is through a number. In 4 digit Stevens usually jumped over and put the other digits after the screw hole.
  
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