I got my "new' Stevens last night. It's a model 47 built on a fat heavy model 44 frame, with DST and pistol grip. Barrel is 30 3/8" no .2. Bore is almost perfect, metal finish is brown patina and wood finish is lost in some places and replaced by oil darkening. 

The rifle has the '47' marked on the frontal face of the receiver. On the barrel it is marked 32 IDEAL, as well as the Usual Stevens and Chicopee Falls address.  There is no indication that this rifle was re-bored or re-chambered. It appears to have left the factory as a .32 Ideal.

the extractor is at 7 o'clock

the metal is is covered by a beautiful brown patina. The tang sight is a Lyman, with long locking staff, the rear sight is a replacement Marbles with flat folding leaf, the front sight is a reproduction Beech's with windage adjustment

rear sight, replacement

forend

I intend to shoot this rifle, for fun. We shoot 2-4" targets placed on the backstop at 205 yards. I will try to do this offhand, the rifle has wonderful balance. The rifle was provided with an Ideal 32359 mold, 80 pieces of brass (half RMC and half the other, always splitting brand), two sets of dies, several hundred 32359 bullets, and a .325 sizing die. 
Also provided were loading notes, with several powders and several bullets, up to 185 grain. Interestingly, the heavy bullets did shoot well with a few powder combinations, but may not be the best idea in a model 44 frame.
The front trigger is waaaay too light when set, the adjustment screw does not seem to do much for it. A wonderful gunsmith from Lamar, MO, will probably fix that, i suspect it's worn or gummed up. 
The front and tang sights are great, but i will probably get an adjustable Merit cup, as i am not exactly the hawk-eye type. 
I don't expect to shoot this rifle more than 300-500 times per year, so i will probably keep the single cavity 32359, which is rare itself, but i don't exclude the possibility of getting a 3 cavity mold from NOE. At times they have 130 grain molds big enough to size down to .323-.325. The rifle seems to shoot the 32359 fine with 4759 and 4198, sized at .325. I shoot this rifle several times while it was in the possession of the previous caretaker. I had no problem hitting 2-3" targets at 200 yards, provided that they were painted white and the light was good.
I will most likely try 10-12 grans 4227 under the 120 grain 32359 bullet, as i have several pounds of it, or 4198, as it is available.
I cleaned the chamber and it appears that the throat is not set up for breech seating, which i am not interested in anyway. 
I will probably order in the future 100 pieces of brass from RMC, that should last me a lifetime.  
I will do nothing to this rifle other than wax, oil, and shoot. I have 2 new CPA's if i get an itch for new barrels in new calibers. 

How much is this rifle worth? How rare is it? What else can you tell me about it? I am open to comments, suggestions, and advice. Thanks.

Frank, it shoots better than i can hold, for now. See comments above.