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arlon Participating Member Offline Posts: 43 Joined: Mar 29^th, 2017	Stevens Model 52 Apr 12^th, 2017 at 4:23pm	Print Post
	This is an interesting old rile for me. Probably my favorite. It has a lot of family history. Acquired by my G Grandfather in Cibolo Texas in the very early 1900's. Schutzen matches were popular in the area, Cibolo is only a few miles from New Braunfels. I have record of him shooting a State Rifle Match in New Braunfels reported in the Houston Post on May 14, 1904. There is a partial bullet box with a piece of paper wadded up in it as a spacer. The paper is dated April 3, 1904. Maybe this was the box he was pulling bullets from the match. Fun to ponder. I also have his old shooting box that had a few boxes of 330 gr paper patched bullets, simple reloading tool, primers an some old sporting ammo (have a regular model 44 in 38-55 also). Here are a few pics. Not sure what the limit is here on photos. Hope I don't go over it. Ahh. Limit is 5! (-:} More on a reply then.


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arlon Participating Member Offline Posts: 43 Joined: Mar 29^th, 2017	Re: Stevens Model 52 Reply #1 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 4:26pm	Print Post
	See if I can add a few more images...


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arlon Participating Member Offline Posts: 43 Joined: Mar 29^th, 2017	Re: Stevens Model 52 Reply #2 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 4:28pm	Print Post
	And the match scores. G Grandfather is highlighted.


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bnice Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1844 Location: Iowa Joined: Nov 30^th, 2006	Re: Stevens Model 52 Reply #3 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 4:40pm	Print Post
	wonderful rifle and to have the family connection is really special.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15996 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Stevens Model 52 Reply #4 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 4:54pm	Print Post
	Yes a wonderful rifle and very neat accessories too! The re-decapping tool with the case in it looks very much like a Ballard tool. The condition and case colors on your rifle's receiver look like it was well cared for! Looks like someone wanted to make it easier to use for benchrest and cut the prongs off the Swiss buttplate. That's fairly common to find that done, or even another flat buttplate installed.

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Bill Lawrence Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1037 Joined: Mar 17^th, 2014	Re: Stevens Model 52 Reply #5 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 4:59pm	Print Post
	Beautiful rifle! Also, on the presumption that likely several someones here can answer these, first, is the de- and re-capper a Ballard or just a Ballard look-alike? Second, is the front sight a Stevens or someone else's? Bill Lawrence


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arlon Participating Member Offline Posts: 43 Joined: Mar 29^th, 2017	Re: Stevens Model 52 Reply #6 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:01pm	Print Post
	Bill Lawrence wrote on Apr 12^th, 2017 at 4:59pm: Beautiful rifle! Also, on the presumption that likely several someones here can answer these, first, is the de- and re-capper a Ballard or just a Ballard look-alike? Second, is the front sight a Stevens or someone else's? Bill Lawrence It looks like one of the bullet boxes is marked Ballard, hard to tell. I have not noticed any marking on the capper/decapper tool. Also a tall brass funnel was in the box. The front sight on the rifle now looks like a replacement. I have the original but I guess G Grandfather liked the super fine post/dot more than the reticles for the one with the bubble level. Here are the front sights that he had. One is on a .22 model 44, one loose (one I thought was original to the Model 52).
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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15996 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Stevens Model 52 Reply #7 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:27pm	Print Post
	Ballard re-decappers weren't marked with Marlin markings. Simply the 2 digit caliber by the hole the cartridge case slips through. Since these tools were likely made for Marlin by BGI, it's possible they sold them to others also. The Ballard box of patched bullets should have a "JM Marlin" name on the box. I have a like new box, and pretty sure they were made for Marlin by UMC.

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gunlaker Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2256 Location: lower mainland, B.C. Joined: Dec 13^th, 2010	Re: Stevens Model 52 Reply #8 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:51pm	Print Post
	Very nice!


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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3539 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Stevens Model 52 Reply #9 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 6:03pm	Print Post
	Arlon, my rifle lost its prongs like yours. I feel for you there. But, beyond that your rifle has seen better love for its life than my ol' shooter. Great stuff to have from a grandpa. Thanks for letting us share it with you. Treasure it.


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arlon Participating Member Offline Posts: 43 Joined: Mar 29^th, 2017	Re: Stevens Model 52 Reply #10 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 6:27pm	Print Post
	calledflyer wrote on Apr 12^th, 2017 at 6:03pm: Arlon, my rifle lost its prongs like yours. I feel for you there. But, beyond that your rifle has seen better love for its life than my ol' shooter. Great stuff to have from a grandpa. Thanks for letting us share it with you. Treasure it. LOL, yea sometimes I wish the prongs were there but then when I stuff it in the safe, I'm glad they're gone.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15996 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Stevens Model 52 Reply #11 - Apr 13^th, 2017 at 5:09pm	Print Post
	Years ago I purchased an 1881 Marlin lever action repeater with the small Farrow Swiss buttplate, and someone had cut the prongs off. Since it was serial numbered to the gun I didn't want to put a repro on it, so I fixed it instead. I bought a repro buttplate and cut the prongs off it. Then I drilled and tapped the buttplate and the prongs I cut off with a 10-32 tap. I threaded a 10-32 stud into the buttplate, and then threaded the prongs onto the studs and tightened them until they aligned correctly. Then I used my oxy-acetylene torch and gas welded the prongs to the buttplate. Once it was done I shaped and polished the weld and had the buttplate refinished. It looked proper, and retained the serial number.

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willsweptline Participating Member Offline Posts: 24 Joined: Feb 27^th, 2016	Re: Stevens Model 52 Reply #12 - Apr 17^th, 2017 at 11:07pm	Print Post
	Wow. Not only to have the gun stay in your family for that long, but to have all of that with it. Amazing.


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Skalkaho Oldtimer Offline Posts: 771 Location: Montana Joined: Sep 29^th, 2006	Re: Stevens Model 52 Reply #13 - Apr 18^th, 2017 at 8:56am	Print Post
	Arlon. Thank God you appreciate your Grand Fathers Gun and his Life! PLEASE do not go to Las Vegas and visit Pawn Stars, so you can "Party" ...I will be pissed!

	May the Bullet Gods be with you.......
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DWT1885 Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 394 Location: New Jersey Joined: Nov 25^th, 2010	Re: Stevens Model 52 Reply #14 - Apr 18^th, 2017 at 3:43pm	Print Post
	That is downright beautiful !!! The history that rifle has is awesome. Treasure it. Dale.

	35th Security Police Squadron, Phan Rang AB, RVN, May 70-71. All gave some, some gave all.
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