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Stevens 44 etched frame and barrel (Read 2214 times)

uscra112 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4079 Location: Switzerland of Ohio Joined: May 7^th, 2007	Stevens 44 etched frame and barrel Oct 30^th, 2020 at 6:05am	Print Post
	An otherwise unremarkable Stevens 44 on Gunbroker. It has scrollwork etched on the frame, which isn't all that remarkable either, but on the barrel? (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) I can't convince myself that it's a Stevens factory job. Maybe someone else has seen something like?

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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1314 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: Stevens 44 etched frame and barrel Reply #1 - Oct 30^th, 2020 at 7:33am	Print Post
	This rifle - decorated for a woman, I'd wager - was likely quite stunning when new. However, I've never seen a factory-etched rifle with anything like its pattern, let alone on the barrel; plus factory work appears deeper. (I'm presuming the action and barrel were (chemically?) cleaned before being etched rather than sometime after, though the latter could've "faded out" the etching, which is how it looks now.) In any case, once again we see that there are no limits to what someone can and will do to personalize a gun. Bill Lawrence


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Sure shot Oldtimer Online Posts: 913 Location: East central Iowa Joined: Jun 22^nd, 2020	Re: Stevens 44 etched frame and barrel Reply #2 - Oct 30^th, 2020 at 7:43am	Print Post
	Interesting rifle, I've never seen anything like it. Too bad someone drilled holes in the top flat of the frame. At least it's not ridiculously over priced with a starting bid of $625.


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830singleshot Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 408 Location: Texas Joined: Feb 11^th, 2007	Re: Stevens 44 etched frame and barrel Reply #3 - Oct 30^th, 2020 at 9:13am	Print Post
	Judging strictly from the heavy patina on the gun and the lack thereof where it is etched, the etching was done quite recently.

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oodmoff Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 276 Location: colorado springs Joined: Jan 12^th, 2009	Re: Stevens 44 etched frame and barrel Reply #4 - Oct 30^th, 2020 at 12:17pm	Print Post
	Here are a few photos to make comparisons with.
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oodmoff Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 276 Location: colorado springs Joined: Jan 12^th, 2009	Re: Stevens 44 etched frame and barrel Reply #5 - Oct 30^th, 2020 at 12:44pm	Print Post
	other examples


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TRowe Full Member Offline Posts: 178 Joined: Sep 4^th, 2017	Re: Stevens 44 etched frame and barrel Reply #6 - Nov 5^th, 2020 at 4:56pm	Print Post
	A very few Stevens with the 44 action had an embossed pattern that was cleaned up by an engraver. My belief is that, usually, the action was embossed, then nickel plated and then an engraver cleaned up the background and details. The sharp angle shown on some of the examples indicates very early manufacture. This treatment I have not seen on any rifles with a 44 1/2 action.


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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1314 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: Stevens 44 etched frame and barrel Reply #7 - Nov 5^th, 2020 at 7:51pm	Print Post
	You're saying that you know of 44 actions that were embossed - not etched - and then "cleaned up" by an engraver after being plated? Bill Lawrence


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