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n.r.davis
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Got my First Stevens .22rf
Sep 24th, 2021 at 8:31pm
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Got this one at a Show.  Looking to murder a few Tin Cans with it.
Any idea what the Barrel Marking is?
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Re: Got my First Stevens .22rf
Reply #1 - Sep 25th, 2021 at 11:28am
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Is that on the top flat?
  
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Reply #2 - Sep 25th, 2021 at 11:38am
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A bit out of focus, but looks like a British proof mark. Maybe spent time over seas.
  
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Reply #3 - Sep 25th, 2021 at 12:32pm
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It's on the next flat to the right looking towards the muzzle.  Same Mark is on the Receiver and Breach Block.  Looked at the face of the Receiver and it's a 044 1/2.  Even a blind Pig can find a Truffle now and then.....
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Re: Got my First Stevens .22rf
Reply #4 - Sep 25th, 2021 at 3:04pm
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If it’s a British proof mark, is there a Parker-Hale liner in it?
Could you post a few more pictures please?
  
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Re: Got my First Stevens .22rf
Reply #5 - Sep 25th, 2021 at 4:29pm
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Congrats on your purchase!
  
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Re: Got my First Stevens .22rf
Reply #6 - Sep 26th, 2021 at 9:06pm
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Going to do some research on the Proof Marks.  British for sure.  My first Collector Rifle, no plans to do anything to it except get it sighted in.  Shot it a bit today😊.  No indication of it being lined by Parker.  Bore is a bit rough but don't tell the Cans that. David
  
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Re: Got my First Stevens .22rf
Reply #7 - Sep 27th, 2021 at 5:33am
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Very nice rifle, thanks for the pictures.
  
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Re: Got my First Stevens .22rf
Reply #8 - Oct 2nd, 2021 at 2:00pm
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Your proof mark, a crown over the intertwined script letters "VBP", is a Birmingham mark used on barrels definitively proved with loads for provisional proof.  It was used from mid-July, 1868 until mid-August, 1925.

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