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Stevens #40 pocket rifle
Apr 30th, 2023 at 10:31am
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Would anyone out there have a picture of the hammer and trigger out of a Stevens #40, 40 1/2, or 35 Offhand pistol/rifle? I've got one I'm working on and Bubba got to these parts with a Dremel tool. They are ground down so bad I can't tell what the parts actually looked like. The #40 has a frame smaller than a tip-up rifle and bigger than the #41-#43 pistol which had spur triggers.
  
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Re: Stevens #40 pocket rifle
Reply #1 - Apr 30th, 2023 at 7:24pm
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Assuming that your # 40 has a trigger guard and considering how may # 35 pistols were made, I'd look for one of the latter from which the trigger and hammer can be salvaged.

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Re: Stevens #40 pocket rifle
Reply #2 - May 1st, 2023 at 7:07pm
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From Stevens #54 catalog (1914) Hope this helps. While I have never owned a pocket rifle, there was improvements over the years to the pocket rifles and certainly to the model 35 as it was popular and made for many years. So there will be variations in parts.
  
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Re: Stevens #40 pocket rifle
Reply #3 - May 2nd, 2023 at 5:25pm
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Thanks, that helps. The hammer I have looks different but the trigger/sear I thought was broken off has just been filed on a little. I may try to reshape the hammer before I order one since I'll have to build up sear anyway.
  
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Re: Stevens #40 pocket rifle
Reply #4 - May 2nd, 2023 at 7:29pm
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Where can one "order" parts for a 120-year-old Stevens #40?

If Stevens ran true to form, hammer and trigger are case hardened mild steel.  A skilled welder can build up the damaged portions, to be remachined and re-case-hardened.   
  
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