I think the bottom is a 45  because of straight stock? My two 47's are pistol grip.Both if my 45's are straight stock.
im sure I'm wrong and will be corrected though.

nice rifles!

The #47 “Ideal Range” had an un checkered pistol grip stock.  But of course you could order any combination of features you wanted from Stevens back then.  The frame, as stamped, could also have been used inadvertently; Stevens workmen sometimes did things like that.  A straight tang would interchange with a pistol grip tang with no trouble, although the mainsprings were slightly different.

The screw on the side is the bearing for the ejector plunger on the extractor and was found in later .22 rimfire rifles.  The original barrel is lost; it would have had the same serial number as the action.  However, the takedown feature allowed a fair amount of interchangeability.  Most of my extra barrels screw into the actions and can be indexed closely enough to be functional with the set screw.

Nobody knows what the “EX” means.  It is frequently stamped on the action face, and I’ve seen it on an extractor or two IIRC.

Bent_Ramrod wrote on Oct 25^th, 2024 at 9:14am:


If the screw is where the arrow is pointing, I believe that to be too high for the factory 22 ejector.  Looks to be in the barrel shank.  Do you suppose someone adapted/installed a sliding extractor along side the barrel and this is the screw that keeps it in?
Bob

mine is as indicated. only 1 hole ?

Sure shot wrote on Oct 26^th, 2024 at 4:33am:


After seeing a better picture I would tend to agree.  Looks too high for a sliding extractor, although the picture is from a low angle.  Out of curiosity though, what does the extractor look like?
Bob