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Stevens 22/.410 question
« on: December 17, 2007, 12:08:50 AM »
Hi,
    I just picked up a Stevens 22/.410 with Tennite stock. Under the barrel in front of where the serial number should be there is a "K" stamped. Just wondering if anyone has seen this before ?
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Re: Stevens 22/.410 question
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2007, 03:15:13 AM »
"K" is the Savage year-code, for when the gun was made - 1959.

SAVAGE / STEVENS DATE CODES

A 1949      B 1950      C 1951


D 1952     E 1953     F 1954


G 1955      H 1956      I 1957


J 1958      K 1959      L 1960


M 1961      N 1962      P 1963


R 1964      S 1965      T 1966


U 1967      V 1968      W 1969

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Re: Stevens 22/.410 question
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2007, 12:10:28 AM »
Thanks, but its a 1939 Stevens , a mate of mine has one the same. His has a serial number but mine does not. Where his serial number is , in front of the underlug is different to mine. Mine has a machined flat. in front of that is the letter K, with serrif.
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Re: Stevens 22/.410 question
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2007, 03:22:43 AM »
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Re: Stevens 22/.410 question
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2007, 11:24:37 PM »
Thanks for the link, as you can see my Stevens is identical to the one in the photo.
It can't be a 1959 model as Stevens was gone by 1950.
 Thanks for your help, Jon..
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Re: Stevens 22/.410 question
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2007, 01:52:21 PM »
[Stevens was gone by 1950.]


Don't be so sure.  Savage's owned the Stevens name since 1920, and they still occasionally put it on something, when it behooves them. As witness the very recent Stevens Model 200 C.F. econo-boltgun.

So, really, "Stevens Arms" has been "gone" for 87 years - yet here we have all these pesky two year old and fifty year old Stevens rifles & shotguns.

1939 is argueably (some experts say 1938) the first year of Stevens 22/410 production, and I haven't ever seen one made  prior to GCA-68 with a serial number - just assembly numbers, which are often mistaken for serial numbers.
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Re: Stevens 22/.410 question
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2008, 10:54:47 PM »
Thanks for the info, that puts it into perspective.
The Stevens 22/410 is relatively rare here in Australia, the only other one I know of belongs to a friend of mine and his has English proof marks.
Savage combo's are a lot more common.
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