Evans & Co Chicago Break Action Shotgun
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burrhead
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You'll get more traffic if you post this in the "Shotgun" section.
Crescent Firearms made shotguns for that outfit.
There was a company up there that manufactured casino gaming equipment and portable shooting galleries and there was a hardware store by the same name.
Crescent Firearms Company was absorbed by the Stevens Firearms Company.
There was a company up there that manufactured casino gaming equipment and portable shooting galleries and there was a hardware store by the same name.
Crescent Firearms Company was absorbed by the Stevens Firearms Company.
So, disregard all above. I bought the gun off of an on-line auction site. Needless to say, their description was way off, to say the least. Turns out, the inscription says, J STEVENS & CO CHICOPEE FALLS MASS PAT SEPT 6 1864. Now the question is what model is it, assuming it even has a model designation. It is a single-shot, break-action 12 gauge shotgun; it has a fishbelly stock; and it has no forend, by design. The break-action release is a knob on the left side of the gun. The knob pushes left to right with the locking protruding out on the right side of the gun.
oneounceload
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If it is as old as that patent date, it might be great as a wallhanger and not a shooter. Are the barrels Damascus?
Ash
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I have one. It's hammerless but lacks a few parts. My grandfather never found the replacement parts. I still have the letters from my other grandfather he mailed - and had returned with "sorry no parts" - in an attempt to help with the shotgun. To this day it sits in the corner.
J Stevens & Co Tip-up Shotgun
I now know I have a J Stevens tip-up, single-barrel shotgun. Given the name on the barrel -- J Stevens & Co -- puts its year of manufacture between 1864 and 1886. After that, the company changed its name to J. Stevens Arms and Tool Company (1886-circa 1900). I would like to know if there is a model number associated with it. Is there a way to post photos on this web site?
I now know I have a J Stevens tip-up, single-barrel shotgun. Given the name on the barrel -- J Stevens & Co -- puts its year of manufacture between 1864 and 1886. After that, the company changed its name to J. Stevens Arms and Tool Company (1886-circa 1900). I would like to know if there is a model number associated with it. Is there a way to post photos on this web site?
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Ash
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It doesn't mention Stevens anywhere on it. I haven't considered having parts made for it since it is a 16ga which is a bore I don't shoot. I keep it because it is one my grandfather had - and he wasn't a wealthy man. Parts should not be hard to make, but I know in our case they were impossible to obtain.
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