Springfield rifle

[crooked stripe]

I was given a Springfield 22 s, l, lr, bolt action single shot rifle by my grandfather some 50 years ago. He is now gone and the gun appeared old then. It was made by J Stevens Arms Co. Model 38 and that is all that appears on the barrel. There is no serial # that I can find. I would hate to guess how many rounds have been put through it but it is still one of the best open sights rifles I own. Might there be someone here that knows anything about the rifle and about when it was made. I sure would appreciate any information that is available. John

 

[jpwilly]

What do you mean by "Springfield" 22? Is that the store brand by chance because it was mfg'd by Stevens Arms. Stevens was purchased by Savage in the 50's. Stevens made a single shot bolt action the model 15 does your rifle look like it:

http://www.gunauction.com/search/displayitem.cfm?itemnum=9574510

 

[crooked stripe]

Springfield

In the largest letters before any other printing is the name Springfield. After that is the J Stevens Arms Co. with the address and is in real small letters. Model 83 is then printed in the same size letters as Springfield. This rifle doesn't have a clip.

 

[Pete D.]

model 83

The rifle is listed under Savage/Stevens/Springfield/Fox at Numrich Arms. Here is a link to available parts. The schematic link at the site did not work for me.
http://www.gunpartscorp.com/catalog/Products.aspx?catid=4543

The model 83 was made between 1935 and 1939.
Pete

 

[Slamfire]

I did a search and could not find if the Model 38 was single shot or took a magazine.

I took my CMP Stevens M416 to the range this weekend and shot it at 100 yards. At the time Stevens barrels were considered to be excellent and my barrel was quite good.

 

[crooked stripe]

Model 83