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The No 26 Crack Shot was built from 1913 to 1939. That versionof the company name was not used until 1920, when Stevens became adivision of Savage Arms. Regarding a rifle stamped J. Stevens A. T.Co. Pat. 1794: The name J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co, (or A&TCo) was used from 1886 to 1916. That patent date (April 17, '94 is1894, not 1794) appears on several models. Whichever model you haveseen, it must have been made sometime between 1894 and 1916.Without knowing the model and condition, I can't give you a value.It could be $125 for a #12 in poor condition to $2800 for a #54 inexcellent condition.

What is the age of a J Stevens Arms Co No 54 Crack Shot rifle?

Hp wireless network driver download. The stevens model 54 crack shot rifle was made by savage/stevens from 1933-1942.There was a total production of 23,500 rifles made during that time span.

What is the value of a 22 caliber single shot rifle It's a Crack shot 28 lever action long rifle made by J Stevens arms and tool co?

sears sold this rifle in the 70s sears sold this rifle in the 70s

TUBALCAIN REPAIRS A STEVENS 26 CRACK SHOT.22 caliber BOY'S RIFLE. This drop block rifle was missing a few parts & needed a little TLC. It's a Stevens Crack Shot, in.22 LR. Single shot, with a side lever to operate the breech. A quick Google search revealed that this particular rifle is one of three versions of the 'Crack Shot,' and that mine was produced sometime between 1900 and 1913.

What is the value of a J Stevens Arms Tool Co 22 Long Rifle Crack-shot rifle?

Of course rifle condition is a big factor. If its mint condition I would say about $275

How much is a J Stevens arms and Co gun pat April 22 1913 US 22 long rifle crack shot 26?

any crack shot riffel is worth bout 400 and up i was offerd 700 for mine.

How old is a Stevens Crack-Shot 22 long rifle?

the Stevens model 16 sidelever was made from 1900 to 1913

What is the age of j Stevens tool and arms company 32 short crack shot ser.?

Please include the model number and serial number if it can be seen to get a accurate age to your rifle.

How can you find out the manufacture date of a j Stevens arms and tool co 32 crack-shot with pat app'd for on the barrel?

The Stevens No. 16, also marked Crack Shot, was manufactured between 1900 and 1913.

What is the value of a 22 LR patented Apr 22 1913?

crack shot 26 question am searching for value of a crack shot26 long rifle by j. Stevens arms and tools chicopee falls mass usa pat. date April 22,1913

What is the dimensions of a J Stevens crack shot 22 long rifle?

It is about 31-32 inches, total. It appears to be a 22 rifle for a child. Single shot, lever action. Very cool!

When was the Stevens model 125 made?

The Stevens Model 125, a 22 caliber Bolt-Action, Single-Shot rifle was manufactured between the years of 1898 and 1912 in Westfield, Massachusetts by The Stevens Arms Co. If you Have a Stevens Model 125 with Savage also on the barrel than you have a gun manufactured by The Savage Arms Co. and it would have been made after 1920 when Savage Arms purchased Stevens Arms. I have a Stevens Savage 22 bolt action single shot…

You have a j Stevens arms and tool company crack shot made in chicopeefalls mass 22 long rifle marked behind the trigger guard is stamped L 47?

Very nice. I wish I had one. Did you have a question about it?

What is the value of a J Stevens Arms and Tool 22 long rifle patent 1913 that says Crack Shot 26?

Any of the Stevens Boy's Rifles, including the #26 Crack Shot, are very rarely found in excellent condition. Only makes sense considering how the guns were marketed. Any Crack Shot in original excellent condition would easily sell for $400 or more, but guns in typical condition for the model are selling in the $125-$175 range. sales@countrygunsmith.net

You arelooking for information on a crack shot 22 long rifle by Stevens arms a tool co would be greatly appreciated earl-w?

You should go to Gunbroker.com General Discussion forum and you will find people ready to assist you

Where can you find parts for j Stevens crack shot 22 rifle?

Take a look at Numrich gun parts corp.They may be found on the web.

Stevens Arms was an Americanfirearms manufacturer founded by Joshua Stevens in 1864 in Chicopee Falls, MA. The company introduced the .22 Long Rifle round and made a number of rifle, shotgun, and target pistol designs. By 1902 they were advertising themselves as 'the largest producers of sporting arms in the world'.^[1] They were purchased by New England Westinghouse on May 28, 1915 and again by Savage Arms on April 1, 1920.^[2] As a division of Savage, Stevens continued to produce firearms at their Chicopee Falls facility until 1960 when the plant was torn down and Stevens production was moved into other Savage facilities. Savage dropped the Stevens name in 1991 but revived it in 1999 and still uses it today for a number of its low cost rifles and shotguns.

History[edit]

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Stevens Arms was founded by Joshua Stevens with help from backers W.B. Fay and James Taylor in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts,^[3] in 1864 as J. Stevens & Co. Their earliest product was a tip-up action single shot pistol.^[4]

Business was slow in 1870 when Stevens occupied a converted grist mill and had just sixty employees. The Panic of 1873 had a further negative impact on sales. By 1876 the company had recovered to the extent that it was then manufacturing twice the number of shotguns as it had been before that year.^[5] In 1883 they purchased the Massachusetts Arms Company which Joshua Stevens had helped found in 1850.^[1] In 1886, the company was reorganized and incorporated as J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co. The business was able to grow steadily with tool manufacturing and sales now accounting for the bulk of the business output.^[4]

Stevens and Taylor were bought out in 1896 by I.H. Page, who was one of the new partners and the bookkeeper. Page led the company to significant growth, such that by 1902 Stevens had 900 employees and was considered one of the top sporting firearms manufacturers in the world. In 1901, Stevens entered into a partnership with J. Frank Duryea to produce the Stevens-Duryea automobile manufactured at a separate facility also in Chicopee Falls. In 1915, Stevens led the U.S. arms business in target and small game guns.^[4]

On May 28, 1915, New England Westinghouse, a division of Westinghouse Electric, purchased Stevens. New England Westinghouse was created specifically to fulfill a contract to produce 1.8 million Mosin-Nagant rifles for Czar Nicholas II of Russia for use in World War I. They needed a firearms manufacturing facility to accomplish this and chose Stevens. After the purchase, they sold off the tool making division, halted production of Stevens-Duryea automobiles, and, on July 1, 1916, renamed the firearms division the J. Stevens Arms Company. When the Bolsheviks deposed the Czar in 1917, New England Westinghouse was never paid, and it fell into financial distress.^[1][6] They managed to sell most of the rifles to the U.S. Government and keep the Stevens firearms facility operational and did return to limited production of civilian firearms between 1917 and 1920 while looking for a buyer for Stevens.^[7]

Stevens was purchased by the Savage Arms Company on April 1, 1920, with Stevens operating as a subsidiary of Savage but in a semi-independent status until 1942.^[1] This merger made Savage the largest producer of arms in the United States at the time.^[8]Rc aircraft simulator free download.

On July 9, 2019, Vista Outdoor completed the sale of Savage Arms^[9] and Stevens Arms for $170 million to a group of investors led by Savage's management. Vista received immediate gross proceeds of $158 million and a $12-million five-year note. Vista said it will use this money, after paying associated taxes, to reduce its debt.^[10]

Ammunition[edit]

in 1887, Stevens developed the .22 LRround,^[11] which served as an introductory caliber for children for decades, as well as being very popular for plinking, varmint and target shooting. The .22LR cartridge was available beginning in 1888, in the #1, #2, #9, and #10 break-top rifles, and in their New Model Pocket and Bicycle rifles. The .22 LR would outperform other Stevens rounds, such as the .25 Stevens and .25 Stevens Short, designed as competitors, and offered in models such as the lever action single-shot Favorite (produced between 1894 and 1935) and the Crack Shot #15 (introduced in 1900).^[12]

As several manufacturers would later do with other wildcats, Stevens adopted the .25-20 single shot, developed by J. Franis Rabbeth in 1882. The unpopularity of the bottlenecked case led Stevens to develop the .25-21 in 1897. Designed by Capt. W. L. Carpenter, 9th U.S. Infantry, the .25-21 Stevens was essentially a shortened version of the company's own .25-25 of 1895.^[13] (This is an odd reversal of the relationship of the .38 S&W Special to the .357 Magnum.) The .25-25 would be used in Stevens' model 44 and the model 44½ rifles manufactured from 1903.^[13]

Rifles[edit]

In 1880, the company began making falling blockrifles. These, though less well known than Ballard or Winchester firearms, were of comparable quality. They were priced lower than those of Ballard or Winchester, making the Stevens' falling block models competitive in the marketplace. Under names like Favorite, Little Scout, Crack Shot, and Marksman, Stevens sold millions of reliable single-shots. The total number of single-shot firearms manufactured by the company exceeded 3.5 million by 1892.^[5]

Stevens, under the ownership of New England Westinghouse, produced over 770,000 Mosin-Nagant rifles under contract with the Russian government between 1916-1917, of which 225,260 were delivered. The rest were sold to the American government to arm the American Expeditionary Forces, White Russian forces, Finland, and the Civilian Marksmanship Program.^[6][7]

The 416 had a dramatically oversized bull barrel and a large wooden stock. The heavy barrel design added a great deal of weight which compared unfavorably with larger rifles such as the military's various .30 caliber offerings. It had adjustable peep sight apertures, a hooded front sight, and a small, removable magazine.^[14][15]

During World War II, Savage used Stevens' facilities to produce several military firearms including the Savage Lee–Enfield No. 4 rifle,^[16] the Thompson submachine gun, the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), and the Browning M1919 and M2 machineguns.^[14][15][17]

Stevens introduced the Model 87 in 1938, which sold over one million units. Further units were sold as the Savage Model 6 by Sears.^[5]

Shotguns[edit]

Starting in 1872, Stevens began producing single-barreled shotguns based on their tip-up rifles and pistols. The first was the Model 30 offered in 14 gauge but soon followed by 10, 12, 16, and 20 gauges.^[18]

In 1876, Stevens produced its first double-barreled shotgun, the Three Trigger Model, which used a third trigger to unlock the action, and was offered in 10 and 12 gauges.^[18]

Between 1900 and 1916 Stevens produced 26 single-barreled shotgun models, eight exposed hammer double-barreled models, and seven hammerless double-barreled models including a sidelock design, the Model 250,^[18] as well as a .410 bolt-action shotgun with three-shot detachable magazine.

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In 1907, Stevens was approached by John Browning and offered the design of a pump-action, hammerless, take-down, repeating shotgun that would become the Model 520 and 620 shotguns.^[19] The Model 520, easily recognized by its distinctive double-hump receiver, first appeared in Stevens' 1909 Catalog #52 and remained in production until 1939.^[18][20]

In 1927, Stevens produced the Model 620, a streamlined version of the 520, and it remained in production until 1955. Stevens provided a prototype Model 520 trench gun to the American military in 1918 for use in World War I but it was never produced in quantity. Both the Model 520A and 620A were produced (as the M520-30 and M620) for military use during World War II, in trench, riot, and training variants. Over 45,000 were made during WW II and many remained in service through the Vietnam War.^[21]

Stevens Crackshot 22 Rifle Model 26

Target pistols[edit]

Joshua Stevens produced three lines of single-shot tip-up target pistols named after contemporary gunmen.^[22]

• Stevens-Conlin No. 38 – named for James Conlin, owner of a Broadway Avenue shooting gallery in New York City.
• Stevens-Lord No. 36 – named for Frank Lord, a prominent target shooter. Six hundred were produced from 1880 to 1886.^[22]
• Stevens-Gould No. 37 – named for Arthur Corbin Gould, a firearms expert and writer.

Two well-known examples of the Stevens-Lord No. 36 were custom ordered by Buffalo Bill, serial no. 29 for himself and serial no. 32 as a gift for Ben Thompson. The deluxe set of pistols had ten-inch barrels chambered for .32 Colt, iridescent mother-of-pearl grips, and custom engraving with gold inlay by Louis Daniel Nimschke. The one given to Thompson included 'From Buffalo Bill to Ben Thompson' on the spine of the grip.^[22]

An engraved, gold-plated Stevens-Gould No. 37 was given to sharpshooter Annie Oakley in the 1890s by her husband Frank Butler. The pistol had finely engraved dog and horse head motifs on both sides of the frame. The Stevens-Gould No. 37 was one of three embellished guns cased for Oakley as a presentation group.^[23]

Stevens Crackshot 22 Long Rifle

References[edit]

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1. ^ ^abcdVorisek, Joseph (1992). A Short Illustrated History of the J Stevens Arms & Tool Company. Cornell Publications. pp. 3–7.
2. ^Vorisek, Joseph (1994). A Short Illustrated History of the Savage Arms Company 1895 to 1945. Cornell Publications. p. 4.
3. ^Fjestad, S.P. (2009). Blue Book of Gun Values. Blue Book Publications. p. 1565. ISBN978-1-886768-87-1.
4. ^ ^abcFlayderman, Norm (1994). Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms. DBI Books. p. 209.
5. ^ ^abcWallack, LR. 'Sixty Million Guns'. 1983. In Gun Digest Treasury, Harold A. Murtz, editor, DBI Books. 1994 pp.192-193, 195, 197 ISBN0873491564
6. ^ ^abLapin, Terence. 'The American Mosin Nagant'. Mosin-Nagant.net. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
7. ^ ^abVorisek, Joseph (1992). A Short Illustrated History of the J Stevens Arms & Tool Company. Cornell Publications. pp. 31–33.
8. ^The Hardware Review. Pentz Publishing Co. 26: 55. 1920.Missing or empty title= (help)
9. ^Kinney, Kinney (July 17, 2019). 'Savage Arms bought by management-led investors for $170 million; company employs about 300 in Westfield'. The Republican. MassLive LLC. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
10. ^McCoy, Sean (July 9, 2019). 'REI Will Do Business With Vista Outdoor After Sale of Savage, Stevens'. Gear Junkie. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
11. ^Barnes, Frank (1976). Cartridges of the World. DBI Books. p. 274. ISBN978-0-89689-936-0.
12. ^Barnes,(1976) p.276
13. ^ ^abBarnes, (1976), p.74.
14. ^ ^abKimmel, Jay (1990). Savage & Stevens arms: collector's history. Corey/Stevens. ISBN978-0-942893-00-7.
15. ^ ^abCanfield, Bruce N. (1996). U.S. Infantry Weapons of World War II. Andrew Mowbray. ISBN978-0-917218-67-5.
16. ^Skennerton, Ian (1993). Lee-Enfield Story: A Complete Study of the Lee-Metford, Lee-Enfield, S.M.L.E. and No.4 Series. Ian D Skennerton. ISBN978-0-949749-15-4.
17. ^Canfield, Bruce N. (2000). U. S. Infantry Weapons of the First World War. Andrew Mowbray. ISBN978-0-917218-90-3.
18. ^ ^abcdVorisek, Joseph (1992). A Short Illustrated History of the J Stevens Arms & Tool Company. Cornell Publications. pp. 64–68.
19. ^Archer, Eric (1988). 'U.S. Military Shotguns of WW2'. Gun Digest.
20. ^Stevens Firearms General Catalog and Component Parts #52 (Revised). J Stevens Arms & Tool Co. 1909. pp. 91–98.
21. ^Canfield, Bruce (2007). The Complete Guide to U.S. Military Combat Shotguns. Mowbray Publishers. pp. 94–95, 117, 134–139. ISBN978-1-931464-28-4.
22. ^ ^abcBicknell, Natalie and Tom (July 19, 2007). 'A Very Handsome Present from Buffalo Bill'.
23. ^Autry National Center (January 12, 2012). 'Annie Oakley's Pistols'.

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