J. STEVENS A&T New Model Pocket Rifle No. 40 MATCHING # SHOULDER Stock C&R Single Shot Tip-Up Pistol mfg. circa 1896 to 1916

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J. STEVENS A&T New Model Pocket Rifle No. 40 MATCHING # SHOULDER Stock C&R

Single Shot Tip-Up Pistol mfg. circa 1896 to 1916

Here Ancestry Guns presents a C&R J. Stevens A&T New Model Pocket Rifle No. 40 made circa 1896 to 1916 in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts with a total of 15,000 manufactured. Included is a wire skeleton shoulder stock numbered to the gun. This example has a tip-up barrel and is a single shot pistol in .22 rimfire. Stevens, well known for its Tip-Up Pistols, Boy’s Rifles, and Sporting Rifles, got its start in Chicopee Falls at the closing years of the Civil War in 1864. Stevens Arms was founded by Joshua Stevens with help from backers W.B. Fay and James Taylor in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, in 1864 as J. Stevens & Co. Their earliest product was a tip-up action single shot pistol.

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. Between 1838 and 1864, Joshua Stevens worked for other New England gun makers, including Samuel Colt, Eli Whitney, Cyrus Allen, Edwin Wesson, and the Mass. Arms Co. In 1864, Joshua Stevens started his own factory in Chicopee Falls, Mass. at the age of 50 with 2 partners, James Taylor and W. B. Fay. With the factory starting at the end of the civil war, many gun manufacturers went under due to the surplus of guns flooding in. J. Stevens Arms Company went on to become the largest producer of sporting firearms in the world. By 1915, Stevens was a leader in the American arms business as a maker of target and small game hunting guns. Beginning on July 1, 1916, Stevens rifles and pistols would be marked J. Stevens Arms Company. There are no Stevens records to give a more exact date.

The overall condition is fine. Original blue barrel finish and nickel on the frame. Strong action. Bright bore with sharp rifling. Very good grips. Markings are legible. Numbers match, including the stock.

Own the original! This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.

Barrel is 15 inches part round.

Caliber: .22 Rimfire

Overall condition as seen in photos.

Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING. Will need to be sent to your local FFL or C&R licensee. This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.
Guaranteed AUTHENTIC & Includes CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.

$2600

#259935
 

Curio/Relic: Yes

Price: $2,600.00
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