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Your Model 1915 Favorite is based on what's known as a 'swinging block' action, one that drops the breechblock from a pivot point ahead of the rear end of the barrel. (It only looks like a falling block).
It looks like your rifle's SN - 8100.
In 1915, Stevens introduced a major change in the 1894 Favorite action.
The action is made slightly heavier, ofter referred to as the Heavy Favorite.
The other changes were to a flat top breechblock and to a coil mainspring from an often-breaking, flat mainspring.
The Model 1915 Favorites became the No.17. No.20, No.27, No.28, & No.29 - depending upon what type barrel and/or sights were factory installed.
The round barrel on your Favorite defines it as a No.17.
In 1920, when Savage started to take over the Stevens factory, 'SVG' was stamped on the Favorites, as well.
There are NO serial number DOM records available for any Stevens firearms, because Stevens had a 'catastrophic office fire', and 'lost all records' just after WWI, when said records were subpeonaed by the US Congress in 1922, when Congress was investigating WWI war profiteering by Stevens.
Sooooo, YOUR Model 1915 Favorite No.17, SN 8100 was made between 1915 & 1920, most likely about 1916, as Stevens made thousands of them per year.
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It looks like your rifle's SN - 8100.
In 1915, Stevens introduced a major change in the 1894 Favorite action.
The action is made slightly heavier, ofter referred to as the Heavy Favorite.
The other changes were to a flat top breechblock and to a coil mainspring from an often-breaking, flat mainspring.
The Model 1915 Favorites became the No.17. No.20, No.27, No.28, & No.29 - depending upon what type barrel and/or sights were factory installed.
The round barrel on your Favorite defines it as a No.17.
In 1920, when Savage started to take over the Stevens factory, 'SVG' was stamped on the Favorites, as well.
There are NO serial number DOM records available for any Stevens firearms, because Stevens had a 'catastrophic office fire', and 'lost all records' just after WWI, when said records were subpeonaed by the US Congress in 1922, when Congress was investigating WWI war profiteering by Stevens.
Sooooo, YOUR Model 1915 Favorite No.17, SN 8100 was made between 1915 & 1920, most likely about 1916, as Stevens made thousands of them per year.
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I once looked this up for myself as my wife bought an 1894 Stevens Favorite at a yard sale for $5 and I found a great site that had all kinds of info and tips to help date Favorites but I can't find it now. Here is one that has some similar info but not as detailed. http://www.geocities.com/c-thunderer/STEVENSRIFLES.html Note, the guns prior to 1915 had a leaf type mainspring and after had a coil spring so that can narrow things down for you right there. Just looked some more and I think this is the site I was thinking of. Same pictures (I think the first link above copied from the link below) but with more info on dimensions and specs but I could have swore there used to be more historical info last time I looked. Oh well.... maybe it will help. http://www.wisnersinc.com/exploded_v...rite_parts.htm Nope, just checked some more (It was bugging me I couldn't find it...) Here is the grandaddy of all Stevens info websites... Same website as the second one above, just a different page or section. http://www.wisnersinc.com/additional...ite_rifles.htm By the way, if you shorten the url to just www.wisnersinc.com it will take you to the home page and there is a ton of info available on all sorts of older guns. Just a cool site all around. Last edited by Dave Bulla; 03-04-2009 at 01:08 AM. |
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