Stevens model 311 series h serial numbers

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Stevens model 311 series h serial numbers

I have just bought a Stevens Model double for my collection. This one has a capital letter C prefix ahead of a six digit number and it appears only on the left side of the frame. Do you know the significance of this C letter prefix? Can I determine the date of manufacture from this letter? Do letter prefixes occur on other versions of the Stevens ? I have seen Stevens s with no serial numbers at all. Can you tell me what the letter prefixes mean? Does it give me a clue to the correct Model designation? I am confused. For now I can tell you, sticking to doubles only, that:. Letter prefixes crept in on the serial numbers used on both hammer and hammerless doubles from to

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Double Barrel Shotguns ; Double barrels shotguns were "the gun" for a good many years before the repeaters came into being. The two main type of hammerless double barrel shotguns are sidelock and boxlock. The Savage company reserved their name to a more deluxe double, a dressed up version of the standard model Stevens and named it the Savage Fox model B. Listed below is history of the two companies , which will help explain this article. The company introduced the. By they were advertising themselves as "the largest producers of sporting arms in the world". As a subsidiary division of Savage, Stevens continued to produce firearms at their Chicopee Falls facility until , but in a semi-independent status until

Log in. Sign up. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. While recording numbers, I looked for the serial number on my 12 gauge A Stevens double barrel and couldn't find it. I've been into this for a several decades, and this is a first for me. I happened to have bought this one while I was working a Gun Show from a private party a while back, and this shotgun is less than 10 years old. Just can't find it. I've taken it apart and looked over the receiver.

Stevens model 311 series h serial numbers

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Subscribe Now. It has good case coloring but the stock looks pretty cheap. Frames were also different as the early ones at the rear had scallops on each side, where the later models the frame was flat vertically. In Savage acquired the A. It's date coded "14J", so I figure it's from The letters do not correlate to production years. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Walnut and blued steel, assembled in Chicopee Falls using mostly parts brought from the earlier Utica plant. Buy Now. The letter reflects the year of manufacture. There must be at least 4 million Stevens Model s, in one form or another, out there! Insert Quotes Quotes Post Reply. The six digit always numbers, stamped only on the left side of the frame, not on the barrels or fore end or on the wood, are preceded by capital letters from A to E. If anybody could help me here, I would be grateful. Sort by Oldest first Oldest first Newest first Most reactions.

S tevens Date Code. Usually, it is behind the hinge pin or ahead of the trigger guard on the bottom of the frame.

If it was manufactured between and there should be a small circle with a number and letter stamped between the trigger and the hinge pin. If the serial starts with an "A" that is not the date code. That plant was torn down in and the Stevens production was moved into other Savage facilities. Date codes didn't start until I've wanted another side-by-side ever since I sold the Fox B, I still regret selling it. I have just bought a Stevens Model double for my collection. I have also found the circle or oval with letters and numbers on the barrel clusters, on the shot barrel or on the barrel assembly lug block. I am trying to find out what gauge my double barrel shot gun is? This Page Under Construction. Come join the discussion about optics, hunting, gunsmithing, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! The letters do not correlate to production years.