I went to visit the folks this weekend and came back with my great grandfather's old shotty. This thing has seen some serious use. It's not pitted at all, and has a nice patina, but the stock is cracked where my grandfather pulled both triggers at the same time. The action still works and neither of the firing pins is stuck. It's been passed down through four generations now and was wondering if any of you fellas had any idea on the year of manufacture.
Is Riverside Arms the forefather to Stevens?
And there aren't any serial numbers, just a set of these matching numbers..."9692" on the fore-stock, and on the breech face.
I don't think I've ever seen hand-cut checkering actually completely worn down. It's completely smooth, and you can definately tell it was hand-cut.
And I would actually feel comfortable shooting it if it wasn't so mangled. I'd hate to replace the split stock, since it has my great grandfather's initials carved into the left side. It's a crude carving, so I guess he did it when he was a kid.
I guess all I would like to know is the model number(or name), and the approx. date of manufacture.
Is Riverside Arms the forefather to Stevens?
And there aren't any serial numbers, just a set of these matching numbers..."9692" on the fore-stock, and on the breech face.
I don't think I've ever seen hand-cut checkering actually completely worn down. It's completely smooth, and you can definately tell it was hand-cut.
And I would actually feel comfortable shooting it if it wasn't so mangled. I'd hate to replace the split stock, since it has my great grandfather's initials carved into the left side. It's a crude carving, so I guess he did it when he was a kid.
I guess all I would like to know is the model number(or name), and the approx. date of manufacture.
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