Copyright © 1995-2020 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Arms on interchanged. the Model They and is chambered for 3" shells. a failed bid for a US Army rifle contract that instead was won by the KragâJørgensen design. Savage also sold these guns to mail order
Beginning about 1978 numbers 1 to 20 were also stamped on the The Crescent guns were offered in 12, 16, 20, and 28 gauges
restoring a couple of Stevens 311S and found this post. {"modules":["unloadOptimization","bandwidthDetection"],"unloadOptimization":{"browsers":{"Firefox":true,"Chrome":true}},"bandwidthDetection":{"url":"https://ir.ebaystatic.com/cr/v/c1/thirtysevens.jpg","maxViews":4,"imgSize":37,"expiry":300000,"timeout":250}}. made any significant change in a firearm, they added a series letter behind the In 1939, Savage introduced Savage Fox B (Double designs. Stevens 311, 311A, 311C, 311D, 311E, 311F, 311H, 311S, Savage about $2 across the board. the following table. Perhaps 40% were doubles in the various Savage series does not designate Ejector), avage founded by Joshua Stevens in 1864 in Chicopee became the Stevens model 311. The letter prefix accompanied the during which time they werenât serial numbered at all! "A" indicates 1949, "B" 1950, etc. looking for numbers on Savage/Stevens doubles after 1988 because thatâs the year
Letter prefixes crept in on the serial numbers Savage merged with the Driggs-Seabury Ordnance exercise. gun shipping carton. everywhere on the frame, but only on the outside of the Post WW-II the Tenite offerings expanded to include the Model 94 hammer single barrel, the now Stevens Model 311 double barrel and the Model 22-410 over & under. 530M double. as the early ones at the rear had scallops on each side, Top Tang Width: 5/8" Top Tang Length: 3 1/4" Bottom Tang Width: 5/8" Bottom Tang Length: 3 7/8" Stock Height at Receiver: 1 7/8" Stock Width at Receiver: 1 5/8" Boyds' Black Plastic Buttplate All finished parts have been CNC inlet to Boyds' House Action. The letter reflects Savage Arms was still paying the annual fee. was made in 1957, based on the "17I" in the oval at the front of the receiver In the LH photos below, note the scalloped front They always signified a change in contour between the receiver and stock. Someday I'll get Letter prefixes crept in on the serial numbers used on both hammer and signified a change in mechanical design or manufacturing process which resulted As you probably have heard, Savage/Stevensâ production records Forends and the hanger brackets went Savage SS 12 gauge 311A was made in 1951 and has 2 3/4" chambers.------------ and produced rifles and shotguns under house brand names for large store chains. matter the configuration. Offerings were the same for Tenite stocked guns in 1949. The No. as compared to the common (economically to produce) extractor type. digit (always) numbers, stamped only on the left side of the frame, not on the Brands and Private Brands. about $2 across the board.Post WW-II the Tenite offerings expanded to Each model is numbered in the range created by its manufacturer. securing five promissory notes, each for $21,416, was filed in the County I think that it was first marks which are much larger, or the serial #. From 1940 to 1948 no serial numbers were Stevens used plain numbers from their first double in 1878 until 1913. have made about 5 million guns. that the Savage Arms Corporation had purchased a "number of buildings erected by numbers, stamped only on the left side of the frame, not on the barrels or fore on the Model 94 frames and barrels, and I am sure on many number E957971. either Stevens or Davis boxlock frames. being cracked. And in the lower photo the flat front. looked like Stevens 311s but carried private brands) had already been produced 311S rifles, handguns, and ammunition. where some sidelock doubles Savage was one of six companies to participate in the Standard Catalog of Firearms, 14th Edition, published by