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5/20/2015 1:34:17 AM
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Stevens apparently dropped the "Springfield" line in 1948. I would look into it a little more if I was you. [b][u]DO NOT CUT THE BARREL DOWN!![/u][/b]. If that was made before 1948 that is an antique and there's nothing worse than sportorized antique arms. It kills the value. For example a sportorized M1917 Eddystone can be picked up for $300 to $400 while unmodified ones can go for $800. If you want to cut a shotgun down get a 12 gauge pump used for less than $400 and cut it. Single shots are not a good idea for home defense. To clean that up get some sort of heavy duty bore cleaner and oil like wd 40. If you want to someday you could bring that to a gunsmith and get it re blued or parkarized. Seriously, nothing pisses me off more than sportorized antique firearms.
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Oh my, I had no idea it was so old
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Again, look into it because I could be wrong. If you can find the serial number that would help your search quite a bit
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I'll have to wash the metal down, all of the printing is unreadable
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The serial number is obviously stamped in. Don't worry about scratching it off or whatever. Should be on the receiver or the barrel near the breach. Once that rust is on there it'll be nearly impossible to get it off without taking off some of the finish. Idk how bad the rust is. I've got muskets that rust pretty easily and I've taken it off with some rough sandpaper like 200 grit and then polish it with emery cloth or machinists cloth. What you do, pull it out of a pond lol?
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I'll try to get a better shot of it, it's not exactly rust but I can't think of what else to call it I found it in the attic lol See what I mean?
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The stuff on the receiver is called bluing. That's a chemical rust to prevent rusting. When it's cleaned up its a beautiful mix of blue and browns
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Ah, 94b couldn't be a serial number could it? That's all I could find
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94B is the model number. From a little reading they were introduced in the 1920s and until 1968 they didn't have serial numbers
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So definitely not the kind of thing to take a saw to lol
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I would leave it the way it is. Depending on how the bore looks and the mechanical condition it would make a nice hunting piece. Single shots are a poor idea for home defense. You can get a used 12 gauge for $400 or less. A pump or a double barrel would be way more ideal
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For now it's really all I've got, as soon as I'm of age I'm going to buy some kind of revolver
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If you live in the us you can buy a black powder revolvers at 18 I believe
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Isn't 18 the legal age to buy all firearms?
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Only long arms and black powder. You have to be 21 to buy pistols
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Ohh, that's odd Shotgun it is then
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Makes no sense but that's just the way it is
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Single shot?
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Yip, though I don't have any shells for it. Just serves to look badass next to my recliner lol
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12 gauge? If so, keep in mind you can get caliber adapters for it, from .22 all the way up to 20 gauge. I really want to grab a single shot 12g, a .357 mag adapter, and then turn the rest of the bore into a suppressor. Don't really want to pay the tax stamp, but that would be awesome.
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The box I found it in read "[b]Steves 12 gauge![/b]" lol, that's really all I know about the technical stuff It also has Springfield stamped on the side but it's barely legible through the rust
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Them things kick like a horse on steroids. I've fired one before
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Apple cider vinegar will take the rust off, but it'll also strip the finish. It's a 12 gauge, so the X-Caliber adapters ought to work. Just a neat idea, is all. I've got a double barrel from the 20s in my safe.
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I'm not of age to buy one but I'd love to get a short double barrel, seems like a good thing to have
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You can only go so short if you're in the U.S. and want to avoid an assload of paperwork. 18" barrel, 26" overall. I prefer pumps myself.
