http://www.Amazon.com/Blue-Book-Gun-Values-Fjestad/dp/1886768676/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1198802688&sr=1-1 These people know everything and have serialization. Just sell the gun to me!
Serial numbers were not required at that time.
Serial numbers were not required prior to 1968.
I have a Stevens Visible Loading .22, adn the serial number is on the underside of the rifle, on the extended metal that goes from the trigger guard into the stock. It's quite visible. Ed
Serial numbers were not required before the GCA 68 was enacted.
If you are asking about a specific one, you have to provide the serial number.
You can find them at the website for gunpartscorp. It is part number 984040A. Look under S, then under Savage/ Stevens/ Springfield. It is a walnut replacement, and rather expensive.
Basically, you can't. SNs were not required before 1968.
There may not be one. Federal law did not always require a serial number be present on a firearm. If that rifle was manufactured prior to the 60's, it may not have one.
Stevens was in business from 1864-1950. They did not have a "pocket pistol" model, but DID make a "pocket rifle" model from 1869-1916. Am aware of no specific production data based on serial numbers.
That form of the Stevens name indicates manufacture between 1886 and 1915. Since you have a serial number, the Stevens historian may be able to give you an exact year, for a fee. savagearms.com should have his contact information.
The serial number 4279990 is a partial serial number for this rifle. To determine the date the rifle was manufactured you need to provide a complete serial number that begins with letters.
You have listed the model number of your rifle,not the serial number.