1933-1945. sales@countrygunsmith.net
Springfield Arms shotguns were manufactured by the Stevens division of Savage Arms from 1920 to 1948.
Look on the top of the receiver with the gun disassembled. You should find it there.
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I have had mine since 1965.
Yes, I believe it was. I have a Model 53-B (single shot .22LR) and it says on the barrel 'SPRINGFIELD MODEL 53-B, Manufactured by J. Stevens Arms Co., Chicopee Falls, Mass. U.S.A.'
The Stevens/Springfield single-shots routinely bring under $100 at retail. sales@countrygunsmith.net
$75-$200 depending on condition
Whats it worth
Sometime between 1920 and 1948.
.22 bolt action rifle, obsolete. sales@countrygunsmith.net
$75 in top condition. sales@countrygunsmith.net
I suspect you are confusing a patent date marking with a model number. What are the other markings on the gun? sales@countrygunsmith.net OK. The best we can do is narrow it to the 1930's. No factory records exist. This was after the Savage takeover, and Stevens was still producing guns in the Chicopee Falls plant. They used the Springfield name as a value-brand.