* Full
** Modified
*** Improved
Stamped on the Barrel.
1952
1955
Fabrique Nationale or FN is the maker.
That G is the indicator of year of manufacture. A stands for 1949, so yours was made in 1955.
Whats it worth
Needs to be examined by a gunsmith.
The stevens model 82 was made by stevens between 1936-1937.there was a total production of 35,500 guns made during that time span.
your savage Stevens model 52a was made between 1933-1937 in the amount of 88,000 guns.
Half a circle is called a semicircle
A key determinant is how the company name is marked (Stevens, J. Stevens Arms, J. Stevens Arms and Tool, J. Stevens Arms Co). Then you can date its manufacture +/- 20 years. Looking at the barrels should tell you if it is damascus. You should be able to find pictures of damascus and other laminated barrels on the internet.Most Stevens doubles will also have a patent date marked on the right side of the receiver. This will give you a "no earlier than" date for its manufacture.According to the 5th Edition of Standard Catalog of Firearms (Krause Publications), p. 677 "Collectors will find a date code stamped on every double-barrel shotgun in the Stevens brands produced between March 1949 and December 1968. Usually, it is behind the hinge pin or ahead of the triggerguard on the bottom of the frame. It will appear as a small circle containing a number and letter. The letters cofrrespond to the years shown in the following table. Significance of the numbers is not known [examples are provided: A=1949; B=1950; C=195l, etc.]." I determined that my Stevens 311D is a "circle G," or, made in 1955.More Information NeededThis can only be answered by knowing exactly how the company name is marked (Stevens, J. Stevens Arms, J. Stevens Arms and Tool, J. Stevens Arms Co). Then you can date its manufacture +/- 20 years. Ask a new question with these details for your firearm.I have a JStevens Arms.Co. Singleshot 410 made in Chicope,Mass it is a Springfield with a Prove Selected forged barrel any Ideas as to its date there is also a circle with a 21 engraved in it
There will be a date code stamped on most every Stevens double-barrel shotguns produced between March 1949 and December 1968. Usually it is behind the hinge pin or ahead of the triggerguard on the bottom of the frame. It will appear as a small circle containing a number and letter. The letters correspond to to year. The significance of the number is unknown. The lettering starts with A - 1949, B - 1950 etc up to N -1962, P - 1963 R - 1964 on through V - 1968.One is listed on Gunbroker right now, in near mint condition, for $450. (Sept 2009)
my glassware has a circle that does not connect with a funnel type object on the top of the circle into the circle.