40-110 yrs
your Stevens arms shotgun was produced between 1926-1935 with only 2,000 total being made.
Check the receiver and barrel.
no i think it was made by savage arms
Savage arms and j. Stevens
They were made for a long time. If it has a serial number, it is post-1968.
OXFORD ARMS CO was a tradename used by Belknap Hardware of Louisville, Kentucky on shotguns made by Crescent Fire Arms Company and by J. Stevens Arms Company. It will not have a serial number as these were not required on firearms sold in the US before 1968.
On the but
E designates 1953
May not have one- not required by law on rifles and shotguns until 1968.
what is the manufactureing date a hero arms company for 12 guage shotgun serial number 781
No. You are looking at either a serial number or a floor assembly number. sales@countrygunsmith.net
Serial numbers were not required on long arms before Jan 1, 1969. Most manufacturers did not assign serial numbers to small caliber rifles or utility shotguns.