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Stevens Arms was founded by Joshua Stevens with help from backers W.B. Fay and James Taylor in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, [3] in 1864 as J. Stevens & Co. Their earliest product was a tip-up action single shot pistol.
The Stevens Boys Rifles were a series of single-shot takedown rifles produced by Stevens Arms from 1890 until 1943. The rifles used a falling-block action (sometimes called a tilting-block, dropping-block, or drop-block) and were chambered in a variety of rimfire calibers, such as .22 Short , .22 Long Rifle , .25 Rimfire , and .32 Rimfire .
On July 9, 2019, Vista Outdoor completed the sale of Savage Arms [19] and Stevens Arms for $170 million to a group of investors led by Savage's management. Vista received immediate gross proceeds of $158 million and a $12-million five-year note.
Stevens Model 520 (1909–1913) Stevens Catalog No. 53 (1911) The first Stevens 520 appeared in Stevens' 1909 Catalog No. 52 and was also offered for sale in the fall 1909 Sears & Roebuck catalog. [4] [8] It is easily recognizable by its "humpback" double receiver. It has a round slide release knob on the left side of the receiver, a visible ...
The Savage Model 242 is virtually identical to the Model 24, except that both barrels are chambered for .410 bore 3" Magnum with full chokes. These guns were manufactured between 1977 and 1981. [ 7 ] Like all later Model 24s, it uses a single trigger and single exposed hammer with a barrel selector lever incorporated into the hammer. [ 7 ]
The Model R was offered until a new four-cylinder, the 1909 Model X and Model XXX runabout was introduced. The model X was rated at 24-hp with prices starting at $2,750. [10] By 1910, a Model Y 6-40 six-cylinder vehicle replaced the Model S as the largest car. Horsepower ratings changed and the reported horsepower became 54.1.
To differentiate from the related .25 Stevens Short it is sometimes also referred to as .25 Stevens Long. [ 2 ] Developed by J. Stevens Arms & Tool Company and Peters Cartridge Company , [ 1 ] it was developed between 1898 and 1900; catalogs suggest it was introduced in 1898, but most sources agree on 1900. [ 1 ]
The Model 15 was designed in 1943–44, perhaps with the input of Taylorcraft founder C. G. Taylor. [7] The prototype, registered NX36320 , first flew on November 1, 1944. [ 1 ] During testing, the Lycoming engine proved insufficiently powerful, [ 7 ] and it was replaced with a Franklin 6A4-150-B3 of 150 hp (120 kW).