Steven Date Codes
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 trigger guard on the bottom of the frame. It will appear as a small circle containing a number and a letter. The letters correspond to the years shown in the following table. Significance of the numbers is not known. It may be the month. If it does not have a code it is pre 1949.
A-1949 B-1950 C-1951 D-1952 E-1953 F-1954
G-1955 H-1956 I-1957 J-1958 K-1959 L-1960
M-1961 N-1962 P-1963 R-1964 S-1965 T-1966
U-1967 V-1968 W-1969 X-1970
These codes can be found in the Standard Catalog of Firearms.
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