Lupinus
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So today I was feeling a little nostalgic and pulled out one of the old guns to clean and oil up which was owned by my Great Grandfather that I in turn got when my grandfather passed away. Thing is I never knew much about it and wanted to learn a bit about it.
First of it has no model number which would be helpful, but naturally doesn't...why make life easy eh?
It has only three marking's. One is for the manufacturer on the left side-
J. Stevens Arms and Tool CO.
Chicopee Falls Mass, USA
On the rights it reads-
Trade Mark
Stevens
Reg US Pat Off & FGN
Aside from markings for the manufacture there is one more marking on top of the barrel near the breech which says 44-shot.
Which I could post pics but I haven't got a camera so to describe it it's a lever action breech loader with wooden stock and what seems a relatively short wooden hand piece on the bottom of the barrel in front of the lever/trigger guard. I am assuming shotgun since there is no rifling in the barrel and the sights consist of just a simple button type thing I have only ever seen on shotguns.
Now here is the question what the heck is 44-shot? I have never heard of this for a cartridge let alone for a shotgun?
Any other info anyone can give would be extremely helpful.
First of it has no model number which would be helpful, but naturally doesn't...why make life easy eh?
It has only three marking's. One is for the manufacturer on the left side-
J. Stevens Arms and Tool CO.
Chicopee Falls Mass, USA
On the rights it reads-
Trade Mark
Stevens
Reg US Pat Off & FGN
Aside from markings for the manufacture there is one more marking on top of the barrel near the breech which says 44-shot.
Which I could post pics but I haven't got a camera so to describe it it's a lever action breech loader with wooden stock and what seems a relatively short wooden hand piece on the bottom of the barrel in front of the lever/trigger guard. I am assuming shotgun since there is no rifling in the barrel and the sights consist of just a simple button type thing I have only ever seen on shotguns.
Now here is the question what the heck is 44-shot? I have never heard of this for a cartridge let alone for a shotgun?
Any other info anyone can give would be extremely helpful.