Stevens Martini .22 Target Rifle
No one else seems to know much about this gun so I thought I would ask the experts here. In 1910-1911 Stevens Arms made a .22 target rifle specificaly for the British market. It was called the Stevens...
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Only a couple of handfuls made? I would think that they would have produced a good run of them being so accurate and during a time when single shots were still very popular. Is there any reason given...
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I owned one of them along with a Stevens Walnut Hill which was just as accurate. I suspect it was dropped from the line because the latter was a more traditional American form and sold better over here.
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As a long time Stevens fancier I would agree with Joel. The 'Martini' style, in spite of performance, just did not have the appeal to the American market as the Stevens 44 & 44 1/2 actions which...
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Thanks for the feedback. Would it be safe to assume they (Stevens) used purchased receivers for such a small trial run? I do like the looks of the carbine style butt and steel checkered buttplate....
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Many years ago before I collected English cartridge firearms, I collected high grade American single shots. I went back through my files to find a picture of my Stevens-Bisley. I couldn't find one,...
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The catalog cut is the same one in Strongs book. It is from the Stevens English Catalog. The cut indicates that the gun was made specificly for the English market. Probably why they are so scarce in...
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I live in Wisconsin and bought mine here in the late 1960s. I sold it in 1972 (probably to Jim Goergen) when we we expecting our 2nd son.
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Closed the deal on this rifle today. Should have it in a week or so. Looking for the sling swival that fits in the hole in front of the triger guard. Plan on seeing how it shoots as soon as I get my...
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Congratulations Slumlord44 On your accquesition of a Stevens 600 'Martini' actioned Rifle. I do hope you will continue researching it's origine. I am sure it was a British made rifle from start to...
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Harry, I intend to continue to research this one. You may be correct that it is entirely British made but I am not making any bets at this time. It will probably be in my posession until after I am...
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The Bisley arrived Thursday. Shot it Friday. Shoots well, functions perfectly. Need to shoot it a lot more under better lighting conditions to determine accuracy. Bore is mint and accuracy seems to be...
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Your rifle was sleeved by AG Parker who became better known as the Parker in Parker-Hale. Parker-rifled martinis are very common in the UK. I have a 297-25 Rook Rifle which started life as a 297-25,...
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Fred, Thanks. Any and all info on this one is appreciated. Any idea where I could find the sling swivel that goes under the barrel and the one that goes on the triger guard? Also looking for the brass...
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Slumlord: Sling swivels can usually be picked up from UK Arms Fairs---not much help if you are across the pond!. However, they appear from time to time on the British E bay site: www.ebay.co.uk. There...
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This is a photo of the Bisley that was sold by Kuls Auction in August. Funny thing is that mine has the Stevens name on the left side of the frame and the Kuls gun has it on the right side. Mine has a...
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Finaly got all of the Grant books and took the time to read and re-read all the info on the Bisley. Noticed that the picture of the one in Grants book has the same plain stock as mine. There is no...
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Slings holder and brass inserts holders are all aftermarket eaccessories.
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Info update. The Kulls Auction gun is a low single didget serial #. The Grants books guns are two didget serial #s. My gun is a three didget serial #. This sort of makes it unlikely that there are...
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Hi, I have a Stevens Bisley rifle serial number 44. I believe that only 48 were made. There is one in the NRA museum at Bisley. Mine has been converted to a sporting rifle at some stage in the past,...
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