found old gun not sure what it is

[bdb]

me and my son found this it is a foot long looks to be 22 size cal it looks to say J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co Chicopee Falls, MA 14 1/2 ok thank all of you .i have took it apart.i would have liked to keep as it did not work but it is what it is.thanks to all.

 

[l.cutler]

Looks to be a rolling block action of some sort. Boy that thing has really been cut down!

 

[Silver Searcher]

Shouldn't that be handed in? unusuall find

SS

 

[kyphote]

Does it look like the markings were filed away? Murder she wrote...

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Shouldn't that be handed in? unusuall find

SS

I would keep it. If it was a shotgun, it would be illegal in most states to saw it off that short. I never saw a sawed off rifle until now... I dont understand the purpose. Cool find.

Here is a discussion on the purpose of sawed off shotguns. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070613044320AAszdDU

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawed-off_shotgun

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

You may find then law in your state. Ignore the pop-up. http://www.statemaster.com/graph/gov_gun_law_pro_fir-government-gun-laws-prohibited-firearms

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Wow that is different.
That is either an old 410 guage shotgun or rifle.

 

[bdb]

no file marks but it is vary rusted.

 

[whynot]

I'm fairly certain that unfireable weapons are exempt from most gun laws (except for totin'
They can even be shipped in the mail!!!! I have received several antique firearms in the mail/Fedex/UPS etc... without even so much as a dealer's license. ( I carve reproduction rifle stocks and sometimes buy one for the hardware and/or for use as a pattern).

If you can separate the barrel from the stock, look at the barrel underside. You might be able to get an ID on the barrel maker and some idea of its actual age.
-whynot

 

[kuger]

Wow that is different.
That is either an old 410 guage shotgun or rifle.

I agree,I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me,looks way bigger than a .22

 

[DCMatt]

it looks to say J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co Chicopee Falls, MA 14 1/2

LINK

Here's a link to a Stevens "Crack shot" 22 from the early 1900's. Similar to your but not exactly.

DCMatt

 

[Gunny71]

Keep in mind that serial numbers were not required to be on arms until 1964. It may not have a serial.

 

[mts]

That is very cool! I'm still waiting to find my first gun while detecting. It's one of those items that makes you really wonder how it got there and what it was used for. The idea that it could have been used for nefarious purposes just makes it that much more intriguing.

 

[kuger]

Why does that not appear to be a .22?

 

[SkyPirate]

Shouldn't that be handed in? unusuall find

SS

We don't have to give up our guns in this country.

 

[kuger]

Yea,when they have possibly been used in a crime,they should be,would you want one in your possesion??

 

[SkyPirate]

Did you dig this item or buy it somewhere? Nice addition to your collection!

 

[kenley]

I looks like a Steven's "crack shot" except the chamber looks like larger bore. At he turn of the century (1900) the 9mm shot gun was popular for pest control and back yard shooting sesions. I used to have a half box of the shells, but don't know what happened to them.

Should be a calber stamped on it somewhere.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

We don't have to give up our guns in this country.

And we have to keep fighting for this right.

 

[l.cutler]

Interesting, I still haven't found an exact match. Certainly not a break action, the barrel is fixed it does not break open.