Antique Stevens Tip-Up 12 Gauge Shotgun

An antique Stevens Tip-Up 12 Gauge Shotgun. Serial #225X, 12 ga., 29.75″ round tip-up barrel, 3.5″ octagonal breech section marked with maker’s name and Chicopee Falls, Mass. address on top flat. Distinctive “step-down” frame has a central hammer and a trigger guard with a rear finger grip. Walnut buttstock has shotgun buttplate. This gun was made without a forend. This popular model was manufactured from the 1870s to 1895. Had a blued barrel, nickel-plated frame and buttplate. Condition is good to very good, but retaining virtually no original finish but a deep brown patination with scattered cleaned light-to-moderate erosion, good edges and fair markings. The stock is sound and smooth. Matching serial numvers. Barrel hinge and lockup are fairly tight, action is crisp, bore shows overall etching. Even though this is a fluid steel barrel gun, it is most likely not safe to shoot modern high-pressure shells unless you use 20 gauge or .410  adapters. Have it inspected by a qualified gunsmith before shooting! Made pre-1899. No FFL Required. This is a good affordable candidate for barrel shortening and refinishing for practical use with a 20 gauge or .410 adapter. (ENM-125)