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Let’s play the “What is it?” game!
- Thread starter cmshoot
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Okay, let's try this one.
I saw this at a local gun shop the other day.
I couldn't find the serial number on it and the name on the gun is not that of any firearms manufacturer-- it has the name of a department store/auto parts store chain that had it built specifically for them.
I saw this at a local gun shop the other day.
I couldn't find the serial number on it and the name on the gun is not that of any firearms manufacturer-- it has the name of a department store/auto parts store chain that had it built specifically for them.
SO, who REALLY made this gun,
and what model name or number was it given when sold under the true manufacturer's own name?
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P.S. I don't know what it really is either. (yet). I'm hoping somebody else can tell me!
and what model name or number was it given when sold under the true manufacturer's own name?
More pics:
P.S. I don't know what it really is either. (yet). I'm hoping somebody else can tell me!
Looks like a Stephens.
I meant Stevens.
Well, what model Stevens?
(I'm not even saying it *is* a Stevens but your response is incomplete until we get a model name or a model number.)
(I'm not even saying it *is* a Stevens but your response is incomplete until we get a model name or a model number.)
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Looks like a Meteor
I don't think it's a Springfield Meteor,
Due to differences in the configuration of the stock, the shape of the cocking knob at the back of the bolt, the lack of a screw holding the rear sight down to its dovetail piece, and per other websites I think the front sight on the Meteor's different also.
Due to differences in the configuration of the stock, the shape of the cocking knob at the back of the bolt, the lack of a screw holding the rear sight down to its dovetail piece, and per other websites I think the front sight on the Meteor's different also.
I think it's a Marlin model 100,
dating to the 1930's based on the
way The trigger guard is curved and the geometry of the cocking knob.
www.marlinowners.com
Gambles opened in 1925 and I think that Marlin's cheapest single shot 22 bolt action rifle was chosen to be the "Gambles" boys rifle.
But later they clearly did switch to savage Stevens guns because I see other Gambles rifles that seem to be
a SavageStevens model 15.
Apparently the GAMBLES Company would make deals with various firearms manufacturers over the decades to produce guns for them. These were not marked with any model number and not having any manufacturer's name
... but in catalogs the Gambles department store company would sometimes have a "model number" assigned and it looks like a model 25 is what they would call the cheapest single shot lightweight both action 22 rifle, No matter who actually made it and despite obvious differences (though cosmetic more than functional) between different model 25s that were produced in different decades by different manufacturers!
dating to the 1930's based on the
way The trigger guard is curved and the geometry of the cocking knob.
New member trying to identify a .22 single shot Marlin.
Hello I am trying to identify a .22 single shot rifle my father left me. Here is a little information about it. The weapon is not and will never be for sale. I am trying to get as much info as I can including background information and if it has any historical or monetary value. My father was...
www.marlinowners.com
Gambles opened in 1925 and I think that Marlin's cheapest single shot 22 bolt action rifle was chosen to be the "Gambles" boys rifle.
But later they clearly did switch to savage Stevens guns because I see other Gambles rifles that seem to be
a SavageStevens model 15.
Apparently the GAMBLES Company would make deals with various firearms manufacturers over the decades to produce guns for them. These were not marked with any model number and not having any manufacturer's name
... but in catalogs the Gambles department store company would sometimes have a "model number" assigned and it looks like a model 25 is what they would call the cheapest single shot lightweight both action 22 rifle, No matter who actually made it and despite obvious differences (though cosmetic more than functional) between different model 25s that were produced in different decades by different manufacturers!
Next up:
A modern rifle!
What brand & model is it?
Bonus points for knowing the cartridge it uses.
A modern rifle!
What brand & model is it?
Bonus points for knowing the cartridge it uses.
