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Age of Stevens 311
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:30 am
by whisperbow
I am loking at a 311 410 with the original walnut stock. When did Stevens make this gun with walnut?
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:45 am
by waterman
Hi I think the 311 was maid in from 1950-1965 but not for sure. there is a guy that works with me that has a 311A 410 that his uncle bought new in 1955 he will sell it the gun is really nice.
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:35 am
by Fin2Feather
Look at the bottom of the action near the hinge pin; you may see a small stamped oval with a letter and a number inside. The date code started with A in 1949, B = 1950, etc; that will give you the year it was made. Later guns had serial numbers (after 1968 I think). If there's no date code stamp or serial number it's probably pre-1949. Not sure when they stopped using walnut; I have a 20ga 311A from 1962 and it's walnut. Just sold a 311H in .410 that was probably made around 1970; it was birch or some other wood and the stain was more like paint; pretty ugly.