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I saw stevens 430 #4791 35 Remington yesterday. Could you update the tally now as to number located and caliber tally?
Thanks
BillR

Hi,

With the Model 430 #4791 above, the total number of Stevens High Power rifles on our list is 81. Only two of these are model 430.
The lowest serial number is still 1050 and the highest is still 5594. I know that not everyone agrees with me, but I am closer and closer to agreeing with Brophy that only about 1,000 of these rifles were manufactured.

As for the Stevens Model 15 that the High Power was "lumped" with in the Savage/Stevens production totals, I recently saw a photo of a "Springfield Model 15" manufactured by Stevens. I don't know anything about this gun or whether or not this is the Model 15 that is mentioned.

Peter Zobian
NRA LIFE MEMBER

Hey Pete:

Just read 'yo thread about Stevens 425. A guy I use to work with, his brother & 3 others were killed in an auto accident back in Oct. 1965, going on a hunting trip. His bro had a 425?, think 35. The car flew off a bridge, landed upside down in a river. The action was somehow damaged & the lever wouldn't open up fully. Had a 'smith look at it, no fix'um.

I haven't seen him for 8++ yrs now & don't know what happened to it. My slipping memory slipped back into gear & I just thought of it. Lettin ya know. . 99 LL . .

The 430 #4791 35 Remington was for sale at a show in Bracebridge, Ontario on Sunday. It is about a 60% gun with a small piece missing at toe. It had a tang sight that didn't raise lower properly. Middle sight was from a Winchester carbine.
Asking price was $750 if my memory serves me correctly.
BillR

For the owners of the 425's in 25 Rem, I have a partial box of Remington 25 Remington shells that I have no use for. The box is in nice shape and IIRC, there are 9 rounds inside. PM me if you would be interested.

Brian

Thanks for the serial number and caliber. I have added it to the list and we now have 86 Stevens 425 series High Power rifles. The lowest serial number is still 1050 and the highest is still 5594. All the serial numbers are still only 4-digit. Here is a breakdown by caliber:

25 Rem = 11 guns
30 Rem = 31 guns
32 Rem = 13 guns
35 Rem = 28 guns
*Caliber is unknown on 3 rifles: #3185, #4073, and #40xx

Here is the breakdown by serial number group:

1000 series = 19 guns
2000 series = 19 guns
3000 series = 17 guns
4000 series = 20 guns
5000 series = 11 guns

I need more serial numbers with calibers -- PLEASE.

Peter Zobian
NRA Life Member

Picked up a Stevens High Power 425 in .30-.30 Rem. SN# 3827

saving info .good thread will keep an eye out.
norm

Thanks! With some other serial numbers I've received recently, we have now found only 97 Stevens High Power rifles. The lowest serial number is still 1050 and the highest is still 5594. All serial numbers found are 4-digit and we have found no consecutive serial numbers.

I am still collecting serial numbers and calibers of the rare rifle.

Peter Zobian
NRA Life Member

Peter, Fascinating thread you have here. Have you talked to the curator of the NRA Museum ? They may have 1 or 2 around there and possibly add a serial or 2. Disregard if this ? was asked earlier. I did not read every post. Don

Was looking at another one last week at a gunshop up here.

Never got the serial number, was in 35 Rem.

They were asking $550 plus shipping and wouldn't budge on the price. Any other time o.k. but this poor thing had what looked like 2 inches of a Savage 1899 buttstock w crescent buttplate added to the back of it. I just noticed it's gone now and I wonder if the guy that bought knows he paid to much or maybe he even thinks it's supposed to have a crescent buttplate. Oh well, learn before you leap, everyone has to learn the hardway.

My gun has dirty wood and slight rust but good blue. Should I leave it be or clean it up real good? Will it affect the value? Thanks

Won't hurt it to clean it, just don't sand it.

Thank you. I looked the rifle up in the 2010 standard catalog of firearms tonight and there was a funny symbol marking this gun, I looked up the symbol at the bottom of the page and they catagorized the gun as a "sleeper, with rapidly rising value and/or significant collector potential" SWEET, Im glad I went yard saleing last weekend.

I've sold two Stevens 425 High powers. One in 32 that I considered a parts gun because it was restocked and the action would cycle but not cock the hammer and a nice reblued 30-30 REM. I'll check my records and see if I can find the s/n's. I hope your thread increases demand. These rifles certainly deserve more recognition. I carried the 30 around New England gun shows for nearly 10 years before it moved. I even showed it at a table with a sign that said "collector of anything Stevens" and he didn't know what it was. It's the Rodney Dangerfield of lever actions. Thanks; Mike

Anyone have any parts for a 425? Need a hammer.

Anyone ever had one of these apart? how do you compress the hammer spring to re-assemble?

I SCREWED UP BIG TIME at a show on Saturday 15 savages on a table ,,,so busy looking at them and cataloging them i psaaed over a 22-410 and a Stevens 425-- 3o rem ser 5223 ..
looking quick i though MARLIN that will teach me to be more ATTENTIVE

a bump for Jay

LM99, thanks for bump. The serial number on my 25 Rem. is 3087. I shot this gun today before I bought it,very pleasant to shoot.I love the sights on this gun, going to try to take a whitetail with it this year. jay