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Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this Trade Name side-by-side shotgun today for a penny start auction, this is the Ranger 5000 that was made by J. Stevens Arms Co. for Sears, Roebuck & Co.!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: J. Stevens Arms Co. for Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Model: Trade Name "Ranger 5000"
Serial: C31180
Date of Manufacture: 1936-1940
Caliber: 16 Gauge
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 28"
Optics/Sights: Front and Mid Beads
Stock/Grips: Checkered Walnut Stock and Forearm
Action: Break; Side-by-Side
Markings: The right side of the frame is stamped "5000". The left side of the frame is stamped "RANGER". The top of the barrels are stamped "SELECTED FORGED STEEL" and "PROOF TESTED 16 GAUGE".
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The 1916 date is clouded, however, by the fact that J. Stevens Arm and Tool Company was purchased by New England Westinghouse Company (N.E.W.) in mid-1915 or mid-1916 (depending on which authority you wish to believe). At this time, all production of sporting firearms was immediately discontinued to allow N.E.W. to make Mosin-Nagant rifles for the Imperial Russian Government.
The next event in the Stevens saga is a 1919 newspaper reference stating that J. Stevens Arms Company (renamed by N.E.W. circa 1916) had resumed production of sporting firearms. In light of the above information, J. Stevens Arms Company could not have made Ranger brand shotguns in the 1916-1919 time frame.
The most viable reference we have found indicates that the first Ranger brand shotguns were made for Sears by Hunter Arms Company (makers of L. C. Smith shotguns). This Ranger version was a variant of the Hunter Arms Company Fulton Model box-lock gun made in the period 1916-1918. These shotguns were more expensive than the subsequent Stevens made Ranger models.
The first Stevens made Ranger Model was the Ranger hammer double barrel, which is a variant of the Riverside Model 215 and could have been made for Sears in the period 1919-1929. This shotgun was constructed using features patent number 1,086,378 issued February 10, 1914 to G. S. Lewis and assigned to J. Stevens Arms and Tool Company that covered the use of coil spring driven hammers and pivoted triggers on hammer box-lock shotguns.
The first Ranger hammerless double barrel gun made by J. Stevens Arms Company of Chicopee Falls, MA (a Savage Arms Corporation subsidiary after April 1, 1920) for Sears was a variant of the Riverside Model 315, possibly made as early as 1919. The Model 315 had a checkered, uncapped pistol grip stock and forearm made of standard walnut.
The second Ranger double barrel made by Stevens was the Stevens Model 330 in 1922. This shotgun had a checkered select walnut capped pistol grip stock and forearm. Apart from this, it was otherwise very similar to the Riverside Model 315 variant.
The Riverside name was discontinued in 1929 and replaced by the Springfield name. The Ranger double guns made in the period 1929-1931 were variations of the Springfield Model 315, with no change from the Riverside Model 315 to the gun itself, except the block letters on the side of the frame.
Stevens reduced the quality of their economy line of products, including the Ranger double barrels, in 1931 by replacing the checkered walnut stocks and forearms with walnut finished, uncheckered hardwood stocks and forearms. These Rangers were variations of the new Springfield Model 311 and were made in the period 1931-1936.
The above Stevens/Riverside/Springfield brand hammerless shotguns were produced using the features of the G. S. Lewis patent number 1,136,247 issued April 20, 1915, which covered the use of coil spring driven strikers in hammerless double barrel guns rather than traditional revolving internal hammers. This design was the mainstay of double barrel guns for Stevens and trade brand models from 1919 to 1936.
Stevens replaced the G. S. Lewis patented action in 1936 with a heavier weight, malleable iron, No. 5000 frame, which was designed to accommodate rotating internal hammers, replacing the spring driven strikers of the Lewis action. This new frame was now used on the Springfield Model 311, as well as Stevens brand. Ranger double guns then became variations of this new internal hammer action built on the No. 5000 frame in the period 1936-1940.
Contents:
This example will ship with 1 box - 25 shells of Western Super-X 16 Ga. 2 3/4" compression formed mark 5 plastic shotgun shells seen pictured above!
*Please note: The ammo will ship separately from the gun.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: Trade Name "Ranger 5000"
Serial: C31180
Date of Manufacture: 1936-1940
Caliber: 16 Gauge
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 28"
Optics/Sights: Front and Mid Beads
Stock/Grips: Checkered Walnut Stock and Forearm
Action: Break; Side-by-Side
Markings: The right side of the frame is stamped "5000". The left side of the frame is stamped "RANGER". The top of the barrels are stamped "SELECTED FORGED STEEL" and "PROOF TESTED 16 GAUGE".
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Ranger was a trade name used on shotguns by Sears, Roebuck and Company of Chicago, IL. There are no viable references to positively date the introduction of the Ranger trade name by Sears. However, one reference states that the first Ranger gun was a variant of the Riverside (a J. Stevens Arms and Tool Company trade brand used on their economy line of products) Model 215 hammer shotgun.
The 1916 date is clouded, however, by the fact that J. Stevens Arm and Tool Company was purchased by New England Westinghouse Company (N.E.W.) in mid-1915 or mid-1916 (depending on which authority you wish to believe). At this time, all production of sporting firearms was immediately discontinued to allow N.E.W. to make Mosin-Nagant rifles for the Imperial Russian Government.
The next event in the Stevens saga is a 1919 newspaper reference stating that J. Stevens Arms Company (renamed by N.E.W. circa 1916) had resumed production of sporting firearms. In light of the above information, J. Stevens Arms Company could not have made Ranger brand shotguns in the 1916-1919 time frame.
The most viable reference we have found indicates that the first Ranger brand shotguns were made for Sears by Hunter Arms Company (makers of L. C. Smith shotguns). This Ranger version was a variant of the Hunter Arms Company Fulton Model box-lock gun made in the period 1916-1918. These shotguns were more expensive than the subsequent Stevens made Ranger models.
The first Stevens made Ranger Model was the Ranger hammer double barrel, which is a variant of the Riverside Model 215 and could have been made for Sears in the period 1919-1929. This shotgun was constructed using features patent number 1,086,378 issued February 10, 1914 to G. S. Lewis and assigned to J. Stevens Arms and Tool Company that covered the use of coil spring driven hammers and pivoted triggers on hammer box-lock shotguns.
The first Ranger hammerless double barrel gun made by J. Stevens Arms Company of Chicopee Falls, MA (a Savage Arms Corporation subsidiary after April 1, 1920) for Sears was a variant of the Riverside Model 315, possibly made as early as 1919. The Model 315 had a checkered, uncapped pistol grip stock and forearm made of standard walnut.
The second Ranger double barrel made by Stevens was the Stevens Model 330 in 1922. This shotgun had a checkered select walnut capped pistol grip stock and forearm. Apart from this, it was otherwise very similar to the Riverside Model 315 variant.
The Riverside name was discontinued in 1929 and replaced by the Springfield name. The Ranger double guns made in the period 1929-1931 were variations of the Springfield Model 315, with no change from the Riverside Model 315 to the gun itself, except the block letters on the side of the frame.
Stevens reduced the quality of their economy line of products, including the Ranger double barrels, in 1931 by replacing the checkered walnut stocks and forearms with walnut finished, uncheckered hardwood stocks and forearms. These Rangers were variations of the new Springfield Model 311 and were made in the period 1931-1936.
The above Stevens/Riverside/Springfield brand hammerless shotguns were produced using the features of the G. S. Lewis patent number 1,136,247 issued April 20, 1915, which covered the use of coil spring driven strikers in hammerless double barrel guns rather than traditional revolving internal hammers. This design was the mainstay of double barrel guns for Stevens and trade brand models from 1919 to 1936.
Stevens replaced the G. S. Lewis patented action in 1936 with a heavier weight, malleable iron, No. 5000 frame, which was designed to accommodate rotating internal hammers, replacing the spring driven strikers of the Lewis action. This new frame was now used on the Springfield Model 311, as well as Stevens brand. Ranger double guns then became variations of this new internal hammer action built on the No. 5000 frame in the period 1936-1940.
Contents:
This example will ship with 1 box - 25 shells of Western Super-X 16 Ga. 2 3/4" compression formed mark 5 plastic shotgun shells seen pictured above!
*Please note: The ammo will ship separately from the gun.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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