By KK, 2019;
Collection Overview
Title: MS 544 - Stevens & Co. Collection, Rifle Advertisements
Creator: Stevens Arms & Tool Company (1864-present)
Extent: 1.0 Folders
Date Acquired: 01/01/1900
Languages: English [eng]
Abstract
Photocopied advertisements from the Stevens Arms & Tool Company including rifles, pistols and mountings. Also includes a photo of the factory in Chicopee Falls Massachusetts.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Biographical Note
Stevens Arms was an American firearms manufacturer founded by Joshua Stevens in 1864 in Chicopee Falls, MA. The company introduced the .22 Long Rifle round and made a number of rifle, shotgun, and target pistol designs. By 1902 they were advertising themselves as "the largest producers of sporting arms in the world." They were purchased by New England Westinghouse on May 28, 1915 and again by Savage Arms on April 1, 1920. As a division of Savage, Stevens continued to produce firearms at their Chicopee Falls facility until 1960 when the plant was torn down and Stevens production was moved into other Savage facilities. Savage dropped the Stevens name in 1991 but revived it in 1999 and still uses it today for a number of its low cost rifles and shotguns.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions:
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Acquisition Source:
unknown
Preferred Citation:
Stevens & Co. Collection, Rifle Advertisements, MS 544 SC, McCracken Research Library, Buffalo Bill Center of the West
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