Crack Shot 26

Question
My Father-in-Law showed my an old .22. It is a J Stevens Arms & Tool CO. Chicopee Fall, Mass.

Patent April 22, 1913 Crack Shot 26. I can find no serial # or other id marks on it. Through this Web Site I realize it was probably man. between 1913-1920. 18" barrel

Questions: Is it a .22 or a .26. I fired a .22 out of it however the casing would not extract. The extractor is very loose, also the lever itself is very loose. Any way to repair ? What would it be worth?

Would there be any other places on the rifle to ID it?
Thanks

Rick

Answer
Old guns are not really my thing, and as the link you clicked on said, I can't tell you the value of your guns.

But here's what I can tell you. There is no .26 caliber. It is a .22, and 26 is the model number.

SNs on these guns were often behind the trigger, and may only be 3 digits.

Blue Book value on the gun (I usually don't know values) is $250 in 100% condition (that is, like it was just taken new off the shelf). Guns America has one listed that looks to be in mint condition for $350. Given problems of the type you're describing, I would say less than $100.

Since the J. Stevens Co. developed the .22 LR cartridge, that is probably what it is chambered in, but you might try .22 Long or .22 Short to see if that fixes the problem. A good cleaning also often does wonders to fix "broken" guns.

Parts for the gun can be obtained at www.e-gunparts.com, or possibly www.brownells.com

Additionally, look at this site:  http://www.hayseed.net/~jpk5lad/Stevens%2022/Info%20Discovered.htm