j.stevens 12 guage shotgun

seabeecando08

i have a 1949 double barrel side by side 12 guage dual trigger shotgun 30 inch barrel 1500 series and the only markings i have found on it r the letters t z and the a has a circle around it which indicates the year it was made so im told could anyone shed some light on this shotgun and an approximate value it is in 90%mint condition

Bert H.

Exactly how is the name stamped on the barrel?

If it is marked "J. Stevens Arms Co.", it was manufactured sometime after Stevens was bought by Savage Arms in 1920, but sometime before the late 1940s.

Unfortunately, there is precious little reference material that discusses the many different Savage/Stevens shotguns that were manufactured in the past 80+ years. Most were/are utilitarian guns, meant to hunt with, and are not considered collectable by the vast number of gun collectors. Typical value will be in the $100 - $300 range.