An interesting Stevens Tip-up...

by Hobie , Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Friday, July 26, 2013, 18:20 (4142 days ago)

Had a young lady come in to the militaria shop with an interesting rifle, a Stevens tip-up with the skeleton stock. It was in pretty good condition except for the bore in that 1. the bore was blocked with something that looked like a cleaning patch soaked in oil. I couldn't remove it because I don't have a rod at that shop. 2. the chamber looked to be .32 but the bore was .22... I don't think I've seen that. Lock up was pretty tight and it was pretty clean and otherwise functional. I suppose one could get the barrel lined but I don't know about the practicality (cost vs value).

Anyhoo, I was wondering if any of you had seen such (.32 chamber in a .22 barrel) and if so what you think it was used for. Blank firing perhaps? The gun was pretty clean, unusual for blank firing guns.

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Sincerely,

Hobie