Stevens 520-30 serial info.

[hitch1911]

can anyone date a Stevens 520-30, serial 49776? It is military marked and has a Viet Nam Stevens M77E heatshield.

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[emmagee1917]

While the range of these run from 38,000 to about 70,000 , most are found between the upper 50,000 to upper 70,000 range. So , about all that can be said is that yours is early. My 60434 was dated by Bruce to 1943 .
HTH , Chris

PS , The correct Shield would be the S style without the "S" stamp .

[hitch1911]

Anyone have a WW II Stevens heat shield? Don't want to go the REPo route unless.

[nhetzer]

Good luck on that one. Unfortunately they are pretty scarce and when you do find them they can cost as much as a gun without one. My advice would be to check the usual haunts: eBay, and the gun auction websites as well as the forums. It took me nearly three years to finally find a couple of them. Hope you have better luck than I did!

[browningautorifle]

Are there not some of these heat shields on our own buy and sell?

[nhetzer]

No. I just checked all 193 topics posted on the buy/sell page.

[browningautorifle]

Enthusify Marketplace[mshow]=listing&p[id]=ww2-stevens-520-530-trench-gun-heat-shield-6638 Try that one...about three pics down.

[polartrill]

Sweet one at :
Stevens Arms Trench Gun Hand Guard Bayonet Mount WW 2 Trenchgun | eBay