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24V & 24V-A had an unsightly monoblock breech which changed slightly on the 24V Series B and recontoured to a more smooth and eye appealing in the 24V Series C and 24V Series D. Savage 24V: All came in only center fire cartridges over 20 gauge Monte Carlo style stocks (some checkered other not) top of tang barrel release lever separated barrels Pay close attention to markings as this is exactly how they appear on the guns themselves 24V, 24V-A, 24V Series B, 24V Series C, 24V Series D. Known models include (24D Series M, 24D Series N, 24D Series P)

Savage 24D: (This is one series I'm still figuring out) Separated barrels Monte Carlo type stocks on some but always with checkering on stock and forearm unlike the standard stocks. Savage 24C: All came only in 22lr/20ga and 20 inch separated barrels 24C Series M, 24C Series N & 24C Series P all had English straight stocks and toothpick style forearms and had top of tang barrel release lever 24C Series R had the American pistol grip style stock and top of tang barrel release lever 24C Series S also had the American pistol grip style stock but the front of the trigger gaurd sliding block barrel release. Models include 24S, 24S-A, 24S-B(not sure at this point it exists but follows logically in sequence so I include it) 24S-C, 24S-D & 24S-E. Savage 24S: (In this case the S stood for side lever barrel release) Joined barrels the entire length lack of center tang in the rear of receiver. Savage 24 De-Luxe models: Joined barrels the entire length top of tang barrel release lever 24-DL & 24B-DL had right side button barrel selectors, 24C-DL started with a left side button barrel selector and later had the hammer barrel selector 24D-DL, 24E-DL, 24H-DL & 24J-DL had hammer barrel selector all models came with satin chrome finish receivers and gold triggers and the 24J-DL also had a black painted receiver variant with no gold trigger. Savage 24: (Joined barrels the entire length top of tang barrel release lever right side button barrel selector on Model 24, 24A, 24B 24E was the first with barrel selector on the hammer often referred to as the 24E conversion when found on the other models that had button selectors) Stevens 22-410: (Pre WWII has wood stocks, later years had tenite) This is not a concrete order of which grouping came first and does not mean the whole grouping was made before the next grouping was produced and offered for sale, this is just an easier way to see all of the varieties with similar features and minimize confusing the stamped designations. The following is a brief account (meaning I won't cover every detail before the internet commandos start harassing me for lack of completeness and not covering every little feature) of the groupings of Savage 24's. The marks on the inside of the frame, where the lower barrel seats when closed, are what I would call assembly stampings, and match frame to barrel, found on underside of shot barrel near forend lug, and also sometimes found on the butt stock under the butt plate. These Date Codes are also present on the Model 94 frames and barrels, andI am sure on many others. While the letter within the circle always match on factory matching barrel and frame, the numbers never match, or at least that has always been my experience. I have also found the circle or oval with letters and numbers on the barrel clusters, on the shot barrel or on the barrel assembly lug block.

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I would like to add that I have found this circle, or oval, containing one or two numbers plus a single letter, just about anywhere and everywhere on the frame, but only on the outside of the frame, never inside.

*From page 1101 of Ned Schwing's 2004 Standard Catalog of Firearms, 14th Edition, published by Krause Publications of Iola, WI. Significance of the numbers is not known.'* The letters correspond to the years shown in the following table. It will appear as a small circle containing a number and a letter. Usually, it is behind the hinge pin or ahead of the trigger guard on the bottom of the frame.

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'Collectors will find a date code stamped on every double-barrel shotgun in the Stevens brands produced between March 1949 and December 1968.