I bought a Stevens 44 or 44 1/2 a couple years ago in .22 cal, my friends great uncle bought it new and used at our local schuetzen
club. It has the original stevens scope serial # in the 400's , and the schuetzen knob with double set triggers and heavy barrel. It shoots great with Eley target ammo. I'm thinking it was probably from the 1920s??, not from our time period but a great gun to
own/shoot. There was a schuetzen park just up the road from my place, and its neat to have a gun that was actually used there.
BTB