Did j Stevens tool co ever make a percussion rifle?

[gandydancer]

Did J. Stevens tool co of Chicopee Falls Mass. ever make a percussion rifle? I found one at a flea market with J Stevens markings in 32 caliber in very good condition a 1" bbl 1/16th across the flats also marked 32 ideal the stock is in good condition but looks like a baseball bat. any information would be of a great help. Tks TG

[Chev. William]

Please Expand Your description(s) as they are Too Abridged to Identify what you found.
To the Best of my Knowledge At the Moment, "32 Ideal" was a Center fire Cartridge.

Best Regards,
Chev. William

[gandydancer]

Please Expand Your description(s) as they are Too Abridged to Identify what you found.
To the Best of my Knowledge At the Moment, "32 Ideal" was a Center fire Cartridge.

Best Regards,
Chev. William

well the one i am looking at is a percussion with a hooked breach. the bbl is stamped 32 ideal and it is a front loader in 32 caliber.

[koger]

Someone has made a ml out of .32 rimfire or center fire barrel, pretty easy to do.

[gandydancer]

Someone has made a ml out of .32 rimfire or center fire barrel, pretty easy to do.

Koger I think your right. I believe that is what it is.

[slumlord44]

Been collecting Stevens since I was 12. 59 years. Still collecting. Have a large reference library. To my knowledge the answer is no. By the time they started muzzleloaders were obsolete. Their first guns were rim fires.