Stevens Model 35

Doriangray6 · Mar 9, 2025

My 6" Stevens model 35 Offhand Target pistol.
Break open, single shot, 22lr-22l-22s. Stevens made single shot pistols for quite a while and this particular model was produced between 1907 and 1916.
The first firearm I ever shot, when I was about 5, was a 22 caliber single shot. Not this one but I remember that it felt huge in my 5 year old hands.
If your eyes are good enough to focus on the very thin front sight blade, mine aren't

, this is still a very accurate little shooter.
When I take it to the range it always gets a lot of looks and comments, especially from ladies who tend to call it elegant, but out of respect for it's age I only use 22 short ammo in it.

Ivan the Butcher · Mar 9, 2025

Had one of the Tip-Up rifles with an 1 1/8" Octagon barrel. Chambered in 25-20 Single Shot (not 25 WCF).

Ivan

30-30remchester · Mar 9, 2025

There was a longer barreled model with a wire stock that was quite popular with woods wanderers.

Jebus35745 · Mar 9, 2025

Always liked the model 35, owned a couple over the years and they never shot good for me. A local estate has a few, here is a picture of some available. Give us an accuracy report some day. You have a nice looking gun, Larry

TIMETRIPPER · Mar 10, 2025

I use sub sonic long rifle in my model 35. They are more accurate than shorts. It's a great garden pest combo.

John

Doriangray6 · Mar 10, 2025

Jebus35745 said:
Always liked the model 35, owned a couple over the years and they never shot good for me. A local estate has a few, here is a picture of some available. Give us an accuracy report some day. You have a nice looking gun, Larry

The nickel plating does fancy it up doesn't it?
Since the front and rear sights are both on the barrel and the front sight can be drifted for windage adjustments and the rear sight raised or lowered for elevation adjustments they can be dialed in to produce quite accurate results but if the sights are good and the pistol is still shooting badly, especially inconstantly, it could be worn rifling. Not an unusual problem with old firearms.
My grandson has excellent eyesight and was able to get quite impressive results with the 35 while a friend of mine, also with good eyes but large hands, has never been able to make it work well for him though he does real good with Thumper, my much larger and heavier 45acp Colt 1917 service revolver.

2152hq · Mar 10, 2025

Many yrs ago I bought a Mod 35 Stevens that was missing it's Bbl.
I figured I would run across one at some point in time. I had always liked the Stevens singleshots in general.

No luck finding one of course, but I kept it in mind over a period of time.
I mentioned the pistol to a good customer one day who was deep into single shots and he said he might have a bbl for it.

Well he did. The matching ser# bbl to the gun.

He ended up with the complete pistol!

Hy Hunter imported a copy of the Stevens Mod 35 in the early 60's.
The frame was alloy and nickel plated. A decent plinker pistol and they were sold very inexpensively.

Stevens made the Mod 35 right up to WW2.
The old Tip-Up design held on for a long time!

quinn · Mar 10, 2025

That is a beauty. Back in the day (before my S&W addiction) I was hard core into single shot rifles. I searched for the "bicycle" version of your 35 with the folding wire stock... never did acquire one. But, I did have both the 44 and 44-1/2 rifles, the latter having a Pope barrel in 25-21. Today, the only Stevens I have is a 311 SxS 410 that belonged to my grand parents .

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