a tip-up action single shot pistol
The value of a J Stevens 22 cal nickel finish tip-up pistol is between $200 and $500 depending on its condition. These guns are easy to conceal but provide little firepower.
webdept@gunpartscorp.com has many parts and breakdown books for many Stevens rifles and shotguns.
The exact value of a 32 Rimfire Stevens Tip Up Single Shot pistol made of brass with a steel barrel is actually dependent upon a number of factors. Some of those factors would be, the age and condition of the pistol.
You posted this under the Iver Johnson topic and that company made a lot of revolvers in Fitchburg, which isn't far from Chicopee Falls. The only arms maker I find in Chicopee is Stevens, but I have no records of a Stevens revolver. Are you sure it is not a tip-up pistol?
you will have to do a web search on 44 shotshell ammunition.
this pistol was made between 1979-89. I suggest that you do a web search under "Air gun repair" and locate a shop near you that can repair the pistol.
That is Chicopee Falls, MASS, U. S. A.
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It sounds like you may have a Stevens Tip up pistol, but there is not enough information to give you a definite answer- and value is also driven by condition. You will need to visit a gun shop or gun show in your area for a better answer. Sorry-
I'm going to say NO. The closest would be a .25 Stevens. Most were available in .22 and .30 or .32. The Hunter's Pet Pocket Rifle (really a long-barrelled pistol with a detachable shoulder stock) was chambered for almost everything from .22 short to 44-40 centerfire, but Cartridges of the World doesn't list any thing in 27 caliber that would have been appropriate or available at that time.
That would be Stevens A & T Co- Arms and Tools, Chicopee Falls MA. Stevens made a number of single shot pistols over the years. Among many- the No. 10 - which looks like a target auto- from 1919-1939, and the No. 35 Offhand, known as the "Tip-up" made from 1907-1939. There are many more- and entire books on this subject.