What would the approximate age and value of a Springfield model 22 single bolt action 22 rifle be?

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This answer is assuming that your Springfield is NOT a military style rifle from Springfield Inc/Springfield Armory or the US Government Armory in Springfield Mass. I don't think there would be any single shot .22's from either, so I am probably making a correct assumption. The Springfield name was discontinued in 1948, so it is older than that. I can't find a firm date of when it was first used, but I suspect the late 1920's or early 1930's. I can't locate a Model 22 manufactured by Savage/Stevens/Springfield, but it is most like very similar to the Savage Model 3 if it is a single-shot bolt action. That is listed with a retail value of $35 in NRA Poor condition and $100 in NRA Excellent.

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I cannot assume to know much about the rifles in question, but my father has a 22 rifle that he has given me to keep coyotes away from my home. On the barrel of the gun is the print "J Stevens Arms Company Chicopee Falls, Mass. U.S.A. Model 86 C- Springfield 22 Short long or long rifle".

My father remembers buying the rifle either in 1939 or 1940 just before the war started. He went into the war at the age of 17 in 1943. He would have been 13 or 14 years old when he bought the gun.

I hope this info will be of help or at least interest for you.

Later.

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