Where can you find information on a Riverside Arms Company 12 gauge single shot with the stock and barrel marked FW598?

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only thing i can tell ya about the company is that they have been out of business for years. i have a hammer-less double barrel that needs new fingers cock the hammers, took it to a gun smith and he told me that all riverside arms were HAND made. No parts where interchangeable. that's about all i can remember about it though, I can tell you the gunsmith had one just like it. he said they were rare. his name is sonny and you can reach him at west end shooting supplies in Athens tn. anyhow good luck it

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Riverside Arms was an "economy brand" of J. Stevens. There will be an identical gun with the Stevens name and probably also one marked Springfield Arms. Not rare, collected, or valuable.

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The Riverside double was indeed manufactured by J. Stevens Co. and it is the same gun as the J. Stevens Model 315. This was one of several "utility shotguns" made by Stevens from 1877-1988. From what I've found, the value on this shotgun is: NIB $1.000.00 Excellent=$500.00-$200.00.

There is a year code stamped on every Stevens double barrel shotgun produced between March 1949 and December 1968. The serial number is prefixed with a letter. If your shotgun does not have a letter preceding the serial number it was made prior to 1949.

If you're looking for parts on this item, I was able to find them @ e-gunparts.com (It was http://www.e-gunparts.com/model.asp?idDept=209 unless the URL has changed)

Hope this helps!

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