Too bad the sidelock Stevens are not more common. It appears the 225 and 235 were made in larger numbers and are more available these days. The vast majority of the ones I've seen have large pieces missing from the top head of the stock. I wonder if this is a design flaw or poor fitting, or just that so many were used with modern loads that the gun wasn't designed for.

Last edited by Ken61; 10/27/16 09:05 AM.
I prefer wood to plastic, leather to nylon, waxed cotton to Gore-Tex, and split bamboo to graphite.