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The rifle is a Stevens model 52, built on a 44 1/2 action, made between 1904 and 1917. Niedner only made the barrel.
Is it in .22 lr?

Nice, rifle is a Stevens Ideal #52, what caliber?

Don't the 44 1/2s made in 22RF have an extra screw forward of the lever screw for the ejector? Niedner also made a lot of 22 CF wildcats on 44 1/2 actions. But, as it is a target rifle we had best wait for an answer that may only come from a chamber cast.

Thank you very much. Now I should be able to better research this fine gun for more information. I do not know the caliber, but appear�s to be 32-40.

Thanks Gentlemen for helping me be able to do better research, and learn much more about this rifle. It is, as you said, a Steven�s Model 52. I am able now to find several of these online, with one exception....All of the one�s I could find had Steven�s barrel�s. I could not seen one online with a Niedner barrel. Being a Steven�s was appropriate because my Grandfather was an expert marksman, very well known, and owned an indoor range in town. And�-He was a serious collector of guns, old collector US coin�s, and clocks. He had hundred�s of gun�s. One part of his collection was the only known complete collection of Steven�s rifles. With the internet there might be other of those collection�s of Steven�s now. He died in 1980, before the internet, but at that time his was the only complete set of Stephen�s. I have some memory�s of going shooting with him, and him using this gun. So because of history I am so grateful to you guy�s for helping me finally learn much about this gun. One question though.....does the value of the gun go up or down with the Niedner barrel instead of the stock Steven�s barrel? As can be seen in the picture�s it is not a bright, shiny, gun in perfect condition, so I am wondering about if the value goes up or down if I have it shined up, or leave it as is? I know with coin�s that collector�s want the coin�s to Not be cleaned. Cleaning a coin ruin�s the value, so is it the same with antique gun�s? I don�t want to do the wrong thing with this gun. His gun. So anything I can learn, I am open minded and curious. Again, thank you all very much helping me, getting me pointed in the right direction finally be able to learn.

It goes up. Anything Niedner is a plus, but I would leave it as is. Cleaning is okay, but not "shining up" if that includes anything more than removal of dirt and grime. Other opinions may differ, but probably not much.

Based on past information posted. Niedner Rifle Corp employees stamped their initials on the bottom of the barrel they made. Does anyone know who the initials MCM might belong to?