WE think that possibly a few words 

 regarding our business may not be 

 out of place, and might be of 

 interest to the readers of "Guns and Gunning." 

 This Company began the manufacture of 

 Firearms in 1 864, and from the beginning 

 our policy has always been to make only a 

 High-Grade ARM. Since January 1 , 1 896, 

 our growth has been most marked. At that 

 time we occupied one factory with a total 

 floor space of 1 7,000 square feet and employed 

 44 people. To-day our plant comprises six 

 large buildings and several storehouses, over 

 12^ acres of floor space, and we employ 

 over 1200 people. Our RIFLES, SHOT- 

 GUNS. PISTOLS, FIREARM ACCES- 

 SORIES, are absolutely the best at popular 

 prices. Reliable and Fully Guaranteed. We 

 issue a most interesting 160-page catalog 

 which will be mailed upon receipt of five 

 cents in stamps to cover postage. 



J. STEVENS ARMS & TOOL COMPANY 



CHICOPEE FALLS. MASS. 



