I have a Stevens 311A made in 1963, 20 gauge, with 3 inch factory chambers. Someday I'll get the catalogues out and look. 311S got 3-inch chambers about the same time as the Fox Model BS. From the catalogues it appears Savage never quite trusted their single trigger with 12-gauge 3-inch magnum recoil. The 12-gauges versions of the Fox B with double triggers got 3-inch chambers in 1973. The various versions of the 20-gauge Fox Model B got 3-inch chambers in the 1964-65 time frame. By 1951 the only such stock still offered was on the Model 124 and the name Tenite wasn't mentioned, just 'durable service-proven molded plastic.' By the 1952 catalogue everything is walnut or walnut finished hardwood. Offerings were the same for Tenite stocked guns in 1949. Also for 1948 the new Stevens Model 124 Cross Bolt Repeating 12-gauge Shotgun was introduced with the Tenite stock. Post WW-II the Tenite offerings expanded to include the Model 94 hammer single barrel, the now Stevens Model 311 double barrel and the Model 22-410 over & under.
Offerings were the same for 1941 with prices up about $2 across the board.
For $3.25 extra either could be had with a non-selective single trigger. 530M had a dealer's price of $18.20 and a suggested retail price of $22.75.
530 with a walnut stock had a dealer's price of $19.30 and a suggested retail price of $24.00. Tenite stocks first appears in the 1940 Stevens/Springfield/Crescent-Davis illustrated price list on the Stevens No. where some sidelock doubles were assembled, Crescent-Davis brand guns remained in Steven’s full line catalog until 1941 but from 1937 to 1941 the doubles sold in the Crescent-Davis brand were on either Stevens or Davis boxlock frames. In 1932 the operation was moved to the Stevens plant at Springfield, Mass. Crescent Arms was bought by Savage Arms Corp. It was merged with Davis-Warner Arms Corp. The Crescent guns were offered in 12, 16, 20, and 28 gauges and later, 44XL shot caliber with Damascus twist laminated or Armory steel barrels depending on the shooter’s wants. It was bought by H&D Folsom of New York City, large importers and distributors of firearms and sporting goods, so they could add an American-made sidelock hammer, side-by-side to their extensive range of imported guns. The company made good quality inexpensive single and double-barrel shotguns at its Norwich works, beginning about 1892.
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