My dads 311d date of manufacture

[deaddeerwalking]

Hi all.
I have my fathers stevens 311d. I started hunting with it as a teenager in 1980. Replaced the cracked birch with some nice walnut as well.
Anyhow I was looking up date of manufacture and it seems this was made in 1958. Family members don’t think it’s that old. There’s a J and an A both inside circles . See pic. Am I correct it’s a 1958 ?

https://ibb.co/HxY6vj3https://ibb.co/HxY6vj3https://ibb.co/HxY6vj3

thank you. John

[deaddeerwalking]

https://i.ibb.co/vQmp5SR/4-F938986-DD60-48-DA-86-DF-3-D9-E2-A8-BDFAB.jpg (https://ibb.co/HxY6vj3)

[deaddeerwalking]

https://i.ibb.co/Myzgx1V/528-B28-F8-3306-4-D03-B8-AD-D520823-DAD15.jpg (https://ibb.co/1YC0tXq)

https://i.ibb.co/Vq2hzqb/F26-BB611-9976-443-C-8-D76-02-ADCF7-CAA9-D.jpg (https://ibb.co/fx4KyxZ)

https://i.ibb.co/WkxWpJF/B4547971-A42-A-4-ACE-A314-163-EC701-E12-B.jpg (https://ibb.co/R3vp4wP)

[deaddeerwalking]

Supposedly it’s on the bottom of the receiver but mine has nothing there or on either side.

https://i.ibb.co/tQsG3Fg/52-C0-E86-E-BDF8-450-B-B110-2-FC7-A36125-C2.jpg (https://ibb.co/8N5CXtq)
https://i.ibb.co/gdwXWBQ/19-DF6-BD2-9-D95-4050-91-F1-D0-D6-DB305-CAC.jpg (https://ibb.co/cwtp87R)
https://i.ibb.co/VS6zHvW/485107-BF-B6-D1-4-C15-A611-60368-C1-EE603.jpg (https://ibb.co/7WhZgGJ)

[deaddeerwalking]

268 views on this and not one response to my question. Thanks for the help guys.

[Blue Avenger]

I don't know

[wbm]

Sorry. Me neither.

[PhilC]

I can't help either, except to say I have my dad's Sears version of the 311 and on the bottom of the receiver just behind the forestock is a very small oval stamp surrounding two digits and a letter, 24R. Based on centerfire rifle stamps, I presume this would be the inspector's code (24) and date stamp (R = 1964). It should be visible in the first picture of your 4th post to this topic.

In my case, this seems to be accurate as I know my dad purchased this shotgun while he was stationed at Kincheloe AFB in UP Michigan (1963 - 1966) and remember going on a few rabbit hunts with him (I would have been 6 - 9yrs old).