I purchased a Stevens Favorite (1894) last week that was in sorry shape. I bought it to see if I could make it operational and look and look good. tonight I was cleaning some of the rust off the barrel with some steewool and I uncovered the markings about the company and the patent date. Here`s the question, if this is the 1894 model why does it have a patent date of 1794??? Kinda strange to me. The name I need an answer for, it says J Stevens A & T Co. what does the A& T stand for. Thanks, Gary