Has anyone heard of Western field guns?
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Baileysville, WV
Posts: 2,925
RE: Has anyone heard of Western field guns?
I have a pretty old Western Field 16 gauge pump that looks like a Browning...dunno how old it is but it is a Western..
Upon further review it says....Western Field by Montgomery Ward. Its a Model 30 built on a Browning Patent. Actually a good shooter.
Upon further review it says....Western Field by Montgomery Ward. Its a Model 30 built on a Browning Patent. Actually a good shooter.
#13
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: S Texas
Posts: 1,037
RE: Has anyone heard of Western field guns?
Don't understand the confusion. The major retailers would contract with companies to produce products, including firearms for their private label. Sears sold guns by Winchester, FN, High Standard, Mossberg, and others, all marked with the Sears label. Wards, Penneys, and Western Auto did the same. They also did it with ammunition....Federal produced a lot of ammo for western Auto, for example.
Easy to look at the cross reference at Numrich arms and see who produced what for who.
Easy to look at the cross reference at Numrich arms and see who produced what for who.
#14
Join Date: Jan 2004
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RE: Has anyone heard of Western field guns?
In these days of Wal-Mart's cheapest-possible approach to everything, it's hard to believe that at one point, stores were proud of their merchandise's quality, and sold some upscale items. Some of those "department store" guns are pretty remarkable.
I came across an old Western Field .30-06 bolt action made in West Germany. After doing some research, I learned that those rifles were made by Heym using Mauser patents. (By comparison, a modern Heym rifle will run you somewhere around $2000.)
Ward's saved some money by using less-fancy walnut stocks, but the rifle's action and barrel are truly high-quality German components.
Sears has some old rifles that are made on Belgian FN mauser actions (with American barrels). They're currently selling for about $600 or so.
There's a small collector market for these rifles. If the one you saw was in good shape and priced right, you might get a real bargain.
I came across an old Western Field .30-06 bolt action made in West Germany. After doing some research, I learned that those rifles were made by Heym using Mauser patents. (By comparison, a modern Heym rifle will run you somewhere around $2000.)
Ward's saved some money by using less-fancy walnut stocks, but the rifle's action and barrel are truly high-quality German components.
Sears has some old rifles that are made on Belgian FN mauser actions (with American barrels). They're currently selling for about $600 or so.
There's a small collector market for these rifles. If the one you saw was in good shape and priced right, you might get a real bargain.
#15
RE: Has anyone heard of Western field guns?
Is their any particular site that has info on Western field guns? I'll go home tonight and get the serial number. Also ill take a pic of it and post it.
Thanks!
Melissa
Thanks!
Melissa
#16
RE: Has anyone heard of Western field guns?
Here is a cross reference site to find out who made what for who.
http://e-gunparts.com/crossref.asp
Ruger Redhawk
http://e-gunparts.com/crossref.asp
Ruger Redhawk