Who made Wards Western Field 22?

Who made Wards Western Field 22?

While Ward’s had many . 22 rifles branded as a “Western Field”, only two gunmakers supplied over 98% of the . 22’s for Ward’s, during the era your rifle was made – Mossberg and Savage/Stevens/Springfield.

Who made Western Auto bicycles?

Founded in 1909 by George Pepperdine, Western Auto Supply Company consisted of a chain of automotive parts stores. However, Western Auto Supply started expanding its business with other products and stores in 1921 and eventually entered the bicycle industry by manufacturing Western Flyer bicycles around 1930.

What was the name of the Montgomery Ward gun?

Like the JC Higgins and Glendfields from the other major catalog companies, the Montgomery Wards’ “Western Fields” brand was stamped on guns made by some of the biggest names in the U.S. firearm industry – Savage, Mossberg and Marlin to *name a few.

When was the first Montgomery Ward Western field made?

They were first introduced in 1904 and were sold with the Stevens name and also rebranded for the major catalog retailers like Montgomery Ward’s Western Field line. In 1920 Savage bought Stevens and continued to produce the model 520 for a number of years.

When was the Mossberg 42.22 western field made?

The Mossberg 42 .22 bolt-action rifle was made from 1937 to 1950 in a few different variances – for this article it was referred to as the Western Fields Model 45. The ones sold buy Montgomery Ward’s were dressed down from the standard Mossberg’s – most were fitted with a birch stock instead of walnut.

When did the Western Field shotgun come out?

Western Fields Model 30/31 (or Savage Stevens 520/620) The Model 30 and 31 were actually the Savage Stevens 520/620 pump action shotgun was designed by John M. Browning. They were first introduced in 1904 and were sold with the Stevens name and also rebranded for the major catalog retailers like Montgomery Ward’s Western Field line.