Sears SOLD guns until about 1989. Most of the guns sold by Sears said J C Higgins or Ted Williams- the Sears brands- but they were made by a gun making company for Sears. Savage, Mossberg, Marlin, High Standard, etc all made guns for Sears.
However, between 1905 and 1918, Sears owned the Meriden Company, which made guns for Sears, as well as others. The guns were not marked Sears, but Meriden or AJ Aubrey.
Sears never made any guns. They were private labeled for Sears by gun manufacturers Sears guns are usually almost identical to a manufacturer's model, but I believe this particular one was made by Hi Standard to Sears' specifications and there was no equivalent gun with the manufacturer's name.
Sears never made guns. They contracted other gun manufactures to make guns for them under the Sears name. They started selling guns around 1892 and stopped in1988
It's more like who made guns for Sears. J C HIGGINS is a brand name for SEARS. To give you an example. Both Daisy and Crosman air guns made air guns for Sears under the J C Higgins name. So did Marlin and several other gun companies make rifles, guns and shotguns. Sears stopped selling guns and rifles in the early 80's.
Sears didn't make guns - they sold guns marked "Sears" which were made for them by many different manufacturers. Most bolt action shotguns were made by Mossburg.
JC Higgins never made guns. All of Sears (JCH) guns were made by established gun makers but used the name JC Higgins to sell the guns and rifles through Sears stores. Even the BB guns were made by Daisy air gun and Crosman air gun. They put the name JC Higgins on the guns when they were shipped to Sears.
no indication of such action, but possible.
Sears stopped selling firearms in 1988. Sears never made firearms, they contracted other gun companies to make guns for them under the Sears brand name.
Sears stopped selling firearms in 1988. Sears never made firearms, they contracted other gun companies to make guns for them under the Sears brand name.
Sears stopped selling firearms in 1988. Sears never made firearms, they contracted other gun companies to make guns for them under the Sears brand name.
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Sears sold the "Allstate" for some years, but no photos seem to have surfaced.
Depends on make, model and type of gun. Just for fun, ask a librarian to help you find a reprint copy of the Sears catalog from that time period. Sears sold guns, and listed them in their catalog starting in the late 1890s. The catalog shows several guns and their prices.