Iver Johnson Arms and Cycle Works and J. Stevens Arms. It could be from Simonis, Janssen, Dumouliln and Co. if it is marked 'Machine Made Belgium Damascus Finish'.
Some were made by Harrington & Richardson.
The Iver Johnson Company
About half a dozen companies made shotguns for Montgomery Wards through most of the 20th century.
when was the model 10 hercules 410 shot gun manufactured
The guns Hercules guns made by Stevens and sold by Wards were made around 1910 to 1940
Serial numbers were not required on rifles and shotguns until 1968.
Manufactured by Iver Johnson or J. Stevens for Montgomery Wards.
Wards sold single shot and double barrel IJ shotguns under the tradename of Hercules.
The Hercules Model 10 is actually a Stevens model 94. The model 94 was manufactured between 1926 and 1945.
You can find store brand charts in the Blue Book of Gun Values
We cant verify the SD108 model number, however: The "Hercules" was the trade name used by the Iver Johnson Arms and Cycle Works on shotguns made for the Montgomery Ward Co. Of Chicago. The "Hercules" made for Wards was a copy of the Iver Johnson "Champion" model which is a single shot shotgun with exposed hammer. They were made between 1909 and 1956.
Your wards Westernfield model 30 was made for Montgomery Wards by the stevens Firearm company.The Stevens model 520 and yours are the same firearm.These shotguns were made from 1936-1942.
Manufactured by Stevens Arms, 1931-1941. Montgomery Wards. Hercules was just their name for this model.