Npe- and they never did. JC Higgins was a brand used by Sears for guns mde by companies such as Winchester, Marlin, Savage, High Standard, etc. The guns were marked with the JC Higgins brand instead of the maker's brand. Sears changed the JC Higgins brand to Ted Williams, and in the 1980s, stopped selling firearms.
No. Several companies made guns for Sears under the JC Higgins name. They still exist but no longer make guns with the JC Higgins name.
There never really was a 'JC Higgins Firearms.' That was a brand name used by Sears on guns that were made for them by various manufacturers such as High Standard, Savage and Winchester.
Sears started using the JC Higgins name on firearms in the mid 1940s and discontinued all firearms sales in the 1970s.
Sears used the JC Higgins name on firearms from the 1940s until 1961.
Marlin Firearms
Brand name used by Sears Roebuck for firearms and sporting goods. They were made by several different companies, and marked with the Sears JC Higgins brand.
YES JC Higgins was a store brand name used by Sears, they did not make firearms. Sears bought weapons from various manufacturers and gave them a "store brand" name.
The JC Higgins Model 30 was made by High Standard for Sears from 1950-1953.
The J.C. Higgins Model 43 was manufactured by Marlin Firearms. It is the same as the marlin Model 83 Blackhawk_45 The J.C. Higgins Model 43 was manufactured by Marlin Firearms. It is the same as the marlin Model 83 Blackhawk_45
The JC Higgins Model 45 was made by Marlin and is basically the same gun as the Model 336. Manuals are availabe from Marlin Firearms. The JC Higgins Model 66 was made by High Standard and is out of production. I have a manual scanned, and can email it to you. sales@countrygunsmith.net
Stevens made jc Higgins shotguns ,the model 311 interchanges with the jc Higgins
Before 1961. The Sears website says the JC Higgins trade name was first used on sporting goods in 1908, but I don't believe they used it on firearms until after WWII. http://www.histandard.info/PDF/Sears%20Shotguns.pdf