made from 1938 --- 1945 21000 where made
Shotguns break open, not over. Winchester, Stevens, Ithaca have made 410s
Westerfield which was the name for (Montomery Wards firearms) were made by many different firms.Savage/Stevens,Noble,Marlin,and Mossberg to name just a few.
J P Stevens Co. Made firearms for Sears Walter W. Many gun mnufacturers made guns for Sears including Winchester, Savage, Marlin, Hi Standard, and Mossberg, to name a few.
They were made by Crescent firearms of Connecticut. They made firearms under many trade names from 1890 until about 1932.
MOST were rifled firearms, but a small number of smoothbore .22s were made. They are usually marked "shot only". Many older rifles can APPEAR to be smoothbores- until they are thoroughly cleaned.
any company that has made that many of a model
There are no exact numbers- only guesses. In many cases, firearms are made by governments that do not release information on how many they have. One estimate is about 875 million firearms. 650 million of those are owned by civilians.
Many utility grade weapons.
The Western Auto company did not MAKE firearms, but like many retailers, had firearms made under their name by gun makers such as Savage, Marlin, Springfield, etc.
In 1888, george w. cilley bought out the defunct Bacon Arms Co of Norwich, Conn. He then formed an alliance with Frank Foster and borrowed money to form the Crescent Firearms Co. Cilley and Foster held several firearms patents and both were highly qualified in firearms design and manufacture. They started with single barrel shotguns. Double barrels shotguns production in 1891. Crescent firearms was best known as 'house' brand firearms. About one hundred names have been attributed to guns known or believed to have been made by crescent. Stevens Arms Co. acquired the business in 1931. Many shotguns that do not seem to have a known maker were probably made by Crescent......................
Many German firearms companies made 32 pistols.
Many companies have made firearms for the NWTF.