Most J.C. Higgins will sell for under $300. As for serial numbers, I can't find a serial on my 583.55, so I'm going to assume they weren't numbered.
Check the receiver and barrel.
on the receiver Serial numbers were not required on longarms prior to 1969 and most of the manufacturers of utility and 'catalog store' guns did not use them.
Exact year cannot be determined from data given. 583.91 is not a serial number, but a Sears model number.
JC Higgins Model 20 Shotgun does not have a serial number. Guns were not required to have a serial number before 1938
I'm looking for the date of a J.C. Higgins bicycle with the serial number 705495
The number you are referring to is not the serial number. That number is the catalog number for Sears & Roebuck. The serial number is on the bottom of the rifle. V147XXX (example). These guns are essentially a Winchester 94 made for Sears & Roebuck Company produced between 1964 through 1978. There are no records available to confirm the exact year it was produced. Hope this helps.
The number you are referring to is not the serial number. That number is the catalog number for Sears & Roebuck. The serial number is on the bottom of the rifle. V147XXX (example). These guns are essentially a Winchester 94 made for Sears & Roebuck Company produced between 1964 through 1978. There are no records available to confirm the exact year it was produced. Hope this helps.
Serial numbers on rifles and shotguns were not required until 1968. Most JC Higgins guns made prior to that never HAD a serial number- and yes, it is legal.
Serial numbers are not normally found on the barrel, since by law the receiver (frame) is the gun- and a barrel is just "parts". By any chance is your 30-06 marked "J C Higgins" or "Ted Williams"? If so, that number is the Sears Roebuck model number. Many of the Sears branded rifles and shotguns do not HAVE a serial number- they were not required by US law until 1968. And yes, it is perfectly legal to own a gun that never had a serial number. REMOVING a serial number is not legal.
On the lattigo keeper
the model number is #57158762 and serial number is 7621447
$25