my dad had this rifle when I was 6 or 7 years old. I am now 51 years old. I now own his rifle and it is still a good rifle. It depends on the model #, if you checkout http.//www.gun-data.com you can search by model # for instance model 36B was produced from 1936 to 1938. Good Luck Just an Idea for you: I have my grandfathers No 47A and I restored it in '97. The information was that it was discontinued in 1935. ***I AM ADDING THIS*** i AM SORRY BUT SOMEONE KEEPS PUTTING THAT GUN-DATA WEBSITE FOR ANSWERS, IT DOES NOT GIVE ANY , I TRIED. SOMEONE IS JUST TRYING TO PROMOTE THEIR OWN SITE.
I have a wards westernfield 47a and trying to restore but cant get the trigger assembly back together correctly, I would appreciate if someone could send me a picture of the trigger and safety assembled on the barrel.
thanks
No known published sn data.
In 1941
The Montgomery Wards Western Field model 46C was made for them buy Mossberg and sons.The Mossberg model 42A and your rifle are one and the same.Mossberg made the model 42A from 1937-1938.
If your rifle is a bolt action with a tubular magazine, it was likely a Mossberg Model 45A, made for Montgomery Wards under their Westernfield label. That rifle was produced for a brief time- 1937-1938.
Old Montgomery Wards Catalogs, Blue Book of Gun Values
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Your Western field model 31 .22cal rifle was made by Mossberg for the Montgomery Wards Company(Western Field).The Mossberg model 40 is the same firearm.The mossberg model 40 was made between the years 1933-1935.
The Western Field model 36 .22 rifle was a Montgomery Wards branded Mossberg model 10 or Stevens (Savage) model 52b. Both were sold as Western Field model 36s. These date to the mid-1930s.
It's pretty old. And I'll give you 100 bucks for it.
We can't tell with a model number- then we MAY be able to give you a range of years. Sort of like asking how old is a Ford car.
The stevens model 87 which is what you have was made from 1938-thru the early 1980,s.There were 1.8 million made during this time span.
60 years give or take a couple