I also have a 46A that was my grandfather's. It's the same as the Mossberg 42...but don't know the age. I'm trying to find that out for mine.
western field is/was a mossberg company
Your Western Field model 768 was made by mossberg for the Mongomery Wards company(Western Field).The mossberg model 800A is the same rifle as yours.
Mossberg. It was sold through Montgomery wards. Its a Mossberg 500 with the western field name. All Mossberg parts interchange.
Mossberg for Montgomery Wards it is the mossberg 800a
The western field (montgomery wards) model 72C was made by mossberg arms company.The mossberg model 472 is the same as a western field model 72C.
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Your Western field model 24m-488a was made by Mossberg for Montgomery Wards(Western field).The Mossberg model 51 is the same firearm.The Mossberg model 51 was made in 1939.
Your western field model 32 is actually a mossberg model 20 or model 21.The mossberg model 20,21 was made by mossberg between the years 1933-1938,for the montgomery wards stores(western field brand name).
western field/mossberg interchangabilityYes, You can interchange the mossberg 500a barrels with Your Western FieldM550abd. I want to improve the question. can interchange be accomplished in both westernfield 550abd and 550ad
Your Western Field model 46b was made for Montgomery Wards(Western Field) by the company Mossberg and Sons.The mossberg model 42 was made from 1935-1941 as the model 42,42A,42B,and model 42C.the western Field model 46b and the Mossberg model 42 are the same firearm.I hope that you find this informative.