Both were High Standard Flite King shotguns. They are similar, but from different time periods. Very nice shotguns, not very pricey.
The JC Higgins 583.16 is a bolt-action 12ga shotgun made for Sears by High Standard in 1948/1949.
Hi Standard. Safety recall in effect- gun is unsafe to shoot. Search for Sears Shotgun recall.
50-100 USD
Sears sold rifles, shotguns and handguns. Most were made by companies such as Savage, Marlin, High Standard, but marked with the Sear's brand name- JC Higgins, or Ted Williams.
Your 12 g pump shotgun was made for Sears by the High Standard Company- it was their Flite King model shotgun.
Might I suggest contacting 'High Standard'? Do a search for high standard firearms and get in touch with them.
The JC Higgins Model 20 was a slide-action shotgun made for Sears by High Standard. Value, depending on condition, can range from $100-$225.
I own that very shotgun, the model 21. I purchased a left hand safety for mine in about 1970 from a parts catalog for a High Standard that a friend had puchase. I can't tell you though if the model 20 is the same. The 21 is a variable choke slide action. I have never had a problem with it. Numrich Arms (www.gunpartscorp.com) has a cross reference section- its on the left side of their home page. You can look up a Sears or Western Auto or Montgomery Ward firearm model, and it will give you the maker, and corresponding model of that maker. Sears Model 21 evolved from the model 20. parts lists for comparing various Sears modesl are available at www.histandard.info
Same as High Standard 200. Look on Numrich gunparts website.
It will not be easy to find a manual for a JCS Higgins 20 gauge bolt action model 583.15 shotgun. The company, JC Higgins is no longer around and has been replaced by the company, Ted Williams. The company, Ted Williams may be able to help someone find a similar model manual.
your shotgun was made 1954 by Sears/ High Standard depending on condition its worth 100 to 150 dollars
High Standard http://www.histandard.info/PDF/Sears%20Shotguns.pdf