What is the age of a Sears Model 101.13?

Answer 1

Had the same gun...got it from my Grandfather and recently handed it on it to my Son - I found the following internet posting while I was doing research on it: "I have a J.C.Higgins .22 that is clearly marked 101.13 on the barrel and, according to the book, was made by Stevens and was their model 85-7. I bought it new in '46-'47." I'm not sure what "book" the poster is referring to, but the Sears and Roebuck cross-reference tables list the JC Higgins 101.13 as a Stevens Model 86, and the Blue Book "House Brand" conversion tables list the 101.13 as a "Model 86-7". This corresponds to the time frame when my Grandfather would have been in his "gun-buying" years, so my best guess is the rifle was manufactured between 1946 and 1950; (I would actually guess '47/'48). I've been told that since the guns were not serialized, dating can only be "model specific" without provenance. I will point out that I do not know how long Model 101-13 (86-7)was in production for Sears. Sears discontinued the "JC Higgins" line in '61/'62. To my knowledge Savage Arms (who bought Stevens) does not make public (if they have them at all) Stevens legacy production records - Hope this helps! Had the same gun...got it from my Grandfather and recently handed it on it to my Son - I found the following internet posting while I was doing research on it: "I have a J.C. Higgins .22 that is clearly marked 101.13 on the barrel and, according to the book, was made by Stevens and was their model 85-7. I bought it new in '46-'47." I'm not sure what "book" the poster is referring to, but the Sears and Roebuck cross-reference tables list the JC Higgins 101.13 as a Stevens Model 86, and the Blue Book "House Brand" conversion tables list the 101.13 as a "Model 86-7". This corresponds to the time frame when my Grandfather would have been in his "gun-buying" years, so my best guess is the rifle was manufactured between 1946 and 1950; (I would actually guess '47/'48). I've been told that since the guns were not serialized, dating can only be "model specific" without provenance. I will point out that I do not know how long Model 101-13 (86-7)was in production for Sears. Sears discontinued the "JC Higgins" line in '61/'62. To my knowledge Savage Arms (who bought Stevens) does not make public (if they have them at all) Stevens legacy production records - Hope this helps!