That's not a serial number- it is a model number. Made prior to 1968. serial numbers not required- and cannot be dated for that reason. Sorry.
JC Higgins Model 20 Shotgun does not have a serial number. Guns were not required to have a serial number before 1938
what is a J C Higgins Model 583.9 20 gauge worth
There is no serial number on your shotgun. Serial numbers were not required befroe 1968.
High Standard shotguns made before 1969 did not have serial numbers except for some exported models and the Model 10-A bullpup. Your shotgun has no serial number.
50-250 usd
Rifle or shotgun? What type of action?
your shotgun was made in 1947 guns made back then were not required to have a serial no. It was not until the Federal gun control act of 1968 that rifles or shotguns were required by federal law to have a serial number.J C Higgins brand guns were sold from 1945 to 1962 You will never see a J C Higgins rifle or shotgun with a factory serial number.
With the serial number that you provided,your Winchester model 1912 pump action shotgun was produced in the year 1950.
With the serial number that you provided,your Winchester model 1897 pump action shotgun was made in the year 1911.
With the serial number that you provided,your Winchester model 1912 pump action shotgun was produced in the year 1955.
Check the receiver.
Made in 1952