Several makers. Savage, Mossberg, Hi-Standard, Marlin, Winchester, Noble among others.
Sears never made any guns. They were private labeled for Sears by gun manufacturers Sears guns are usually almost identical to a manufacturer's model, but I believe this particular one was made by Hi Standard to Sears' specifications and there was no equivalent gun with the manufacturer's name.
Sears SOLD guns until about 1989. Most of the guns sold by Sears said J C Higgins or Ted Williams- the Sears brands- but they were made by a gun making company for Sears. Savage, Mossberg, Marlin, High Standard, etc all made guns for Sears. However, between 1905 and 1918, Sears owned the Meriden Company, which made guns for Sears, as well as others. The guns were not marked Sears, but Meriden or AJ Aubrey.
Sears branded guns were made by many different manufacturers. You would have to figure out who made it and what model that is from that manufacturer. One of the best parts sources for older guns is the Numrich company.
Sears never made guns. They contracted other gun manufactures to make guns for them under the Sears name. They started selling guns around 1892 and stopped in1988
It's more like who made guns for Sears. J C HIGGINS is a brand name for SEARS. To give you an example. Both Daisy and Crosman air guns made air guns for Sears under the J C Higgins name. So did Marlin and several other gun companies make rifles, guns and shotguns. Sears stopped selling guns and rifles in the early 80's.
Sears didn't make guns - they sold guns marked "Sears" which were made for them by many different manufacturers. Most bolt action shotguns were made by Mossburg.
JC Higgins never made guns. All of Sears (JCH) guns were made by established gun makers but used the name JC Higgins to sell the guns and rifles through Sears stores. Even the BB guns were made by Daisy air gun and Crosman air gun. They put the name JC Higgins on the guns when they were shipped to Sears.
All of Sears JC Higgins rifles and guns were made by various manufactures using the Higgins brand name.
Sears sold guns for nearly 100 years. You will need to be more specific with your question to get an answer.
A Variety of gun makers made guns for Sears, Wards, JC Penney and Western Auto. Companies like Mossberg, Colt, Savage, Stevens and Hi Cap were just a few who made Brand Name guns for all these companies.
Sears did not. They had guns made by other companies for them, having them mark the guns with the Sears Brand. Known as "hardware" guns, the practice was used for the Sears JC Higgins brand, Montgomery Ward's Westernfield brand, Western Auto's Revelation brand, etc. Very common practice at one time. Guns were made by Savage, Marlin, Mossberg, Winchester, High Standard, Remington, etc.
You first need to identify the manufacturer since Sears didn't make guns. Knowing the model number would greatly help. ----6/29/08--- Most all of Sears C02 guns were made by Daisy or Crosman under the JC Higgins name. Crosman.com ( http://crosman.com/site/manual_nav ) still list diagrams and manuals for their products.