Hundreds of years ago to the present. Originally, Gauge was the number of lead balls per pound. A 20 gauge is 1/20th of a pound in weight, or about 7/8 oz.
Rifles are referred to by caliber. Shotguns are referred to by gauge.
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75-100 yrs ago
Yes, 20 gauge is the second most common gauge for shotguns in the last few decades.
Utility grade made @ turn of the century
a 20 gauge is a type of many shotguns but it is smaller than a 12 gauge but bigger that a 410. a 20 gauge is a good shotgun for all ages.
12 has a bigger bore.
These shotguns came in 20, 28, 16, And 12 gauge calibers
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Crescent Fire Arms made millions of similar shotguns with over a hundred different trade names. I doubt if anyone has a good estimate, but there were a lot. 20 gauge will be harder to find than 12s.
That shotgun was made for Sears by High Standard- it is their Flite King model. It was made from about theearly 1960s for about 12 years. Nice shotguns, BTW.
Your J.C.Higgins model 583.55 shotgun was made by High Standard.these shotguns were made during the time frame of 1961-1965.