Your western field MO59 was actually made for Montgomery Wards(Western Field) by the Stevens firearm Company.The Stevens model 87 and your firearm are one and the same.the Stevens model 87 semi-auto .22cal rifle was made from the year 1937 and discontinued in the early 1980,s.
The Western Field Model 59/59A is one of a family of .22 rifles manufactured by Savage. Check www.e-GunParts.com for a schematic of the Savage 6A, 6AB and 6C for a comparison and parts numbers.
The Western Field Model 59 .22 semi-automatic was manufactured by Savage Arms and is a member of the Savage Model 6A, 6AB and 6B family that also includes several Stevens and Springfield rifles. A schematic of the Savage 6A for comparison can be found in the Numrich Gun Parts catalog but, as far as I can tell, is not available on the e-gunparts web site.
I am not sure but I just purchased one off of a man 84 years old. He said he received it as a gift from his dad at age 12. That would make it purchased from Wards in 1933. Maybe this will help. Sorry after closer inspection my gun was 59-a model so I am not sure if the 59 was manufactured before the 69s or if the 69 was a better quality.
It was manufactured in 1950,about 59 years ago.
Yes
Marlin Model 59 were single shot blt action shotguns that were produced in .410 only. Marlin manufactured less than 50,000 units. Value at 95% is about $150 to $175. I believe they were all choked in Full.
59-A what??
Call S&W and they will tell you when it left the factory. It could have been made a week to a year before.
Should be a Stevens rifle, but the peep sight would probably be aftermarket. If you can send a digital picture of the rifle and a closeup of the sight we can probably ID it for you. sales@countrygunsmith.net
I have one of the Western Field 38 and after some searching on the internet I found a sight with OLD mossberg catalogs on it. http://home.epix.net/~damguy/catalog.htm it looks like mine is a Mossberg Model 35 with No.3 Peep Sight and and the mulit post ramp sight. I think the No.3 peep was a lower cost option than the micro-click. Mossberg did in fact make that rifle for Montgomery Wards.
Google "Winchester Model 59 picture"
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