I do! I have a Model 21, break action, single shot, 20 gauge, folding shotgun. There are no cross references available anywhere. I took some good pics of it last weekend. I don't seem to be able to paste them anywhere.
Several manufacturers made Western Field shotguns for Montgomery Wards. You would have to identify the exact model.
Mossberg.
try: gun-parts.com
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Western Field 16 gauge double barrel shotguns were manufactured by several companies, primarily by the Stevens Arms Company and later by the Mossberg company. These shotguns were sold under the Western Field brand, which was a private label used by the Montgomery Ward department store. The firearms were known for their affordability and reliability in the mid-20th century.
About half a dozen companies made shotguns for Montgomery Wards through most of the 20th century.
Check the barrel and receiver.
your western field shotgun was made by mossberg,there model number was 385K.These shotguns are worth between 50-150 dollars.
Yes, Western Auto, a retail chain, did sell shotguns under its own brand name, primarily through its Montgomery Ward and Western Field labels. They offered a range of firearms, including shotguns, that were often manufactured by other companies and rebranded for sale. These shotguns were typically marketed as affordable options for hunters and sport shooters.
Remington private labelled some Sportsman 58 shotguns for Wards under the Western Field name, also Savage, and I believe Wards may have arranged for some Italian guns - possibly Breda. sales@countrygunsmith.net
Ithaca did not make any Wards Western Field Shotguns. Most were made by Stevens/Savage or Mossberg.Western Field, the Montgomery Ward brand name, should not be confused with Western Arms Company, a division of Ithaca that made shotguns that appear identical to Ithaca's Lefever Nitro Special from 1929 to 1946.
Your western field model 550AD was made by mossberg for montgomery wards.These shotguns were the same model number for mossberg ,as for montgomery wards.