I bought one in 1971. I heard they sold them also in the 50's. That's all I know.
yes lyman made them for Sears
J C Higgins is a brand name for rifles made by various companies for Sears. Mossberg, Savage, Remington and Hi Standard made rifles for Western Auto and Sears using the Higgins name on the Sears rifles.
J C Higgins /Sears High standard
J C Higgins /High Standard http://www.histandard.info/PDF/Sears%20Rifles.pdf
The J C Higgins model 20 pump shotgun 583 55 was actually made by Sears. Sears and Roebuck & co. owned High Standard and held all the licenses for this gun .583 means House brand exclusive Sears product. 55 is the Sears code for the year 1948
J. C. Higgins was not a manufacturer. J. C. Higgins was a tade name used by Sears Roebuck & Co.
Remington
AnswerJ.C Higgins Model 29 was manufactured for Sears by Hi Standard:Not all J C Higgins were made by Hi Standard, but this model was.Marlin, Winchester, Browning and Savage also made guns for Sears.
It a J C Higgins Sears and roebuck 22cal simauto rifel, I paid about $100.00 in 1961.
J.C.Higgins was a trademark used on Sears and Roebuck rifles and shotguns manufactured for Sears from 1946-1962.
Your shot gun was made By Harrington & Richardson For J C Higgins -Sears / High standard. in 1945 http://www.histandard.info/PDF/Sears%20Shotguns.pdf
Sort of. John Higgins was an accountant. Some PR guy thought the name sounded outdoorsey and added the middle initial. The name was used on Sears sporting goods from 1908 until 1961. The brand name, J. C. Higgins, was based on a real person, John Higgins, a Sears employee from 1898 until his retirement as head bookkeeper in 1930. Higgins died in 1950. His expertise in sporting goods or sports is unknown.