There never really was a 'JC Higgins Firearms.' That was a brand name used by Sears on guns that were made for them by various manufacturers such as High Standard, Savage and Winchester.
No. Several companies made guns for Sears under the JC Higgins name. They still exist but no longer make guns with the JC Higgins name.
I have a J.C. Higgins knife. Mine is worth about $120. I found that the company was only in business for one year. 1960.
Sears used the brand names J C Higgins and Ted Williams. They dropped that line in 1989.
John C. Higgins was born in 1908.
John C. Higgins died in 1995.
The JC Higgins Model 45 is simply the Marlin Model 336C as made for Sears. The base gun is still in production, although Sears is no longer in the gun business. www.countrygunsmith.net
Sears sold firearms for over 100 years. Most were made by other companies (Remington, Savage, Marlin, Mossberg, etc.) for Sears but marked with the Sears trade names of J C Higgins or Ted Williams.
Jacob C. Higgins died on 1893-06-01.
Jacob C. Higgins was born on 1826-03-07.
George C. Higgins was born on 1845-11-19.
J. C. Higgins has written: 'Life of Robert Burns'
I have a complete large jc higgins tent with poles, stakes, excellent shape looking to sell. anyone know if there is still interest for this item?