You will need the services of a good gunsmith to get a correct answer.
The wards Westernfield was made by Savage and can be in both 12 & 16 gauge.
lcj
who makes the westernfield 12ga shotgun model m505a
No sn data available
Your shotgun was made by savage/stevens for montgomery wards(westernfield).
Your shotgun was made by Mossberg for the Montgomery Wards Company(Westernfield).The Mossberg model 500ab is the same shotgun as yours.
Your westernfield model 550Al was made by mossberg for the montgomery wards co.(westernfield).These shotguns are still being made and are quite popular.I would check at mossberg,s site.The model designation for your wards shotgun made by mossberg is the mossberg model 500.
Your shotgun was made for Montgomery Wards (marked with their brand- Westernfield) by Mossberg, and is their model 550. As far as age- no way to tell. IF your shotgun does not have a serial number, it would have been made prior to 1968. <><><> Note to previous poster- Sears did not use the Westernfield brand- that belonged to Montgomery Wards. They DID use J.C. Higgins and Ted Williams as brand names.
I am pretty sure the Wards Westernfield Model 53 was made by Iver Johnson. Externally the Model 53 and Iver Johnson Hercules look identical. I believe the Iver Johnson Hercules was made from 1918 to 1936.
monkey wards 1970-1979 Your Westernfield xnh 565-f cross references to the Noble model 60-66. P.S. Westernfield is the house brand name where Noble is the manufacturer who made the shotgun for Montgomery Ward.
monkey wards 1970-1979 Your Westernfield xnh 565-f cross references to the Noble model 60-66. P.S. Westernfield is the house brand name where Noble is the manufacturer who made the shotgun for Montgomery Ward.
I have a Winchester Model 240W Westernfield "12 ga." (not 20ga.) shotgun. It was a knockoff of the Winchester model 1400, made for Montgomery Wards. I've seen them sell anywhere between $200 and $250 depending on condition.
The Western Field model 600 ERI shotgun was made for Montgomery Wards by Remington.The Remington model SPT-58 is the same shotgun as yours.
Your gun is a Mossberg 500 with a Wards name. If you can't get parts from a local gunsmith, try Numrich Gunparts