Western Arms was a division of Ithaca. These guns were manufactured between 1929 and 1946.
Turn of the century
Western Arms shotguns Ithaca marked guns with the Western Arms trade name for Montgomery Ward and/or Sears Roebuck. Ithaca Gun Co. can be contacted via email at: info@ithacagun.com Office is located at: Ithaca Gun Company, LLC 901 Route 34B King Ferry, NY 13081 Phone: 315.364.7171 Fax: 315.364.5134/( THIS ANSWER IS TOTALLY INCORRECT. WESTERN FIELD WERE MONTGOMERY WARD GUNS PRODUCED BY STEVENS. WESTERN ARMS IS THE ECONOMY GRADE OF ITHACA PRODUCED 1929 TO 1941.)
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This name has been used by several companies, but most of the shotguns encountered with this name will have been made by Ithaca around 1930 - 1950. If your father only THINKS it is a century old, I would bet it is one of these. However if he KNOWS it is that old, I have found one listing that says the name was used by Bacon Arms but it does not say whether or not it was used on shotguns. All other references to Western Arms that I find are for handguns.
Western Arms Company was a division of Ithaca that made inexpensive shotguns that appear identical to the Ithaca made Lefever Nitro Special from 1929 to 1946. Yours was made in 1932. Only 400 guns Western Arms Long Range Guns were produced that year, the worst of the Depression. Single trigger versions range fro $150 to $400 in useable to excellent condition.
You will need to supply the serial numbers to your shotguns to get the age of your browning shotguns correctly.