what year was jc Higgins sears and roebuck model 20 12 gauge 583.60 made
Have it examined by a gunsmith
an all new model developed by Sears /High Standard replaced the old model 10 introduced in 1957 made only one year it was replaced by the improved version 583 1101 in 1958
an all new model developed by Sears /High Standard replaced the old model 10 introduced in 1957 made only one year it was replaced by the improved version 583 1101 in 1958
modle # 583-1101
Exact year cannot be determined from data given. 583.91 is not a serial number, but a Sears model number.
It depends on model. Guns marked 583 3, 583 6 ,583 9, 583 12 , 583,15 583 19, 583 22, and 583 25 . Were known as the J C Higgins model 10 these guns were made between 1945 to 1956 .They were jointly made by Harrington & Richardson and High Standard for Sears .Guns marked 583 1101 and 583 1102 Were known as the Model 11 these were made between 1958 and 1962 these guns were made by High Standard Manufacturing for Sears Models 10, 11 and 14 were bolt action shotguns made by High Standard. The following link shows the dates that they were listed in the Sears catalgos. http://www.histandard.info/PDF/Sears%20Shotguns.pdf
what model and series j c Higgins guns were made exclusivly for Sears and in some cases only for sears such as the model 10 bolt action shotgun the JC Higgins 583 1 to 583 23 these guns 583 1 to583 12 were made by Harrington &Richardson and High Standard Manufacturing 583 12 to 583 23 were made by High Standard JC Higgins was a Trade name used By Sears on all fire arms sold by them from 1946 to 1961
High Standard, Model A1041
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
if the sears vendor code begins with 101 it is in fact a Stevens gun . but if it i marked 583 it is a House brand made by sears (sears owned high standard) in thouse days who made the model 10 and 11 bolt action shotgun wich is probably what you have they are usually marked 583 21 in the model 10 s case and 583 1100 or 583 1101 0r 583 1102 at any rate any gun marked J C Higgins is at least 45 years oldAnswerif the sears vendor code begins with 101 it is in fact a Stevens gun . but if it i marked 583 it is a House brand made by sears (sears owned high standard) in thouse days who made the model 10 and 11 bolt action shotgun wich is probably what you have they are usually marked 583 21 in the model 10 s case and 583 1100 or 583 1101 0r 583 1102 at any rate any gun marked J C Higgins is at least 45 years old Answerhow many does magazine hold
I could be wrong, but I believe it was Sears/Roebuck.
High standard