Western Field was a firearms brand adopted by Montgomery Ward (although they also marketed firearms under the brand name "Wards"). The guns were manufactured by various larger firearms companies including Colt, Marlin, Mossberg Remington, Savage, Stevens, and several others. The guns made for Montgomery Ward were, essentially, copies of the major manufacturer models, branded with the "Western Field" brand name, and a model number specific to the Western Field brand.
The Western Field Model 550ABD was manufactured by Mossberg for Montgomery Ward (Mossberg also made guns for Sears and Western Auto), and are identical to the Mossberg 500 series shotguns.
Schematic diagrams for the Western Field are not abundantly available, but the parts diagram for the Mossberg Model 500 is available on the Mossberg web site at:
http://www.mossberg.com
You can also try contacting Havlin Sales and Service. They stock and sell Mossberg gun parts, and specialize in the out-of-production Mossberg guns. They also operate the National Mossberg Collectors Association, and are a wealth of information on anything Mossberg.
http://www.havlinsales.com
http://www.mossbergcollectors.org
Since Montgomery Ward is no longer in business, your only other option would be a reproduction manual. Rediscovered Shooting Treasures specializes in manual reproductions for out-of-production guns. If they don't have it on their web site, you could e-mail them and see if its something that they could do.
http://www.rediscovered-shooting-treasures.com/index.htm
If all else fails, get the Mossberg 500 Manual. It is the same gun, and all parts are interchangable.
Mossberg and sons is the manufacturer of your western field model M550ABD,shotgun.The Mossberg model 500 is the same shotgun.
The 12 gauge pump Western Field shotgun, M550ABD with a c-lect choke is valued at $200 in good condition. It is valued at $100 in fair condition.
Pretty sure it was Mossberg. Take a look at a list of Mossberg shotguns. I'm sure you will find one that looks like your Western Field.
western field/mossberg interchangabilityYes, You can interchange the mossberg 500a barrels with Your Western FieldM550abd. I want to improve the question. can interchange be accomplished in both westernfield 550abd and 550ad
I THINK that was is a Mossberg. The WesternField model m550ABD Is in fact a Mossberg Model 500. I am a proud owner of one, which every member of my family has hunted with. This gun will accept mossberg barrels, and retains amazing accuracy and reliability.
yes,infact i have one and i can put all types of shells through it with no problem-hope this helps
as far as i know yes, i have seen both receiver ends of both barrels and they are almost identical
The shotgun is a Mossberg 500. The Standard Catalog lists this at $200 in Very Good condition. Deduct 20-30% for having a Montgomery Ward name stamped on it.
The Western Field Model 59/59A is one of a family of .22 rifles manufactured by Savage. Check www.e-GunParts.com for a schematic of the Savage 6A, 6AB and 6C for a comparison and parts numbers.
The westernfield model 850 was made by mossberg for Montgomery wards.The mossberg model number was mossberg model 353.I would start with mossberg and go from there.
check mossberg parts lists/ sites. many western fields are mossberg from what ive seen. i own a W.F. M72 which is a mossberg 472, also 30-30 lever.
western field is/was a mossberg company