Uncertain- my crossover references do not address Witte Hardware specifically. Many stores, including Simmons, Belknap, Shapleigh, etc, had rifles made by several companies. The most common ones were likely Savage/ Stevens/ Springfield, but may have included Winchesters, Marlins, etc. Sorry I can't be more specific, but not everything got documented.
Your gun was made by Stevens Arms of Chicopee Falls, Mass. for the Witte Hardware Company for sale by them. They were made Ca 1940-1950 era.
Witte Hardware was a large business that lasted from about 1880 to 1983. At one time it was common for MANY gunmakers to make guns for others, using the purchaser's brand names. Examples of this include the Sears JC Higgins brand, the Montgomery Wards Western Field, and Western Auto's Revelation brands. In some cases, like Witte, Shapleigh Hardware, Gambles Store- the store name was used. These guns were made by Stevens/Savage, Mossberg, Marlin, Winchester, Noble- and many others. Many of these may not have a specific model (I have 2 Gambles Store Pioneer rifles, and it took 5 years to match them to original make/ model) Most of these rifles did not have serial numbers, indicating they were made before this was required in 1968. Personally, I like these guns. They were a "working man's gun"- inexpensive but sound, made to be an everyday shooter- and a reminder of a time when just about every store had a gun department.
No. No I can not. so sorry. But I can say be careful with gums.
Canadian made 22 rifle.
Welcome to the wonderful world of "hardware" guns. It would be very difficult to give you an exact age of your rifle. Witte Hardware was a large business that lasted from about 188o to 1983. At one time it was common for MANY gunmakers to make guns for others, using the purchaser's brand names. Examples of this include the Sears JC Higgins brand, the Montgomery Wards Western Field, and Western Auto's Revelation brands. In some cases, like Witte, Shapleigh Hardware, Gambles Store- the store name was used. These guns were made by Stevens/Savage, Mossberg, Marlin, Winchester, Noble- and many others. Many of these may not have a specific model (I have 2 Gambles Store Pioneer rifles, and it took 5 years to match them to original make/ model) Most of these rifles did not have serial numbers, indicating they were made before this was required in 1968. Personally, I like these guns. They were a "working man's gun"- inexpensive but sound, made to be an everyday shooter- and a reminder of a time when just about every store had a gun department.
Jan de Witte died on 1785-12-22.
No. There are, however, .22 caliber shotshells made for rifles.
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Kriegskorte & Co., Stuttgart, Germany.
Blue Book of Gun Values