Can someone help with identifying this rifle?

[Greenandy]

My father (since passed away) had this 22LR, semi auto rifle. 24" barrel. Tube magazine fed.
No identifying marks on it and no serial number, which was not uncommon in the 1950s on hardware store guns. This might have been a "Montgomery Ward Western Auto Sears Special."

It has slotted vents on the left hand side of the action. Right side ejection of course.

The barreled action can be removed from the stock with the thumb screw.

The scope is a Foremost 4x scope.

Any idea what it's worth? Who made it?

Thank you!

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[bcp]

Probably a version of the Stevens 87A. I think Foremost was a JC Penny brand.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbgTDZ7Evxg


Bruce

 

[Joe13]

Looks an awful lot like my dads .22

At one point I was able to identify it and buy a replacement firing pin for it but I still, years later, have not installed it.

I will try and check tomorrow and see if it is the same gun and I can probably fine the firing pin that identifies it - maybe.

If I do I'll let you know.

 

[Knobgoblin]

Probably a version of the Stevens 87A. I think Foremost was a JC Penny brand.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbgTDZ7Evxg


Bruce

Yup.
Them are good right there.
Locked bolt for .22 shorts is a cool feature

 

[Greenandy]

Yup.
Them are good right there.
Locked bolt for .22 shorts is a cool feature

Yes, I noticed that the bolt can be locked closed to be a single shot or shoot 22 short.

Thanks for the tips guys.

 

[Knobgoblin]

Blue looks good, wood looks great.

Keeper.

 

[Greenandy]

I see they were also called Stevens Springfield 87A or Springfield Stevens 87A rifles. JC Higgins (Sears) sold a version of it too.

Thanks everyone.

 

[Greenandy]

Blue looks good, wood looks great.

Keeper.

It is in surprisingly good shape. But, I need to sell it. I have too many and need to thin down the herd.

 

[Knobgoblin]

Unfortunately, those don't ever get much $$$
It's a great specimen tho.

 

[OrPackrat]

That is a Gill Gun, I have one in the Sears and Robuck version, usually see them sell for about 150, maybe more if they have a scope...

Not worth much, although it's something I would like to get another of...

 

[K-22]

My father (since passed away) had this 22LR, semi auto rifle. 24" barrel. Tube magazine fed.
No identifying marks on it and no serial number, which was not uncommon in the 1950s on hardware store guns. This might have been a "Montgomery Ward Western Auto Sears Special."

It has slotted vents on the left hand side of the action. Right side ejection of course.

The barreled action can be removed from the stock with the thumb screw.

The scope is a Foremost 4x scope.

Any idea what it's worth? Who made it?

Thank you!

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Google Mossberg Gill Gun, and you will find an abundance of info.
Also, you will find instructions to use it like a bolt action, or a single shot.
Fun gun.
Best,
Gary

 

[HighlandLofts]

That was the first 22lr rifle I ever got on my own back in 72 or 73, $15.
I sold it years ago, I bought two of them a few years ago. Fun little plinking gun..
If you hold the trigger back the bolt won't close until you release the trigger.

Today's prices they sell for around $150.
If it belonged to your father and for that little bit of money I'd keep it if I were you.
Once you sell it you will never get it back.
People sell off guns that were handed down and regret it down the road.
I have sold and traded off handed down guns and bought replacements, but it not the same as having your brothers, father's, uncle's or grandfather's guns.
I just bought a 16 gauge winchester model 12 that was a friend grandfather's first shotgun.
I took it in a month ago to get it reblued, I am refinishing the stock and fore end and will keep if so when the day comes and he regrets selling it I'll be able to get it back to him.

 

[MrTwentyTwo]

... and Western Field, I believe a Montgomery Wards brand. We used to call them Monkey Wards!

Semi auto with the worst trigger ever made, my son can shoot lights out with it!

 

[Flandersfields]

I bought one of those style 22 rifles years ago from a uncle along with his other guns in a package deal as he no longer wanted them , stock was shattered at the wrist and up through to the forearm , rusty and no magazine . Marked wards western field on mine but was made by Stevens .

It stood in a corner of shop for better then 10 years and then when I was fixing a broken M1 garand stock with gforce epoxy I did its stock and rust blued the rifle and ordered a magazine , shoots fine and they do have some features as mentioned like the bolt staying back to release of trigger and the single shot feature .

 

[BillM]

Stevens--and sold by about everybody under their brand in the 50's/60's. I've got two, one of which was my first gun in 1958. Odd action. When you pull the trigger it fires and the bolt stops at the rear of it's travel until you release the trigger---then it runs forward and chambers another round.

 

[Greenandy]

Thanks guys! I sold the rifle to a local fellow. He says it shoots great.

 

[ron]

Savage Model 6A. "Click Clack" . When shooting it in semi auto mode it does not
release the bolt forward until you release the trigger. That is why it is nicknamed
"Click Clack" First rifle I owned given to me from my grandfather. Yours looks
to be in excellent condition.

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[Mikej]

Savage Model 6A. "Click Clack" . When shooting it in semi auto mode it does not
release the bolt forward until you release the trigger. That is why it is nicknamed
"Click Clack" First rifle I owned given to me from my grandfather. Yours looks
to be in excellent condition.

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Several years back a member of Ifish had a little .22 rifle, in the ifish classifieds for $100.00. I didn't know anything about it at the time other than it looked old and interesting, and I wanted it. On the barrel says "Pioneer Gambles Stores incorporated- Model 26". Well known to be a Savage made rifle. Looking at the OP's gun I see the same stock and trigger guard, same barrel, tube and lifter. Same front gold bead sight and rear sight. The receiver is different. And the safety slider is the same. And it came with a mounted, Weaver B4 scope. Easily gets, touching, three hole groups at 50'.
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