Could you post a picture of your JC Higgins? I've got one in 16 ga. that is really nice and I wanted a comparison to see if someone, somehow and for some strange reason, put a lot of work and time into it. It has a POW stock, a Neidner steel checkered buttplate (the kind with the wing on top, like on an old Parker) 100 % case and deep bluing. I'll try to post a picture on it later...I wondered if Sears really went for it on this gun or if it was typical.