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A friend of mine has a shotgun that belonged to his grandfather, but does not know anything about it, and neither do I since I'm not into American guns.
It's a pump action shotgun, looks to be a 12 gauge.
On the action it says "Western Field" and underneath that it says "Montgomery Wards". The model number looks to be 30, but I'm not one hundered percent sure. It has a POW grip and serial range of U153XX.
Any information anyone has about these guns is, as always, greatly appreciated.
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Western Field was a name MW used on many guns sourced from different manufacturers. Best bet is to compare it to other pump guns of the era, might be an Ithaca, Mossberg, Stevens, etc.
Is there any patent info?
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High Standard made quite a few guns like that for others.
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The action is stamped "Browning Patent 12 gauge Proof Tested". However, there are no patent numbers.
I'll try to get pics.
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I would guess it is a Stevens-manufactured, Browning-designed pump, either model 520 or 620. Pix will tell.
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If it has the famous Browning Hump-back, it a Stevens 520, a classic pumpgun...Geo
P.S. I checked mine, a 16ga and the 520 was indeed the MW model 30. I've been toying with the idea of asking Ken Hurst to engrave it to copy an early A-5; and convincing people on dove shoots that its a rare Sweet 16 Pump!
Last edited by Geo. Newbern; 02/20/11 12:33 PM. Reason: checked model #
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It is one and the same as George says: another Browning humpback design.
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If it is a Model 30 it's a Stevens 520 or 620.
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... I've been toying with the idea of asking Ken Hurst to engrave it to copy an early A-5; and convincing people on dove shoots that its a rare Sweet 16 Pump! The Stevens 520's were available in factory engraved versions up to full coverage. Euro walnut stocks, solid rib bbls, ivory bead sights, etc. Here's a Model 535. Not nearly as full coverage as a couple of others I've seen. http://www.collectorsfirearms.com/admin/product_details.php?itemID=40062I'd guess the M/W edition wasn't available with the engraving but sure would be a looker at the dove hunt get-togethers! I have seen M/W marked 520's with the raised bbl rib though. I used to own one of those.
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It's obviously a Stevens-built Browning designed squareback pump, a gun that quality-wise is equal to a Model 12 or 97 Winchester. I used to buy these at bargain prices because nobody knew how to take them down and because they were Ranger or Western Field. They remain a classic in my book. Some had their safety in the inner circle of the trigger guard; later ones had safety atop upper tang. I still own a sweet "slim Jim" of a 20 ga. with which I've never missed a bird. Gave my son a mint 12 ga. Western Field. He loves the thing and has bagged ducks and turkeys. If you see one, BUY IT before anyone figures out what it is: hand checkered corncob forend, all milled forged steel. Chops
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