Wards Westernfield .22 Identification

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Hi I am needing a little help ID. this one. No S/n on this one Just the words "Wards western field" in a cursive type script near the bolt.
Along with the words 22 short long or long rifle near the front sight and a little 18 with a circle around it right where the barrel starts. Trying to find a clip that will fit this one, the current one is a little worn out. Clip holds 5.

Thanks for any help.
 

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Store brand guns were made by several of the regular gun makers, and also by smaller gun makers who have passed out of the scene in the past century.

Winchester, Mossberg, and Marlin are probably the biggest suppliers over the years. I do not recognize the particular gun you have, but as a guess, I would look at Mossberg's guns to start with. Something about the styling makes me think that would be a good place to start.

Essentially, the store brand guns were identical to the regular models, only differing in the name on them, and sometimes the grade of the wood used.

Sometimes, store brand guns were actually nicer than the regular brand name models, but usually they were more budget grade.

My cousin had a Sears Ted Williams .22 that was identical to my Winchester 190, but finished (to match the Win 290) with better wood and an engine turned bolt.
 
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Welcome to TFL !

While Ward's had many .22 rifles branded as a "Western Field", only two gunmakers supplied over 98% of the .22's for Ward's, during the era your rifle was made - Mossberg and Savage/Stevens/Springfield.

IMO, Your .22 rifle looks like a pre-war (WWII) Stevens Model 4.


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I don't know how Stevens and Savage could have slipped my mind. Sounds like a likely bet.

The Gun Parts Corp. (Numrich Arms - they were when I "discovered" them, back before the dawn of electronic history ;)) has a lot of exploded drawings, and lists lots more. You might find your gun (or the matching brand name model) listed there.
 
similar rifle

I have a similar rifle but a single shot. My dad used to tell me stories of how he used to plink pigeons off the silo with it. He passed away and I inherited his small collection. Unfortunately when I was younger I thought I was a gunsmtih and removed the peep sight and it is now anyones guess where it is. Would anyone know where to get a replacement? My friend runs a gun shop and he is refurbishing it and he can't find one either.
 
Definitely a single-digit (4, 5, 6, 7) Stevens variant.



Gilley, check GunBroker, Gun Parts Corp, and any of the places that pop up with a google search of "obsolete gun parts". Of course, having the exact model is very helpful.
 
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