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Revision as of 02:38, 5 October 2019

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The J.C. Higgins Logo, on a gas stove.

J.C. Higgins was the sporting goods brand used by Sears, Roebuck and Co. from 1908 to 1964. The J.C. Higgins branding featured baseball equipment, golf equipment, bicycles, and even firearms, including a wide variety of rifles, shotguns, and handguns.

These products were sourced from major manufacturers, and this applied to their firearms as well. They sourced their firearms from gun manufacturers such as Marlin and High Standard. Sears, Roebuck and Co. intended the firearms they sold to be affordable and utilitarian, consistent with other companies such as Montgomery Ward's "Western Field" branding.

After 1964, Sears replaced their J.C. Higgins lineup of products, with the "Ted Williams" branding. Although many other sporting items were still sold under this name, Sears stopped selling firearms at that point.

As it turns out, "J.C. Higgins" was actually a real person. John Higgins, the namesake of the brand, began working at Sears in 1898 after emigrating from his home country of Ireland. He would eventually become Vice President of the company, and retired in 1950 as head bookkeeper. John Higgins did not actually have a middle name, but Sears believed the branding would look more presentable adding the "C" initial. John Higgins' expertise in sporting goods, or his status as a sports enthusiast, are not known.


J.C. Higgins Models & Manufacturers List

https://gun-data.com/sears_roebuck_guns.html

The website Gun-Data.com (linked directly above) has an incredible list of firearms sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co. It may or may not be the complete, exhaustive list of makes and models, but it should serve as a fantastic resource for anyone attempting to identify the original manufacturer and model number of their J.C. Higgins branded firearms. That data is listed below:

Sears Model Number Manufacturer Manufacturer's Model Number
1T Winchester 121 / 273.27010
2 C Winchester 131
2C Winchester 141 / 273.27510
2/57 Stevens 66
2/58 Stevens 66
3T Winchester 190 / 273.2390
3T Winchester 190 / 250
3T-A Winchester 190 / 290
4T Winchester 270 / 273.2360
5 Winchester 270 / 275
5T Winchester 270
6C Winchester 490
6C Cooey 64 / 64B
11.2 Stevens 238
18 Mossberg 183K
20 High Standard Flite King 120 (12 Gauge)
31 Savage 521
35 High Standard Sport King P1011
49 / 80 Stevens 94
49.118 Savage 99 A
53A Winchester 70 A
54 Winchester 94
92 Stevens 39
93 Stevens 38
94 Stevens 237
95 Stevens 238
98 Stevens 37
100 Savage 58C / 59A
101.3 Stevens 237
101.4 Stevens 38
101.5 Stevens 37
101.12 Stevens 39
101.13 Stevens 86
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