Montgomery Wards 22rf rifle

[Major Tom]

Back in the mid 1960s, I bought a 22rf bolt action rifle at Montgomery Wards. It was magazine fed and adjustable for 22short, 22long and 22long rifle bullets. It was amazingly accurate! I've been searching for another one with no luck. I know Wards had these rifles made by a firearms company but forget which one. My rifle was marked Western field. Anyone familiar with this rifle? And where to possibly find one?

[lyman]

Monkey Wards , like Sears etc, contracted out the rifles,

so it could have been made by High Standard, Mossberg, Savage\Stevens\Springfield , or ???
all were marked Ward's Western Field or Western Field,


do you remember if it had a plastic trigger guard? that would narrow it down to some mossberg models


here is about 1\3rd of what is listed in BlueBook of gunvalues table, for store brand for Western Field,
shoot me a note with you email and I'll send you the PDF


Western Field 04M-489A Mossberg 50
Western Field 04M-218A Mossberg 73C
Western Field 04M-2117A Mossberg 9
Western Field 04M-217A Mossberg 75C
Western Field 04M-214A Mossberg 85C
Western Field 04M-216A Mossberg 83C
Western Field I Mossberg RF-1
Western Field 10-SD247A Stevens 94B (Tenite)
Western Field 14 Savage 39A
Western Field 14 Savage 59A
Western Field 14M-215A Mossberg 85
Western Field 14M-497B Mossberg M42
Western Field 14M-488A Mossberg 50
Western Field 15 Mossberg 80
Western Field 150 Mossberg 183K
Western Field 151X Kessler N/A
Western Field 155 Mossberg 173
Western Field 15A Mossberg 83
Western Field 16 Mossberg 85
Western Field 160 Mossberg 385K
Western Field 16A Mossberg 85
Western Field 17 Mossberg 73
Western Field 170 Mossberg 395K
Western Field 172 Mossberg 395K
Western Field 173 Mosaberg 395
Western Field 175 Mossberg 385K
Western Field 17A Mossberg 73
Western Field l8 Mossberg 75
Western Field 20 Mossberg 9R
Western Field 215A Mossberg 85
Western Field 24M,488A Mossberg 51
Western Field 30 Stevens 520
Western Field 31A Mossberg 44
Western Field 31A Mossberg 40
Western Field 32 Mossberg 21
Western Field 32 Mossberg 20
Western Field 33 Marlin 336
Western Field 35A Mossberg 30
Western Field 36 Stevens 521
Western Field 36 Mossberg 10
Western Field 36B Mossberg 25A
Western Field 36B Mossberg 10
Western Field 36C Mossberg 25A
Western Field 360 Mossberg 26C
Western Field 37 Mossberg 30
Western Field 39 Mossberg 25
Western Field 390A Mossberg 26C
Western Field 40,D Mossberg 44
Western Field 40 Marlin 101
Western Field 4ON Noble 40NA
Western Field 40M-215A Mossberg 185
Western Field 41 Mossberg 45
Western Field 45 Marlin 989M2
Western Field 45 Mossberg 42
Western Field 45B Mossberg 26C
Western Field 45C Mossberg 25A
Western Field 46 Mossberg 42
Western Field 466 Mossberg RA1
Western Field 469 Mossberg RA1-Kit
Western Field 46A Mossberg 42
Western Field 46C Moseborg 42A
Western Field 46D Mossberg 42C
Western Field 47 Mossberg 45A
Western Field 472 Noble 50
Western Field 47A,L Mossberg 45A
Western Field 48 Mossberg 45A
Western Field 488A Mossberg 51
Western Field 48A Mossberg 45B
Western Field 48A Mossberg 46MLB
House Model Orig. Orig.
Brand No. Mfgr. Model STORE BRAND CROSS-OVER LIST, cont.

[Major Tom]

I think it had a plastic trigger guard. There was no serial number either. Thank you for the list. Maybe I will find a photo of my old rifle.

[PWC]

What was the Western Field model number?

[butlersrangers]

FWIW - In the 1960's I had a single-shot .22 bolt-action rifle, marked Western Field. The actual maker was a company named Jefferson Firearms.

An almost identical .22 rifle was made by Jefferson for Colt Firearms and marketed under the name "Colteer".

There were no plastic parts on these rifles. A plastic or nylon trigger-guard would suggest Mossberg manufacture.

I hope this is helpful.