My father is giving my son a .22 bolt action rifle that he received as a gift from his father many years ago. Today we brought it to the range to shoot it for the first time in 20 years to make sure it functioned well.
After I brought it home I was curious about it and started to look up any information I could find.
It is a Sears and Roebuck Mod. 41 103 19770 and has J.C. Higgins stamped on it in cursive.
After some research I found that this is a Marlin 101 which was made from 1941 until 1977. I also found out that Sears dropped the J.C. Higgins name in 1961 so it appears it was made between 1941 and 1961. He claims he received at the age of 16 for christmas, which was in 1966, brand new. This obviously doesn't match up and his memory could be wrong, but I'm curious if anyone knows anything about this particular model that might shed more light on when it was made.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Gary
After I brought it home I was curious about it and started to look up any information I could find.
It is a Sears and Roebuck Mod. 41 103 19770 and has J.C. Higgins stamped on it in cursive.
After some research I found that this is a Marlin 101 which was made from 1941 until 1977. I also found out that Sears dropped the J.C. Higgins name in 1961 so it appears it was made between 1941 and 1961. He claims he received at the age of 16 for christmas, which was in 1966, brand new. This obviously doesn't match up and his memory could be wrong, but I'm curious if anyone knows anything about this particular model that might shed more light on when it was made.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Gary