Huh. Learn something new every day. Sears brass.

[joe-nwt]

Found this lurking in the dark recesses of my man cave. Never would have imagined.

 

[sunray]

Sears had all kinds of firearm related stuff made for them. You don't see brass very often though.

 

[blacksmithden]

I remember when they had a limited number of shotguns and rifles in their catalogue. That slowly petered out to nothing in the early 80's. I actually have a bolt action shotgun that says "Sears Roebuck" right on the barrel. I don't ever remember seeing Sears brand ammo though. That's a keeper.

 

[C Broad Arrow]

I have an "Eatons 22". Its cool to see these types of things as they are an indication of the once very broad level of support major retailers gave the shooting community.

 

[H4831]

Just before our latest gun rules came in, I was at a garage sale and there was a new looking Model 94 on a table. I got just close enough to it to see that it was not marked Winchester, but had "Sears Roebuck" on it. I also saw the price was marked a hundred dollars. Then, a hand came from no place and picked up, while I am still three feet from it!
To add insult to injury, it was a local pawn shop owner that got it.

 

[The Cold Lake Kid]

That'll learn ya to grab things while they can get got!

 

[#1bcshooter]

I have an "Eatons 22". Its cool to see these types of things as they are an indication of the once very broad level of support major retailers gave the shooting community.

Supporting the shooting community had nothing to do with it . Back then guns & ammo were no different than a fishing rod or any other item in the sporting department

 

[HKMark23]

Supporting the shooting community had nothing to do with it . Back then guns & ammo were no different than a fishing rod or any other item in the sporting department

Absolutely,, and this is how it should be now !

 

[C Broad Arrow]

Supporting the shooting community had nothing to do with it . Back then guns & ammo were no different than a fishing rod or any other item in the sporting department

You misunderstood what I was saying. The point I was making is very similar to yours. Guns etc were seen no differently than any other piece of sporting equipment and not viewed with the jaundiced eye that they are today. They saw shooters etc as regular customers, and catered to them by branding equipment with their name.

 

[JMJ]

I remember when they had a limited number of shotguns and rifles in their catalogue. That slowly petered out to nothing in the early 80's. I actually have a bolt action shotgun that says "Sears Roebuck" right on the barrel. I don't ever remember seeing Sears brand ammo though. That's a keeper.

Can't forget the J.C. Higgins line that ran from 1946 - 1962 at Sears. Maybe item #3 is the 30-30 H4831 was looking at.

 

[H4831]

Can't forget the J.C. Higgins line that ran from 1946 - 1962 at Sears. Maybe item #3 is the 30-30 H4831 was looking at.

I think you are right! It's been some years and I think now, the marking was JC Higgins. I was quite familiar with the JC Higgins marking on the guns. Now I feel worse, it was a pre 64 Model 94 I missed getting.
And Cold Lake Kid, I have gone to a lot of garage sales and have certainly developed the"grab first, look later," method. But in this case the arm just wasn't long enough!