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Wards Western Field?

lokdok1lokdok1 Member Posts: 383 ✭✭✭
edited August 2002 in Ask the Experts
I have a tube fed, bolt action,.22 rifle marked "Wards Western Field 04M 491A" S L LR. It has a Monte Carlo stock and a rather beefy forend. The trigger guard is a large plastic or bakelite piece with formed finger grooves.The safety is under the bolt cap.There are two cap screws "parked" on the left rear of the bolt because a scope is not used. I was trying to cross reference this rifle using the list in back of Gun Parts Corp. catalog. but the info stopped short. Can I assume this is a Mossberg? It's more than 50 years old and is a real tack driver, also it was Dads and I'd like to keep shooting it. I would like to replace the firing pin and the bolt handle.Any advice?
Thank you.

Bartman
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  • KnifecollectorKnifecollector Member Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    More than likely a Mossberg. The back of the trigger guard having finger grooves is a Mossberg design. As you probably noticed most of the Wards Western Fields were made by Mossberg. Although Savage , Stevens also made several models for Wards. My guess would still be Mossberg.
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