Bicycle manufacturers that also manufacture firearms.

[Big Moe]

I just picked up this JC Higgins bolt action shotgun. I didn't know that Jch did firearms like Iver Johnson did. Is there any other companies that did also?

 

[fordmike65]

Iver actually manufactured their firearms. Higgins was merely Sears' brand name for several of their in-house items including guns, which were made by actual gun manufactures. Much like several bicycle manufactures supplied bikes for them, which were also badged J.C. Higgins or Elgin in prewar times.

 

[juvela]

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Belgium has quite a number of firearms manufacturers who also produced cycles and cycle fittings

the firearms trade in the country tends to congregate around the city of Liege

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[SirMike1983]

JC Higgins often sold Mossberg-produced or High Standard-produced firearms under the Higgins and later the Ted Williams brands.

 

[catfish]

Iver Johnson, Remington, and Winchester all had bicycles

 

[catfish]

Westfield made Bazookas during WW2

 

[Balloontyre]

Didn't Stearns do something with firearms? Dunno for sure but thought I heard it on rooftop once.

 

[Frank and Pam Skid Kings]

Did you know...J.C. Higgins was a well liked manager for Sears in the early 1900's. They named their sporting goods line after him in 1908. John had no middle name so they came up with the "C". After WW2 bicycles, boating and all outdoor items took on the name.

 

[Big Moe]

Looks like I have some research to do. Hopefully I can find out what year it was built.

 

[Archie Sturmer]

Mossberg purchased Snyder Enterprises in the 1970’s and built/sold bicycles.