THESE WERE MADE BY H & R IN THE 1960 ERA
My father used a Wards Western Field 410 gauge repeater as a young man. The gun I believe is approximately 70-80 years old. If you have a patent number you can contact the pantent office and they should be able to tell you when the shotgun was first produced.
Mossberg
Several different companies made shotguns for Wards. First determine what it really is (look in a Gun Values book and compare the gun to the pictures) then go to gunpartscorp.com for parts.
1937
Late 1930s
Late 1930s
mossberg
I HAVE A WARDS WESTER FIELD NO 47A 22 BOLT ACTION, IT WAS MADE BY MOSSBURG
I believe that your wards western field model 85 was made by j stevens arms company.The stevens model 85 and yours are the same rifle.
Your Western Field model 46b was made for Montgomery Wards(Western Field) by the company Mossberg and Sons.The mossberg model 42 was made from 1935-1941 as the model 42,42A,42B,and model 42C.the western Field model 46b and the Mossberg model 42 are the same firearm.I hope that you find this informative.
Your Western field model 24m-488a was made by Mossberg for Montgomery Wards(Western field).The Mossberg model 51 is the same firearm.The Mossberg model 51 was made in 1939.