what year what the sears 101.40b made

cwb · December 16, 2009, 11:22 AM

i had a famil member give me a sears .410 model number 101.40b and i refinshed the wood and reblued it and it looks great, i will be giving it to my son for his 9th bday and i shot 10 clays with it today and its a great little gun, it locks up really tight,i dont think it was shot very much at all

my question is when was this gun made? i have looked all over the web

cwb · December 17, 2009, 08:41 PM

anyone?????

TxGun · December 17, 2009, 09:40 PM

Can't give you a date. But here's a bit of info for you: Numrich Arms' catalog #26 says that the Sears 101.40 was built by Stevens/Springfield (both affiliated under Savage...not sure of the relationship) over the years. Apparently, a change from one manufacturer to the other was made at some point during the era that Sears offered the model.

Also, Numrich (e-gunparts.com), does appear to have some small parts for the gun in case you need some replacements:

http://www.e-gunparts.com/products_new.asp?CatID=9675

http://www.e-gunparts.com/model_new.asp?catID=5602

oneounceload · December 17, 2009, 09:55 PM

Proofhouse shows the following:

Sears Model 101.4 Model 101.4 is the Springfield model 947,D,Y
Sears Model 101.4 Model 101.4 is the Stevens model 38
Sears Model 101.4 Model 101.4 is the Stevens model 940,D,Y,DY

Don't have much more than that unfortunately - but you might be able to do some checking and see when they were made by Springfield and Stevens

cwb · December 18, 2009, 01:12 AM

when did sears stop selling guns? i am only 24 so i am sure it was before my time

i do remember when western auto sold firearms

oneounceload · December 18, 2009, 09:16 AM

Even JC Penney and Wards sold guns. Bought a great new Citori when Penney's caved to the antis and got out of the gun business. IIRC, it's been a bout 20-25 years now since most of those places stopped

Ricklin · December 18, 2009, 10:09 AM

Yup, I've got two of those old side by sides. 1 from Western Auto 20 Ga, and one 12 ga. Sears. The Western Auto (Revelation) is about 35 yo and the Sears (JC Higgins) just had it's 50th birthday. Both are actually Stevens 311s the Sears being the nicer gun.
And for my xmas present my first "nice" shotgun a Win 101 12 ga. O/U can't wait, pics will of course be posted. I'm rather fond of doubles.

cwb · December 18, 2009, 10:26 AM

thanks for the info guys

December 16, 2009, 11:22 AM	#1
cwb Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2006 Location: jax fl Posts: 482	what year what the sears 101.40b made i had a famil member give me a sears .410 model number 101.40b and i refinshed the wood and reblued it and it looks great, i will be giving it to my son for his 9th bday and i shot 10 clays with it today and its a great little gun, it locks up really tight,i dont think it was shot very much at all my question is when was this gun made? i have looked all over the web

December 17, 2009, 09:40 PM	#3
TxGun Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2008 Location: Family ranch - Central TX. Posts: 467	Can't give you a date. But here's a bit of info for you: Numrich Arms' catalog #26 says that the Sears 101.40 was built by Stevens/Springfield (both affiliated under Savage...not sure of the relationship) over the years. Apparently, a change from one manufacturer to the other was made at some point during the era that Sears offered the model. Also, Numrich (e-gunparts.com), does appear to have some small parts for the gun in case you need some replacements: http://www.e-gunparts.com/products_new.asp?CatID=9675 http://www.e-gunparts.com/model_new.asp?catID=5602 Last edited by TxGun; December 17, 2009 at 09:56 PM.

December 18, 2009, 01:12 AM	#5
cwb Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2006 Location: jax fl Posts: 482	when did sears stop selling guns? i am only 24 so i am sure it was before my time i do remember when western auto sold firearms __________________

December 18, 2009, 10:09 AM	#7
Ricklin Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2008 Location: SW Washington state Posts: 2,013	That's about right Yup, I've got two of those old side by sides. 1 from Western Auto 20 Ga, and one 12 ga. Sears. The Western Auto (Revelation) is about 35 yo and the Sears (JC Higgins) just had it's 50th birthday. Both are actually Stevens 311s the Sears being the nicer gun. And for my xmas present my first "nice" shotgun a Win 101 12 ga. O/U can't wait, pics will of course be posted. I'm rather fond of doubles. __________________ ricklin Freedom is not free

December 18, 2009, 10:26 AM	#8
cwb Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2006 Location: jax fl Posts: 482	thanks for the info guys __________________

December 17, 2009, 08:41 PM	#2
cwb Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2006 Location: jax fl Posts: 482	anyone????? __________________

December 17, 2009, 09:55 PM	#4
oneounceload Junior member Join Date: April 18, 2008 Location: N. Central Florida Posts: 8,518	Proofhouse shows the following: Sears Model 101.4 Model 101.4 is the Springfield model 947,D,Y Sears Model 101.4 Model 101.4 is the Stevens model 38 Sears Model 101.4 Model 101.4 is the Stevens model 940,D,Y,DY Don't have much more than that unfortunately - but you might be able to do some checking and see when they were made by Springfield and Stevens

December 18, 2009, 09:16 AM	#6
oneounceload Junior member Join Date: April 18, 2008 Location: N. Central Florida Posts: 8,518	Even JC Penney and Wards sold guns. Bought a great new Citori when Penney's caved to the antis and got out of the gun business. IIRC, it's been a bout 20-25 years now since most of those places stopped