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Date This Older Gun Cleaning Kit? Pics #7267064
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Found an older gun cleaning kit in another house we bought (and demolished today). Anyone know the date it may have been made?
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Re: Date This Older Gun Cleaning Kit? Pics [Re: trappingthomas] #7267065
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Re: Date This Older Gun Cleaning Kit? Pics [Re: trappingthomas] #7267108
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My guess late 50’s or early 60’s.

Re: Date This Older Gun Cleaning Kit? Pics [Re: trappingthomas] #7267109
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I agree with beeman.

Re: Date This Older Gun Cleaning Kit? Pics [Re: trappingthomas] #7267127
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I agree, 50's or 60's.

Re: Date This Older Gun Cleaning Kit? Pics [Re: trappingthomas] #7267132
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60's--got mine in the mid to later 60s at Montgomery wards.Still have it.
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Re: Date This Older Gun Cleaning Kit? Pics [Re: trappingthomas] #7267142
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had one just like it monkey wards mid 60s

Re: Date This Older Gun Cleaning Kit? Pics [Re: trappingthomas] #7267144
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March 12th 1964 packaged at 9:42 am


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Re: Date This Older Gun Cleaning Kit? Pics [Re: Bogmaster] #7267198
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Originally Posted by Bogmaster
60's--got mine in the mid to later 60s at Montgomery wards.Still have it.
Tom

Side of box states it was an Montgomery Wards exclusive item

Re: Date This Older Gun Cleaning Kit? Pics [Re: trappingthomas] #7267203
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Westernfield was the name wars placed on their hunting items. Bought my first couple of guns there,also waders.
Back in the day they were the go to place to shop.
Tom


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Re: Date This Older Gun Cleaning Kit? Pics [Re: trappingthomas] #7267288
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I have their 22 auto
i have put a lot of boxes of ammo thru it.

Wards line of outdoors and sporting goods.
1960 - 70's is about right


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Re: Date This Older Gun Cleaning Kit? Pics [Re: trappingthomas] #7267293
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Still have a Westernfield 12 gauge pump. Last Montgomery Ward store I seen was in Duluth Minn. Wonder if it's still there? I believe they are still a catalog store.

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