#85 • Wards Western Field 30 12 GA Shotgun

Part of December 2025 Firepower Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $180.00

Status: Sold

Category: Firearms

Manufacturer: Wards Western Field Pump-Action Shotgun Type: Shotgun Model: 30 Caliber: 12 GA Barrel Length: 20" Optics: N/A ATF Form 4473 Required: Yes Log: 3292 Serial Number (S/N): SB562A Reference Number (Ref #): P24031350 Notes: This shotgun is a Montgomery Ward Western Field Model 30 pump-action shotgun chambered in 12 gauge. Western Field was the house brand used by Montgomery Ward for sporting arms sold through its catalog and retail stores. The Model 30 was manufactured for Montgomery Ward by O.F. Mossberg & Sons and is mechanically based on early Mossberg pump-action designs that preceded and informed the later Model 500 series. Production period: Western Field Model 30 shotguns were produced approximately from the late 1950s through the mid-1960s. Serial number SB562A is consistent with manufacture in the early 1960s. These store-brand firearms were not produced with publicly documented serial-to-year tables, so more precise dating is not possible without factory records. The shotgun is fitted with a 20-inch plain barrel with cylinder bore and a blued finish. It is stocked in hardwood with a matching forend. Sighting equipment consists of a factory bead front sight. Feeding is from a tubular magazine with a capacity of approximately 5+1 rounds using 2¾-inch shells. Operation is via a slide-action pump mechanism typical of Mossberg manufacture from this period. Chambered in 12 gauge, standard factory loads using 1⅛-ounce shot charges generally produce muzzle velocities in the range of approximately 1,200 to 1,250 feet per second, depending on ammunition selection. Condition is poor cosmetically. The metal surfaces show heavy finish wear with widespread bluing loss that has aged to gray and brown patina, along with scattered surface rust and light pitting. The hardwood stock and forend exhibit numerous scratches, dents, and dings from decades of hard field use. Mechanically, the shotgun remains functional. The pump cycles smoothly, the bore is dark but serviceable, and the trigger operates correctly. Please see the photographs for more details, or contact us at 907-570-7050 or email us at FFL@alaskapremierauctions.com / Admin@alaskapremierauctions.com to schedule an in-person preview of the firearm. ***All federal firearm background checks are conducted in-house, please allow pick-up times to reflect paperwork processing time (approx. 30-45 minutes).