Higgins, was based on a real person, John Higgins who was a Sears employee. Higgins products are still available as second hand items. Higgins brand for Sears sporting goods was replaced with the Ted Williams brand. The Model 20 was produced by High Standard Arms, as was the Model 88 revolver. Like many other Sears products, the Sears firearms were originally made by major firearm manufacturers. Higgins.' These products were well made and were popular with the company's historical core of rural and working-class consumers. Higgins Model 20 - 12 Gauge Shotgun - Originally sold by Searsįrom 1908 until 1962, Sears, Roebuck & Company sold a wide variety of sporting goods and recreational equipment, including bicycles, golf clubs, rifles, shotguns, and revolvers under the brand name ' J.
