Proofhouse.com has a store brand chart that might help.
The JC Higgins Model 31 rifle was manufactured for Sears and Roebuck by Hi Standard.
Sears never made any guns. They were private labeled for Sears by gun manufacturers Sears guns are usually almost identical to a manufacturer's model, but I believe this particular one was made by Hi Standard to Sears' specifications and there was no equivalent gun with the manufacturer's name.
http://www.histandard.info/manuals/sears/rfrifles/index.html note that there are seveal versions of the model 31
No known published sn data
Rangers are pre-war and it might be a Stevens model 520 ,mfg till late 20's, sold as a Sears "Ranger". If it has a double hump and a square hole on top of the receiver then it's a 520. I have a Ranger in 16 gauge but I keep hearing that it's a model 30 or 31. Can't nail down the model and the receiver's not marked. It only has a "Ranger" on a horse! Barrel has a "Browning pat." stamp on the left side and "full" for choke. Excellent shotguns, built like a tank, but frowned upon by collectors. Suits me just fine!
The "S" prefix will date your 39 to the 1927-31 era.
There are many sorces for these parts. This gun was made exclusively for Sears By High Standard .In the early fifties .High standard never sold this model by them selves as Sears owned the rights to it .The J C Higgins model 31 was a true Sears gun. From 1945 to 1962 Sears owned all of High Standards rifle and shotgun production.Parts are avaiable from Gun Parts Corp Numrich arms West Hurley NY.
22 rifle made by J.C Higgins Model 31 sold by sears what is it worth
yes lyman made them for Sears
The Model 31 was sold by Sears from approximately 1954 until around 1959. I bought one new in 1955. They were made by High Standard Corp. The appearance was pretty much Sears own design, but I believe the mechanical operation was similar to that of a High Standard .22 caliber rifle of the time.
http://www.histandard.info/PDF/Sears%20Rifles.pdf
* They can bring $150 to the right buyer. * JC Higgins 583 75 model 31 22 cal semi auto rifle was made by High Standard exclusivly For Sears was made in 1952 average price in Excellent cond. is around 125.00 Dealer usually pay half of that