I wouldn't be surprised if the Western Field were manufactured by the old H&R Company. My dad had an H&R single shot, very, very similar, right down to the shape of the fore-end, the design at the hinge and the groove down the top of the receiver. His was probably manufactured in the 20s, and had an ejector. And what was left of the CCH was pretty similar, too.

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