Some asssistance from the firearms enthusiasts
 

Recently, a very close friend passed away and left me a rifle that was very special to him. His wife bought it for in '50 or '51, I believe. Can someone point me toward some reference information for that era? I would appreciate it.

brand model and caliber would be helpfull

J.C. Higgins model 31, .22 cal. Thank you, zip.

here is the owners manuel,
http://stevespages.com/pdf/jchiggins_30.pdf

Thank you, sir. Anything additional about the manufacturer etc. would be appreciated too. I'm not skeered of books either.

unless i am misstakened they built for Sears mostly ,
But am digging on all the owners manuels on this site

Hi Standard. ;)

I think so, I inherited a model 41 from my mom. She was hell on squirrels with that thing.