African Carbines

[painter777]

Mine doesn't have swivels,

You never said anything about yours having swivels. With your plain set of sights and stock having no cheek rest or swivels it matches the Mossberg 320K. Made in the time frame your brother gave it to you: 1958-1962. The last 'New' .22 I bought was made almost 3 years before I picked it up from a LGS.

Look at your 320K on the attached chart. Then compare the attached parts lists, compare your Western Auto to the Mossberg list... Same thing, other than Western Auto address on the bottom.

I think of the older house guns or store guns made by the big manufacturers as being basically the same inside but offering cheaper or less expensive accessories like stock wood, sights, grips, trigger guards etc. This way the Prime maker keeps their advantage on the market having the better options....... like a FANCIER BOLT LEVER among other things.

These Primes sold a lot of 'Clone Named Guns' thru Hardware stores, Sears, Montgomery Wards, Woolworth, J.C. Penny, hell even Abercrombie and Fitch.... etc.