Ranger was possibly made by Hunter Arms Company and sold by Sears from 1930-1950.
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You will have to find old MW catalogs to find out when it was offered. 50-200 or so
J Stevens most likely
Stevens/ J. Stevens arms company
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Your sears shotgun was made by H&R.It is the H&R model 120.
Ranger was a Sears Roebuck trademark. The guns were manufactured by several makers. If you have a model number, it may be in a cross-reference list. See http://www.e-gunparts.com/crossref.asp
Are you sure it doesn't say 'TEXAS RANGER'? We've seen single-shot shotguns marked with a 1929 date and the words 'TEXAS RANGER' stamped in the side of the receiver. These were early H&R shotguns made for Montgomery Wards made before World War II. sales@countrygunsmith.net Actually, the "Texas Ranger" was a name used on the Model 1929 12 guage single barrelled shotgun produced by J. Stevens for Montgomery Ward's, I am certain it was not produced by H&R for Ward's.
Internet, gun shops, gun shows, want ads, library are places to start. There is about 8 pages on the Ranger 103/Marlin Model 90 O/U shgotgun in Brophy's book, Marlin Firearms, A History of the Guns and the Company that made them, 1989, Stackpole Books. Sears sold the Ranger 103 -1 which was made by Marlin. Sears used the Ranger name prior to WWII and JC Higgins after WWII
In excellent condition, around $200. The only pump shotgun that Brwoning ever made was the BPS. Ranger was a brand name that was used by Sears and Roebuck. It was used on many utilitarian guns made by various makers. This gun was made by Stevens and sold to Sears to be marketed as the Ranger.
The Ranger name was used by Sears Roebuck, apparently as early as the early 1900's and possibly as late as the 1960's. The guns were made by a variety of manufacturers. I have a list that cross-refrences Sears guns to the maker's model if you can locate any numbers on it. Most have model numbers with a decimal point in them, like 101.1601.