Looking for H & R year of manufacture - The Firearms Forum

gunship · 01-25-2012, 07:58 AM

I have a hammerless H&R, top break, 5 shot in blue with white plastic checkered grips. I was hoping someone could identify this pistol for year of manufacture. It has a 3 inch barrel with the name Harrington and Richardson Arms Co, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Left side of the barrel .32 S&W CTGE. Serial number is located inside the front strap near the bottom 2748XX. Cylinder stamped 8XX. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Bill

Zane71464 · 01-25-2012, 08:14 AM

I cant help you much other than to tell you it was mfg. before 1940. I'm sure someone will/can answer your questions soon.

Jim Hauff · 01-25-2012, 04:05 PM

Gunship,
You have a 2nd Model SMALL FRAME HAMMERLESS 7th Variation. ID derives from: the state name is spelled out and the grip frame has no step down with radius cut at the top, the grip panels sit on top of the frame. made between 1925 and 1942. It was made to handle .32 S&W (the short one) SMOKELESS/NITRO powder loads, 5 of them at a time. On my rather lousy monitor - it looks as though your gun may have been reblued at one time - the color of the trigger doesn't look correct. The grips are not original to the gun.
Value - on that piece is difficult to determine.

gunship · 01-25-2012, 04:41 PM

Thanks Jim,
That information is great. I could never get the year. It must be your moniter as the pistol does not appear to be re-blued. I am very surprised that the grips are not original to the gun. Again thank you very much for your expert opinion.
Bill

01-25-2012, 07:58 AM	#1
gunship Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 34	Looking for H & R year of manufacture I have a hammerless H&R, top break, 5 shot in blue with white plastic checkered grips. I was hoping someone could identify this pistol for year of manufacture. It has a 3 inch barrel with the name Harrington and Richardson Arms Co, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Left side of the barrel .32 S&W CTGE. Serial number is located inside the front strap near the bottom 2748XX. Cylinder stamped 8XX. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Bill Attached Images --> Last edited by gunship; 01-25-2012 at 08:43 AM..

01-25-2012, 08:14 AM	#2
Zane71464 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio NRA Member Contributor Posts: 5,358	Re: Looking for H & R year of manufacture I cant help you much other than to tell you it was mfg. before 1940. I'm sure someone will/can answer your questions soon. __________________ Two Words; "Simple Man", song by Charlie Daniels sums up my thoughts on a "few things"!

01-25-2012, 04:05 PM	#3
Jim Hauff Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 2,980	Re: Looking for H & R year of manufacture Gunship, You have a 2nd Model SMALL FRAME HAMMERLESS 7th Variation. ID derives from: the state name is spelled out and the grip frame has no step down with radius cut at the top, the grip panels sit on top of the frame. made between 1925 and 1942. It was made to handle .32 S&W (the short one) SMOKELESS/NITRO powder loads, 5 of them at a time. On my rather lousy monitor - it looks as though your gun may have been reblued at one time - the color of the trigger doesn't look correct. The grips are not original to the gun. Value - on that piece is difficult to determine. __________________ Jim Hauff ~ H&R Collector In Memory of Bill Goforth and Jim Ritchie

01-25-2012, 04:41 PM	#4
gunship Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 34	Re: Looking for H & R year of manufacture Thanks Jim, That information is great. I could never get the year. It must be your moniter as the pistol does not appear to be re-blued. I am very surprised that the grips are not original to the gun. Again thank you very much for your expert opinion. Bill