Hi all. Here's the story...I have an H&R .32 top break pistol that my grandfather imparted to me before he passed away. I remember hearing a story about this pistol when I was younger. He said that this particular pistol belonged to the chief of police in Chicago (who was a friend of his) back in the 1930's. His friend gave this to him as a gift before my grandfather moved back West.
The stamp on the top of the barrel reads "Harrington & Richardson Arms Company Worcester, Mass. USA pat'd Oct. 4, 1887." Now that doesn't seem to be all that unique given some of the posts I've read here. However, the stamp on the cylinder and ejector have the number '64' stamped on them. My grandfather had mentioned (when I asked him) that this number represented the 64th pistol produced of this model. Could that be accurate? Does anyone know how I could verify this? Thanks for any input you may have.
Vet's son
The stamp on the top of the barrel reads "Harrington & Richardson Arms Company Worcester, Mass. USA pat'd Oct. 4, 1887." Now that doesn't seem to be all that unique given some of the posts I've read here. However, the stamp on the cylinder and ejector have the number '64' stamped on them. My grandfather had mentioned (when I asked him) that this number represented the 64th pistol produced of this model. Could that be accurate? Does anyone know how I could verify this? Thanks for any input you may have.
Vet's son