Sturdy, well made and reasonably accurate, despite going out of business in 1986, H&R .22 revolvers might likely cross your bench.
by Wendell Dwight Deaner
Harrington and Richardson was in the business of making firearms from 1871 to 1986. From the period past the First World War to the end of its manufacturing run, the company produced many variations of .22 revolvers with model numbers ranging from 900 to 999. Some of the very similar firearms it produced had no model numbers (for a time) or were labeled with a name, such as the Sportsman. These little guns were sturdy, well made, and reasonably accurate. Many are in use today and you may find an example coming into your shop for repairs at any time.
Fortunately, the 900s are not difficult to work on. Many parts are still available but some may be easier than others to obtain. Brownells has a few and Bob’s Gun Shop (gun-parts.com, fax: 501/767-2750) seems to have a good selection. Use Google to search “H&R gun parts” will bring up more suppliers. For revolvers that were manufactured from 1934 to 1986, finding parts is not the chore that one would suppose. The good news is that the most likely suspects, cylinder pins and mainspring assemblies, are fairly easy to find.
The barrel is pinned and screws out. Dedicated action wrenches for this gun would not be easy to find as would barrel vises. That being said, something from most shops could probably be rigged to twist off the barrel. Most of the time this is not necessary but I have seen some of these guns with loose barrels you could actually shake with hand pressure.
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H R Model 999 Manufacture Date. Ask a Question. Can anyone tell me what the manufacture date of an H R 999 Sportsman. 22 with a serial number of AG29093 is.
Serial numbers and dates can only be loosely correlated for H&R topbreak revolvers. It should be a Large Frame Hammerless, 4 th variation from your description. The top of the barrel will have no patent dates, unlike earlier variations. Massachusetts is abbreviated MASS. In the state address, not spelled out.
The date is the Letter before the serial number The H R sportsman single action model 199 was manufactured between 1932 and and 1950.
H R manufacture date from serial number
I saw a used H R single shot in. 223 at the gun shop this morning. Is there any way to find the manufacture date from the serial . I know this can be done for my Marlins, but I haven t been able to find similar info for the H R rifles.
Re: H R manufacture date from serial number
See the build year list in the FAQs and Help sticky in the H R Centerfire Rifle forum at GBO.
Would like to know the manufacture date of my H R 20 gauge from serial - I m also interested to know if it has any value - where is the FAQ mentioned above located I m new.
Last edited by Mpruitt88; 10-24-2012 at PM.
Hey Guys: A buddy of mine just gave me an old H R Topper Model 48 16-gauge. I know NOTHING about these. As a single-shot bird gun, it should be fine. I m looking for the production date as per the serial number, but am not having any luck. It indicates that it was built in Drummondville, Quebec. If anyone has some ideas, I d really appreciate it. Serial 36642
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Canadian made H R s, a new one on me, try www.go2gbo as stated above, much good H R info there.
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Yes - it s actually stamped Drummondville, PQ on the receiver. I ve checked that site, but no joy so far. Shawn
Originally Posted by GreybeardGunner
What else is marked on the left side of the frame. Goforth s book H R Arms Co 1871-1986 says the M48 was made 1943-1957, no mention of any Canadian production. Factory letter code should be on the bottom of the tang for early production 1943-1946 D - G, 1947-1957 H - T on the left side of the frame.
Quickdtoo, there s definitely no letter anywhere on the receiver, tang, barrel or anywhere else. That s the specific thing that s been causing me issues. However, I have now managed to determine the age using the Blue Book of Gun Values and assuming that the serial numbers were generated consecutively. 1938 is the manufacture year. This is a great tool to find the production date of a firearm using the guns serial number. Here s the link:
Last edited by GreybeardGunner; 10-09-2014 at AM.
I have the hard copy 33rd and CD 34th editions of the BBGV, you re looking at the High Standard brand which starts at the bottom of the page after H R and continues on the right side of the page, the M48 wasn t made until 1943.
HARRINGTON RICHARDSON SERIALIZATION 1940 -
The following is a years of production listing for all Main
Line single barrel shotguns produced by Harrington
Richardson with a cross reference to Deluxe and Youth
48 First use of the TOPPER name
488 Deluxe variant of Model 14
198 Deluxe variant of Model 15
098 Deluxe variant of Model 05
088 JR Youth variant of Model 08
The author wishes to express thanks to Mr. John J.
Stimson, Jr. for the following information.
The serial numbers listed represent the highest serial
number shipped for the year. Regular serial numbers
began with 5,000 which was shipped October 15,
1932. Although it appears the guns were generally
assembled in numerical sequence, the shipments were
90sflav collection download. not and some guns may have remained in inventory for
weeks, months, or even years between assembly and
1975 is the last year of the regular serial number series
except for Sr. No. 2,500,811 shipped August 28, 1976
and marks the beginning of the letter prefix serialization.
1975 2,500,810 G 04,566 ML 06,747
1977 G 18,298 G 162,590 ML 29,707
H R/NEF Rifles, Shotguns, and Blackpowder
Location Timberlea, Nova Scotia
I stand corrected. Looks like I mixed that up Thanks for the clarification.
After a little more reading I think I found an explanation on Wiki if it s a fact, the one liner in the H R history section indicates the production date was sometime in the 50s.
H R Firearms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1950 the company opened a new facility on Cockburn street in Drummondville, Québec, Canada.
Confirmed by Jim Hauff in this discussion
Last edited by quickdtoo; 10-09-2014 at PM.
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