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July 19th, 2010, 11:13 PM #1Junior Member
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Harrington and Richardson
Hi:
I'm new. I personally have a 9mm but know someone who has an old H & R revolver.
It is a 32 cal. with the following markings:
Harrington & Richardson Arms Co. Worcester, Mass. (on one line)
Patented Aug. 6, 1889 Oct. 8, 1895 (2nd line)
Both lines are on the top barrel rib.
Left side of barrel: Auto-Ejecting 32 Smith & Wesson CTGE.
The number 21880 on the butt.
The number 880 on the 6-shot cylinder.
Nickel finish.
Appears to have black plastic grips with a circle that has a square with a target inside with 5 shots through the target (have not removed grips to check for serial #).
Another forum I briefly read said that if the left side of the barrel has the model name and caliber that the manufacture date will be after 1905 and that it will not use black powder(is this true?).
It also stated that the serial #s were either 2 or 6 digits and this one has 5.
Might it be a Top-Break?
Any help would be appreciated.
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July 19th, 2010, 11:45 PM #2
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this look like it? http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=53444
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July 20th, 2010, 12:27 PM #3
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Last edited by Ronnies111; July 20th, 2010 at 12:32 PM.
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July 20th, 2010, 02:34 PM #4Junior Member
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July 20th, 2010, 02:36 PM #5
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My grandmother has one of those. It was her father's. It might be passed on to my little brother next. It is chambered in .32 S&W and was sold as a competition target gun I believe. Funny you posted it up.
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July 20th, 2010, 04:12 PM #6
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Ooops sorry double post
Last edited by Ronnies111; July 20th, 2010 at 04:21 PM.
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July 20th, 2010, 04:19 PM #7
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I guess you are talking to me?
Yes I would not take a new WILSON for it, thank God my father is still alive & I grew up worshiping this pistol. It's one of thoses that every little boy (now a man) has endless storie's to talk about like the Lone Ranger's pistol & would never run out of ammo....LOL. And to top it off , a new pistol in 22 LR would not out shoot it in accuracy. It is one Hell of a accurate pistol especially as old as it is
I have never researched the vaule of it cause I would never sell it, But does anyone have the knowledge to tell me what it would be worth if any ?
Small or large sum ammount ???
OH.... why your little brother? Are you the Black Sheepdog of the family....LOLLast edited by Ronnies111; July 20th, 2010 at 04:46 PM.
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I'm the person asking about the Harrington and Richardson pistol.
How do I find out/or is it possible to discover, the year of manufacture?
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Re: Harrington and Richardson
Another forum I briefly read said that if the left side of the barrel has the model name and caliber that the manufacture date will be after 1905 and that it will not use black powder(is this true?).
Any cartridge can be loaded with black powder (though pistol cartridges are the easiest. People have even loaded the .45ACP with BP and shot them from 1911s). A very mild load for the .32 S&W is 4.5 grains of BP and an 85 grain lead bullet. The important thing to remember if you ever do that is that there should be NO airspace when the bullet is seated. I have seen loads up to seven grains of FFFg.
It's not a powerhouse. I have a Forehand and Wadsworth Bulldog in .32 S&W.
Great fun to shoot.
PeteLast edited by Pete D.; July 20th, 2010 at 07:10 PM.
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I still need some help dating this Richardson and Harrington .32.
Do I need to try and gather any more data or does anyone have any ideas on how I might find out when it was manufactured?
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