sportsman 22 lr

[arthur]

i recently purchased a h&R SPORTSMAN PISTOL SERIAL #AU158265CAN ANYONE TELL ME THE VALUE OF IT AND WHEN IT WAS MADE IT IS A NINE SHOT MODEL 999.MADE IN GARDENER MASS USA ALL PRINTED ON LEFT OF GUN,IN ORIGINAL CASE

[Arcana71]

"AU" indicates a manufacture date of 1980. Figure $250 (for an OK shooter) to $400 (in mint condition). You might want to edit the rest of the S/N out of your original post, though.

http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=28371

PS: They're nice. I've wanted one since I was 12 years old.