H&R shotgun question

[KenP]

I have an old H&R shotgun that belonged to my father. I can not find a model number on it any where. I need a new firing pin and I have no idea how to get one since I don't know the model. Any help please

[OldSchoolPC]

Do you mean you can't find the serial number, or the model number? Most older guns prior to 1968 don't have a serial number. Is it a bolt action? It could be a model 348 or 349? You really haven't given us much info.

[GeneralWashington]

I have an old H&R shotgun that belonged to my father. I can not find a model number on it any where. I need a new firing pin and I have no idea how to get one since I don't know the model. Any help please

A picture does wonders in aiding identification.

[knight0334]

Pictures speak a thousand words.

H&R made several different models of shotguns since 1871. So we would definitely need pictures.

[KenP]

It's a 12 guage, single shot. I have the serial number but I don't know the model. A-979383 The gun is in pieces from where I have been cleaning off the rust. It has a 30 in barrel. I have a pic but I don't know how to put it on here. sorry

[itsmyright]

Guide to posting pictures:

http://forum.pafoa.org/support-sugge...-pictures.html

[KenP]

Thanks for the photo info. Here is the pic I have.

[39flathead]

H&R Model 1908 or 1915 maybe?

Baystate is a trade name, like Ted Williams.
It was probably sold by a store under that name.

I found a site that says the A prefix is 1940, does that sound like it might be right according to your family history?
if so it could be a Topper M48
http://www.go2gbo.com/forums/index.p...c,26264.0.html

[knight0334]

A could mean 1940, but H&R used prefix letter before 1940 that do not correspond to a year.

Before 1940 an "A" could be the series of gun, with the following numbers actually determining the year of production because it falls within a known serial number range for a given year.

Example: Sportsman revolvers. "S" means 1956, but "S" was also used prior to 1940 when the modern "A" starts.

[39flathead]

A could mean 1940, but H&R used prefix letter before 1940 that do not correspond to a year.

Before 1940 an "A" could be the series of gun, with the following numbers actually determining the year of production because it falls within a known serial number range for a given year.

Example: Sportsman revolvers. "S" means 1956, but "S" was also used prior to 1940 when the modern "A" starts.

You are right.

I'm really thinking it's a '20's era Model 1908.