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Another day, another old gun - anybody know anything about old H&R break-tops?
Going through Dad's old stuff I came across this. According to my brother it belonged to my grandfather but we know absolutely nothing about it:
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From my limited internet "research" it seems to be a break-top Harrington and Richardson (H&R) 5 shot revolver. It's very small, "pocket sized." Assuming most of us here know the size of a K-frame Smith and Wesson revolver, here it is side-by-side with a Model 15, so you can see how small it really is:
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No serial number, and no caliber markings. I haven't taken the grips off but unless there is a serial number under the grips, it doesn't appear to have one. This is literally the only marking on the gun:
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Sorry for the poor cell phone pic but the top line reads "Harrington and Richardson Arms Co." and the second line reads "Worcester, Mass U.S.A."
From what I've read on other sites, no caliber markings means the gun is likely chambered for the .32 S&W, also called .32 Short.
One of the posts I saw on a forum said something about "all H&R guns have serial numbers." Well, like I said, unless it's under the grip panel, this pistol does not seem to have one.
The gun is not currently functional (I can pull the trigger and the hammer falls, but the cylinder moves freely even with the gun closed so it is not safe to fire.) No plans on repairing, honestly I'm not even sure what to do with it.
Like I said above, I don't know any of the actual history of it so it really has no meaning to me except that it was in my dad's estate and had apparently belonged to his father before that.
If anyone has a good source of info on old H&R revolvers, can you point me to it?
Thanks!
