Thread: 3" HB M-60 Jovino run
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Old 06-24-2023, 09:38 AM
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The HH Harris Co. was the "John Jovino" of the Chicago area. Herbie Harris operated a police equipment and gun store just south of the old CPD HQ on State Street. He always had a quantity of John Jovino guns and had his own 'specials" from S&W. I believe he passed away in the early80s and the enlightened city of Chicago would not allow his license to be taken over by anyone so about the last gun shop in Chicago disappeared.
Would he have bought them from John Jovino, or directly from S&W? The letters I have seen online only mention the three shipments to John Jovino store in NYC.
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