l picked this one up today. It's an H&R "22 SPECIAL", 9 shooter. Made around 1935, the condition is amazing, and the mechanics are just as they should be. The bluing is really nice for a budget friendly gun that was made during the depression. There is a rear sight that is barely perceptible as part of top break latch, and a brass front sight. Certainly not rare, but an interesting old revolver. Just thought I'd share.
"22 SPECIAL"
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Skyhunter
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Pretty sweet for a +90 year old! LOL!
Those H&R's may not have been "the prettiest in the litter", but evetone I've seen was a shooter!
Enjoy that revolver, she looks ready for a good time!
WYT-P
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Those H&R's may not have been "the prettiest in the litter", but evetone I've seen was a shooter!
Enjoy that revolver, she looks ready for a good time!
WYT-P
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Without the grips on it, that frame sure looks like a good skull splitter!
Is it chamber for long rifle? Some of these were chamber for 22 WRF or 22 Special, (Remington's equivalent)?
That was my exact reaction when I removed the grip. It's one piece and attachs with a single screw on the butt.
forindooruseonly
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Those are really neat firearms. I'd love to find one in that condition. Very nice!
I just checked my Model 12 Remington pump. The caliber stamp is 22 Rem.Special. I saw the caliber marking when I bought it, then looked at the loading tube and thought it was .22 lr. Luckily I have alot of NRA books and figured it out.
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CCI made a run of .22WRF sometime in the last 10 years.
That one piece grip and it's single screw attachment method to the grip frame was a change in mfg'rg for the revolvers.
The earlier Models used standard 2 piece grip panels with a cross thru screw. The early 2 piece grip styles often had a saw handle knuckle at the top for the web of your hand as well.
This frame style used that is called a 'Rice' style frame . I don't know what the name refers to, possibly the designer?
One piece grip and held in place with a screw from the back into the frame backstrap.
H&R started using it around 1933 on this particular Model.
Should also have the slight raised edge around the rear face of the cylinder that fits very close to the frame face when the bbl is locked closed. That was their 'Safety Cylinder' feature.
Instead of each cartridge rim being recessed in the cylinder face, The rims stayed sitting on the surface/face of the cylinder and they simply machined the rear of the cylinder to leave the small rim at the edge to contain the entire face.
.22rf HS ammo came out about the same time (early/mid 1930's)as this model, so I think that had something to do with the 'safety upgrade'.
All that made this the '4th Model' of the H&R .22 Special
The earlier Models used standard 2 piece grip panels with a cross thru screw. The early 2 piece grip styles often had a saw handle knuckle at the top for the web of your hand as well.
This frame style used that is called a 'Rice' style frame . I don't know what the name refers to, possibly the designer?
One piece grip and held in place with a screw from the back into the frame backstrap.
H&R started using it around 1933 on this particular Model.
Should also have the slight raised edge around the rear face of the cylinder that fits very close to the frame face when the bbl is locked closed. That was their 'Safety Cylinder' feature.
Instead of each cartridge rim being recessed in the cylinder face, The rims stayed sitting on the surface/face of the cylinder and they simply machined the rear of the cylinder to leave the small rim at the edge to contain the entire face.
.22rf HS ammo came out about the same time (early/mid 1930's)as this model, so I think that had something to do with the 'safety upgrade'.
All that made this the '4th Model' of the H&R .22 Special
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Nice pick up. I've always been a sucker for H&R and buy everything I find.
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