MP Sniper
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whats on the pistol is .32 S & W CTGE
top: harrington and richardson arms company
worchester , mass usa pat oct. 1895
top: harrington and richardson arms company
worchester , mass usa pat oct. 1895
Trying to find info on this handgun?
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With the information provided, you have a Harrington and Richardson revolver in 32 S&W caliber. These were solid low end firearms, The age could be from the turn of the 20th century until about , what , 15 years ago. Best I can do.
32 Magnum
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Length of barrel? How many rounds? Serial number? Could be either post1904 Auto Ejecting Model or a Premier - 6 shot or 5 shot. If serial number is not visible on bottom of grip frame - a partial will be found under the left grip panel and the full will be found underside of the top strap - you'll have to pull the cylinder to see it.
MP Sniper
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not sure of barrel its miy friends, id say maybe 3-4 inches and it is a 5 shot auto ejecting, i want to say, when you break it open the middle pops the empty casings out
krs
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They're mostly pretty junky.
I have an H&R breaktop revolver in .22 short that operates, meaning I've fired it through from full to empty. It's kinda' fun but the action is loose so I think that part of the fun of it is the unknown whether it will let go somehow with each shot.
They were made from late nineteenth century, maybe 1885, to maybe as late as 1930.
They're a dime a dozen, or almost as you seldom see them go as high as $200.
Definitely not SD material.
I have an H&R breaktop revolver in .22 short that operates, meaning I've fired it through from full to empty. It's kinda' fun but the action is loose so I think that part of the fun of it is the unknown whether it will let go somehow with each shot.
They were made from late nineteenth century, maybe 1885, to maybe as late as 1930.
They're a dime a dozen, or almost as you seldom see them go as high as $200.
Definitely not SD material.
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MP Sniper - you have the "Premier" model - standard was 3", 5 shot .32 S&W (the short one) with nickel finish and black, hard rubber grips. They were offered with the following options:
barrels: 2" (Bicycle Model), 3", 4", 5" & 6" (all but 3" are scarce, 6" is rare)
finish: blue (scarce) or nickel
calibers: 5 shot in .32, 7 - shot in .22 lr (scarce)
grips: black HR, hand grooved walnut (rare); mother of pearl (scarce), ivory(very very rare add 100%).
Made from 1895 up to mid 1940s, in at least 3 models and several variations within each model series.
There were over 500,000 made during this period. They were popular, well made, middle price point SD/pocket pistols, during that period. Some hundreds were bought by the US Gov't during WW2 and issued to OSS operatives as a concealed carry weapon.
Most of those seen today have been well used and as krs mentions, many of them have been shot loose.
I have several that are as new or in excellent condition and these are solid, very tight and index/time perfectly. By today's standards, they fall a bit short of the mark - but I know one retired Cop from Philly who carries one on a regular basis for his CCW weapon - I'm not advocating this.
Current valuations range from around $35 for a parts gun, up to around $300 for one in excellent condition with a 6" or 5" barrel, in blue finish. The bicycle model draws quite a bit of interest amongst collectors because of the short barrel and typically sell between $200 and $300 in excellent condition.
If you supply the serial number - I can give you Model, variation and approx. year of manufacture.
Jim Hauff
barrels: 2" (Bicycle Model), 3", 4", 5" & 6" (all but 3" are scarce, 6" is rare)
finish: blue (scarce) or nickel
calibers: 5 shot in .32, 7 - shot in .22 lr (scarce)
grips: black HR, hand grooved walnut (rare); mother of pearl (scarce), ivory(very very rare add 100%).
Made from 1895 up to mid 1940s, in at least 3 models and several variations within each model series.
There were over 500,000 made during this period. They were popular, well made, middle price point SD/pocket pistols, during that period. Some hundreds were bought by the US Gov't during WW2 and issued to OSS operatives as a concealed carry weapon.
Most of those seen today have been well used and as krs mentions, many of them have been shot loose.
I have several that are as new or in excellent condition and these are solid, very tight and index/time perfectly. By today's standards, they fall a bit short of the mark - but I know one retired Cop from Philly who carries one on a regular basis for his CCW weapon - I'm not advocating this.
Current valuations range from around $35 for a parts gun, up to around $300 for one in excellent condition with a 6" or 5" barrel, in blue finish. The bicycle model draws quite a bit of interest amongst collectors because of the short barrel and typically sell between $200 and $300 in excellent condition.
If you supply the serial number - I can give you Model, variation and approx. year of manufacture.
Jim Hauff
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