Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this great top-break revolver today for a penny start auction, this is the Harrington & Richardson (H&R) Auto Ejecting Third Model 1st Variation!
The Third Model 1st Variation was only made from 1905-1908! They were recognizable by the markings on the top of the barrel including the company name, address, and 4 patent dates (5-14 & 8-6-89, 4-2-95, 4-7-97) and the model name and caliber on left side of barrel!
The Third Model 1st Variation was only made from 1905-1908! They were recognizable by the markings on the top of the barrel including the company name, address, and 4 patent dates (5-14 & 8-6-89, 4-2-95, 4-7-97) and the model name and caliber on left side of barrel!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Harrington & Richardson
Model: Auto Ejecting Third Model 1st Variation
Serial: 59723
Date of Manufacture: 1905-1908
Caliber: .38 S&W
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 3 1/4"
Optics/Sights: Round Blade Front with Notch Rear
Stock/Grips: Black Checkered Synthetic with Target Logo
Action: Top Break Revolver
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: Auto Ejecting Third Model 1st Variation
Serial: 59723
Date of Manufacture: 1905-1908
Caliber: .38 S&W
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 3 1/4"
Optics/Sights: Round Blade Front with Notch Rear
Stock/Grips: Black Checkered Synthetic with Target Logo
Action: Top Break Revolver
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The original H&R firm was in business for over a century from 1871 to 1986. Frank Wesson, brother of Daniel B. Wesson who co-founded Smith & Wesson, started a firearms manufacturing firm in 1859, sharing an early patent with Nathan Harrington. Wesson produced two trigger rifles and spur trigger pistols and pocket rifles/shotguns popular for short length holster models such as the discontinued topper compact pocket shotguns. He started a brief partnership in 1871 with Harrington's nephew Gilbert Henderson Harrington, as Wesson & Harrington, until Harrington bought him out in 1874.
In 1875 Harrington and another former Wesson employee, William Augustus Richardson, formed the new Harrington & Richardson Company. In 1888 the firm was incorporated as The Harrington & Richardson Arms Company. Their original capital investment was $75,000. Harrington was president, Richardson was treasurer, and George F. Brooks was secretary. After the deaths of Harrington and Richardson in 1897, Brooks became the manager and the company was held by heirs Edwin C. Harrington (Gilbert Harrington's son) and Mary A. Richardson (William Richardson's wife).
In 1894 the company opened a new facility on Park Avenue in Worcester, Massachusetts. The factory was expanded again after a few years. Original rifles and shotguns from these dates are scarce because of their limited production and discontinued parts. In 1950 the company opened a new facility on Cockburn street in Drummondville, Québec, Canada.
This revolver is a top-break H&R Automatic Ejecting 3rd Model, 1st Variation with a blue finish that has turned to patina over time and chambered in .38 S&W. This model was made for smokeless powder in the period from 1905 to 1908. Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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