Description
Item Description
SPECIFICATIONS:
Model: "Sportsman"
Serial: 51526
Caliber: .22 LR
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 6"
Optics/Sights: Fixed Front with Adjustable Rear being a raised portion of the barrel catch
Stock/Grips: Checkered Wood
Action: Top-Break DA/SA Revolver
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
In 1871, Gilbert Henderson Harrington and his uncle, Frank Wesson, formed a firearm manufacturing company that resulted in Harrington taking on a new partner, William Augustus Richardson. The resulting firm of Harrington & Richardson Arms Co. went on to produce firearms for more than a century.
One of its most popular was the well-made H&R Model 999 Sportsman, a nine-shot, top-break, double-action revolver that made the term “six-shooter” passé. Introduced in 1932 as the country struggled through the Great Depression, the Model 999 was chambered for the economical .22 Long Rifle (and able to digest .22 Short and .22 Long cartridges as well), and the .22 WRF (Winchester Rim Fire). With an introductory price of $32, the Model 999 appealed to recreational shooters as well as ranchers, farmers and other outdoorsmen who wanted an affordable handgun with a tad more capacity than the standard sixgun.
Key among the Sportsman’s features was its top-break action; lifting the adjustable rear sight unlocked the barrel assembly, which pivoted on the frame as an ejector snapped up and ejected the shells—whether or not they had all been fired. Barrel lengths were 2", 3", 4" or 6". The Sportsman featured a one-piece, hand-checkered walnut stock on guns made before and during World War II, which came in a cardboard box with a wooden cleaning rod. Post-war versions are quickly identified by their two-piece walnut stocks. Standard finish on the all-steel gun was blue, but a nickel-plated “Custom” version was offered, as was a special “1 of 999” edition that sported factory engraving.
The guns were discontinued in 1986.
Condition and Contents:
As you can see in the many high resolution photos, this H&R is in great condition for its age showing no evidence of regular consumer use or handling that we can see!
Return Policy:
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