Firearm question for all the enth

On 11/20/2014 2:54 PM, Spehro Pefhany wrote: Hi, Guys:

Question on antique firearm a friend has ended up with..

Firearm is a Harrington and Richardson 0.38 calibre 5-shot revolver believe it was made between 1886 and 1897 (?)

An "American Double-Action" believed to be series 1 rev 2.. based on co. name not stamped on barrel Does it accept 0.38 long Colt or short Colt? Or something else?

The H&R Model 1904 was chambered for both the 32 S&W and the 38 S&W so if you're positive about the model then I'd also guess that yours is chambered for the 38 S&W / 38 Colt New Police cartridges. The only discrepency I see is that those cartridges had a nominal outside diameter of .3865 but you indicated that the chamber measures only .382".

The old H&R revolvers were never chambered for the Long Colt or the 38 Special, AFAIK.

I would note that last time I contacted Harrington & Richardson (maybe 3-4 years ago) atleast some of the old H&R guys were still there and they were glad to answer questions.

Dropping H&R an email question on the H&R website can't hurt. You might get lucky and find some of those old guys are still there and still willing to answer a question or two.

Thanks, I'll pass that and Richards concise comments along.

It seems to be a fairly primitive thing from what he told me.

Best regards, Spehro Pefhany

Best regards, Spehro Pefhany

FYI: Remington bought out H&R some years back. Hence why I said contact H&R via the H&R site contact info.

I've handled one or two old H&R pistols. My favorite is probably the early

1920s era 922 double actions with the 9 round cylinder. Every time you pull the trigger they go bang. Pretty hard to beat simple and well designed.