H&R Handy-Gun
Illustration — An H&R Handy-Gun. The H&R Handy-Gun is a single-shot, breech-loading handgun produced from 1921 to 1934 by Harrington & Richardson. Two principal variants were produced: one with a rifled barrel and one smooth-bore.
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H&R Handy-Gun
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- single shot pistol · breechloader
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- United States
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Illustration — An H&R Handy-Gun. The H&R Handy-Gun is a single-shot, breech-loading handgun produced from 1921 to 1934 by Harrington & Richardson. Two principal variants were produced: one with a rifled barrel and one smooth-bore.
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The rifled-barrel variant was produced from 1930 to 1934 and it featured a 12" barrel. It was available in.22 WRF,.32-20, and possibly other centerfire cartridges. Some guns were originally factory-fitted with a wire stock. Production was halted with the passage of the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA34). Rifled versions with a detachable wire stock are a short-barreled rifle under federal law and require registration. Pistols without the stock are exempt. The smooth-bore version was produced from 1921 to 1934 and sports an 8" or 12" barrel. The gun was available in.410-bore (most 2½") and 28-gauge. After the passage of NFA34, the smooth-bore Handy-Gun was classed as an "any other weapon". Production halted after the passage of the act, after approximately 54,000 Handy-Guns had been produced.
The following is established of the heading itself. Classified as a single shot pistol or breechloader. The register further records that h&R Handy-Gun is associated with United States.
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- 1.Jerry Lee. The Official Gun Digest Book of Guns & Prices 2013. 478. 2013. 1440235430.
- 2.Jerry Lee. 2012 Standard Catalog of Firearms: The Collector's Price & Reference Guide. 512. 1440216886.
- 3.Identification Firearms Section 9.
- 4.Firearms Curio & Relics List.
- 5.Norm Flayderman. Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms and Their Values. 272–273. 2007. 089689455X.
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