It has black plastic target grips, a serial number of F503XX under barrel and 503XX under left grip. "Bill" Goforth for providing pricing and information on many of the H&R models. It is a 5 shot revolver, blued, with 3-1/4' barrel. The author would like to thank the late Mr. Please refer to H & R listing in the Serialization section online at for alphabetical suffix information on how to determine year of manufacture for most H & R firearms between 1940-1982. Therefore, H&R serial numbers alone will not always indicate the variation number. Further recent research indicates that many H&R frames were manufactured and stamped with serial numbers in the mid-1930s, but not assembled as complete guns until the WWII era. In recent years, pre-1950s examples have become increasingly more collectible. Harrington, the inventor of the top-break revolver, and William A. Harrington & Richardson, located in Worcester, Massachusetts, was founded in 1871 by Gilbert H. Most H & R firearms are still purchased for their shooting value rather than collecting potential. Approximately 1,500,000 Young America revolvers in cal.22 and cal.32 were made between 18. ![]() Even though new manufacture (under H & R 1871, LLC) is utilizing the H & R trademark, the discontinuance of older models in either NIB or mint condition may command slight asking premiums, but probably will not affect values on those handguns only recently discontinued. A manufacturer of utilitarian firearms for over 115 years, H & R ceased operation on January 24, 1986.
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