August 31, 2015, 01:07 PM | #26 |
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You may want to get a copy of Charles W. Pate's book "U.S. Handguns of World War II". It was recently re-released and can be obtained from Amazon or Andrew Mowbray Publishers. Amazon may still have it on sale for about sixty bucks.
Chapter 13 of the publication covers H&R Revolvers. Your revolver is possibly the Premier model in .32 S&W. |
August 31, 2015, 07:36 PM | #27 |
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And, the gun is stamped "32", not "92."
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August 31, 2015, 08:58 PM | #28 |
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Goforth shows that revolver as the No. 15 "Bobby Model". According to the book, the serial number appears on the front grip strap and also on the left side "with one or two letters whose meaning is unknown." The illustration shows a revolver identical to that pictured by the OP, and describes the markings as on the OP's gun. In 1940-1942, serial numbers 1-23782 were shipped to the British Purchasing Commission. All were in .32 Caliber. The No. 25 was in .38 S&W, but "it is unknown if any .38 caliber revolvers were purchased by Britain."
While .38 would seem to be a logical choice for the British, perhaps they took what H&R could produce, or planned to order .38's later and did not. Jim |
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I also have never seen the MK II designation used on an H&R; it is possible that it was marked that way at the request of the British, but then that brings up the natural question as to what was the Mk I?
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Thanks for the info.
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So, for the serial number there is a "P M.P. 24xxx" . Does that clarify anything for history of the gun?
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If the serial is 24xxx, that is beyond what Goforth says is the top end (23782), but not by much. The PMP sounds like a police marking and not a factory mark. Do you have a picture of the serial number and also of that marking.
Since there are no English proof marks, it seems very unlikely that that particular gun ever was sent to England, but in any case if PMP is a police marking it will probably not be identifiable. Jim |
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