Date of Manu. from Harrington and Richardson Serial Number?

Drakejake · May 15, 2002, 02:30 PM

Does anyone know of a way to determine the date an H & R handgun was manufactured based on the serial number? Is there an Internet source for this? This is relevant to whether a particular H & R qualifies for Curio and Relic status under federal guns laws.

Thanks,

Drakejake

Redlg155 · May 15, 2002, 02:48 PM

Try calling NEF ( New England Firearms).

265 Industrial Rowe
Gardner, MA 01440
Phone (978)632-9393
Fax (978)632-2300

That should give you a lead. I'm not exactly sure of the relationship between NEF and H&R as in whether they just bought the tooling from and H&R after they went under or whether they took over the complete operation, including the books.

You could also check this site. It gives dates of production on a couple H&R handguns.
http://www.gunsworld.com/gun_revolvers.htm

Good SHooting
RED

El Loco Lobo · May 16, 2002, 01:18 AM

depending on the age of the handgun Dixie Gun Works catalog has a good reference section on the serial number ranges.

May 15, 2002, 02:30 PM	#1
Drakejake Senior Member Join Date: March 9, 2001 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 548	Date of Manu. from Harrington and Richardson Serial Number? Does anyone know of a way to determine the date an H & R handgun was manufactured based on the serial number? Is there an Internet source for this? This is relevant to whether a particular H & R qualifies for Curio and Relic status under federal guns laws. Thanks, Drakejake

May 16, 2002, 01:18 AM	#3
El Loco Lobo Member Join Date: April 8, 2002 Location: East Helena, MT Posts: 33	depending on the age of the handgun Dixie Gun Works catalog has a good reference section on the serial number ranges. __________________ Life is to short to hunt with an ugly gun

May 15, 2002, 02:48 PM	#2
Redlg155 Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: NW Florida Posts: 2,307	Try calling NEF ( New England Firearms). 265 Industrial Rowe Gardner, MA 01440 Phone (978)632-9393 Fax (978)632-2300 That should give you a lead. I'm not exactly sure of the relationship between NEF and H&R as in whether they just bought the tooling from and H&R after they went under or whether they took over the complete operation, including the books. You could also check this site. It gives dates of production on a couple H&R handguns. http://www.gunsworld.com/gun_revolvers.htm Good SHooting RED