H&R 999 and S&W .38 Special
Hello all, I was just given two revolvers that belonged to my late grandfather, and I was hoping to get a little history of them.
The first is stamped with H&R Gardner on the left side of the body of the gun, with "Sportsman" on the barrel and "Model 999" a little further down. Also, the serial for it is HH023207. There is no damage on it that I have found.
The second one is a Smith and Wesson .38 Special CTG, as stamped on the barrel, and the serial is D626515. The only damage to the finish that I can see seems to be two areas right around the end of the barrel where the muzzle flare may have worn it off.
If anyone can provide some information about the history of them, the approximate year of manufacture and some estimate of value, I would be very thankful (not that I plan on selling them, just that I'm curious).
The first is stamped with H&R Gardner on the left side of the body of the gun, with "Sportsman" on the barrel and "Model 999" a little further down. Also, the serial for it is HH023207. There is no damage on it that I have found.
The second one is a Smith and Wesson .38 Special CTG, as stamped on the barrel, and the serial is D626515. The only damage to the finish that I can see seems to be two areas right around the end of the barrel where the muzzle flare may have worn it off.
If anyone can provide some information about the history of them, the approximate year of manufacture and some estimate of value, I would be very thankful (not that I plan on selling them, just that I'm curious).
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The S & W, is a Model 10, made in 1974.
From the 40's till the 80's, it was pretty much the standard revolver used as a sidearm by U.S. police. Probably hundreds of thousands of them are still in existence. Unfortunately with the advent of large capacity semi-auto pistols, fixed sight revolvers have lost favor with the police and public. A Model 10 similar to yours would probably be valued in the $250-$350 range.0 -
You should be able to find the model number of the S&W on the side of the frame:
The other gun is a Harrington & Richardson; if you browse the GB COMPLETED listings, you should be able to find the actual sale price of similar guns.
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NEF/H&R 1871 used the "HH" letter codes in 1994. this revolver is not an original H&R model 999 but one made after 1987 by NEF/H&R 1871 who only used the name and tooling of the original model 999 made between 1932 and 1986.
these models usually sell for about 25% less than the originals the blue book list for the original model 999 is 100%=$425 down to 60%=$175.
although these were made on the same machinery and at the same factory they were not finished or assembled by trained gunsmiths. semi-skilled labor was used and if there was a problem with a revolver it was simply set aside for a part time only gunsmith to look at.
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