I picked-up this 1937-'39 6" H&R Sportsman .22 revolver today. I traded it for a bayonet I had $50.00 in.
Bang > Poke.
Some long ago owner had whittled the grips down into a better shape that fits the hand better. The one-piece grip in it's OEM form is very large and awkward....They serve just fine but damn they are rough....Whittled is about the size of it.
Below is what the OEM grip looked like on a 6th variation, it's not unusual at all to see them reformed.....Gawd knows there was plenty of walnut to work with!
The great thing is it it tight as a tick with a good bore/clean chambers and it ejects just fine. The rear sight is adjustable for windage and the front sight blade for elevation.
Exact production years are hard to pin down on pre-1940 H&Rs, you have to go by features.....Looks like this example is a 6th variation of the Sportsman.
Sixth Variation; top of barrel markings moved to right side of barrel........1937-1939.
In 1940 they started using a letter prefix for the year.
Bang > Poke.
Some long ago owner had whittled the grips down into a better shape that fits the hand better. The one-piece grip in it's OEM form is very large and awkward....They serve just fine but damn they are rough....Whittled is about the size of it.
Below is what the OEM grip looked like on a 6th variation, it's not unusual at all to see them reformed.....Gawd knows there was plenty of walnut to work with!
The great thing is it it tight as a tick with a good bore/clean chambers and it ejects just fine. The rear sight is adjustable for windage and the front sight blade for elevation.
Exact production years are hard to pin down on pre-1940 H&Rs, you have to go by features.....Looks like this example is a 6th variation of the Sportsman.
Sixth Variation; top of barrel markings moved to right side of barrel........1937-1939.
In 1940 they started using a letter prefix for the year.
