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H&R Leatherneck
SpaceCowby43
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Anyone here knowledgeable on the H & R Model 165 "Leatherneck" 22 caliber semi-automatic rifle? Like which ones would have been training rifles and which ones would not. Mine has a VERY low serial number but is in too good a condition to have been used a training rifle. I am thinking it might have been "liberated" before being put into service.
Any info and/or insights would be appreciated.
Any info and/or insights would be appreciated.
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H & R did make a military trainer, during the war though. Model 58 C. It was a semi-auto. It had the same dimensions as the M 1 Grand. And marked "U. S. Property.
https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/56/1798/harrington-richardson-inc-mc58-rifle-22-lr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0F_tltxO7k
I also found that video. Details a lot about the shooting and disassembly but not much on the history of the rifle.
Thanks for the reply. I will take any info I can find.
Rick
The H&R Model 65's were sold to the USMC as .22 trainers during WW2, in 1944-1945. H&R was able to sell many of these off to the civilian market in 1944-1945-1946 after their military contract was fullfilled. After the war, they did a redesign to the model 65(less weight and different features) and called it the model 165 sold strictly to civilians in 1946-1947 or thereabouts. The MC-58, another redesign, was manufactured and sold to the USMC as a trainer in the 50's.
I have a Model 65 and it operates similarly to the Model 165.
Hopefully this is helpful.
Here are some pics:
Kim