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H&R 923 information?
EhlerDave
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This revolver is mucho different than others I have messed with. Its a double action but to load/unload you must pull the cylinder. The cylinder pin just pushes in with a spring retainer. When you take it out the cylinder has an extractor like a regular double action. To top it off it has part of a loading gate, but the gate does not line up with the chambers, so no shell can go in or out.
The serial # shows it to be made in 1955, it is nickle plated and other than one small spot next to a screw it looks new.
Was this made like this? Or is it some sort of frankengun?
Have a good one.
The serial # shows it to be made in 1955, it is nickle plated and other than one small spot next to a screw it looks new.
Was this made like this? Or is it some sort of frankengun?
Have a good one.
Just smile and say nothing, let them guess how much you know.
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Your gun is totally normal. The "partial loading gate" is an inspection port. I am not certain of Harrington & Richardson's reasoning, but:
"9"= 9-shot
"2"= double-action
"3"= nickle-plated variation of the "2"-designator (i.e. Model 922, the blued version)
The "pull-pin" cylinder release is called just that, as opposed to the "swing-out" cylinder variety. In fact, our own, late 32 Magnum, Jim Hauff, had documented the many variations of these guns. Here is some of his information, from a "firearms forum":
http://www.{burp}.com/showthread.php?t=86710
Here are the results of a search of Jim's posts, on this forum:
http://forums.GunBroker.com/search.asp?mode=DoIt&MEMBER_ID=23538
Youtube video of a 922:
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