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Posted: 7/10/2026 8:58:28 PM EDT
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Can anyone give me any information on this thing? I've had it for years - but when I started doing some real looking at it - it seems it isn't what I thought it was (common 32RF) - it may in fact be a pretty rare .41 caliber version (a 100 or so made, from what I could find.) Online I found they made about 500 of the .38 and .41 combined from 1874-1879 - a .38 projectile fits far too loose in the bore - but my calipers show it right around .40. A .40sw projectile goes about 1/3 of the way in. On Gunboards a member stated that the 41 Short Rimfire caliber bullet size is .403 - so that seems to check out. What do you guys think? Any idea where a guy could get more detailed info? I'd love to figure out a value - because it's not really my thing - but I'm sure someone might be interested in it somewhere. The hammer doesn't stay back unless you hold forward on the trigger - so it's got a sear or trigger spring issue. It does turn the action when you cock the hammer - but lockup and action feels weak. Serial number is #133. Neat little post Civil War pocket piece. |
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I've never even HEARD of that company, thought you must have been mistaken. I never knew.
Wesson & Harrington was a short-lived 19th-century firearms partnership founded in 1871 by Frank Wesson (brother of the Smith & Wesson founder) and his nephew, Gilbert Henderson Harrington. After producing early spur-trigger pocket revolvers, the partnership dissolved in 1874, leading Harrington to launch the legendary Harrington & Richardson (H&R) company. Nifty! |
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Originally Posted By armoredman: I've never even HEARD of that company, thought you must have been mistaken. I never knew. Wesson & Harrington was a short-lived 19th-century firearms partnership founded in 1871 by Frank Wesson (brother of the Smith & Wesson founder) and his nephew, Gilbert Henderson Harrington. After producing early spur-trigger pocket revolvers, the partnership dissolved in 1874, leading Harrington to launch the legendary Harrington & Richardson (H&R) company. Nifty! Pretty neat, I thought. |
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