Anyone have any ideas? There is a Patent date but no number. No name on the gun either. Only says "safety hammer, double action". My brother was owed money and accepted the gun.

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and the patent date is?

Have you removed the grips? Might be something under there.

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The manufacture is H&R, I hope your brother was not owed more than $50

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H_&_R_Firearms

It looks like a 38 caliber version of -
(From the 1908 Sears & Roebuck catalog)
"Harrington & Richardson's 'Young America', Safety Hammer Self Cocker. 32 caliber, Double Action, Central-Fire, Full Nickeled, Five-shot"
$1.70 with hard rubber grips.
$2.60 with pearl grips.

At that time it was Harrington & Richardson's cheapest revolver.

My brother bought a 38 caliber version several years ago, in 'kit form' (pieces in a plastic bag) for $10, and re-assembled it. On the the top, over the cylinder, his is marked 'SAFETY HAMMER DOUBLE ACTION, and on the barrel H.& R. ARMS COMPANY. WORCESTER. MASS. U.S.A., and 38 S.& W. CTGE. Serial number is on the bottom of the grip-frame.

Sometimes, if the gun was made for private-label sale, it might not have a manufacturers mark.

Happy Motoring, Mark

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Patent date is April 5, 1887. From the link all clues point to an H&R "Safety Hammer, Double Action"

I removed the grips but only found a number. Presumably the serial number of the gun.

Thanks guys. No doubt worth less than $100.

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way less than $100.00...

Depends on where you sell it.....

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you could throw it at someone... that might be more effective

Try to avoid detonating gunpowder in the vicinity of that thing.

Um, where's the hammer?
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doesn't that have to be registered, oh wait that's only on t.v.

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It's there, just no thumb cock. Pulling the trigger cocks the hammer, the last 1/8" or so releases it.

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