My AWESOME H&R Shotgun Collection & A Little Firearm History! H&R Topper M48 Shotgun
The model 48 was actually introduced in 1943 and discontinued in 1954. it was produced in limited numbers during wwII. Harrington & Richardson date codes | Gunboards Forums
What is the year of manufactor for a topper M48 serial number I An oldie but goodie. 12 gauge single shot. Serial number begins with "I," which puts this in the 1948 manufacture date range.
Harrington & Richardson Topper M48 - No S/N? | The Firearms Forum It may be a late model 1915, if the serial number is right behind the trigger guard on the tang. Pre M48. As to the trigger guard itself, to
H&R manufacture date from serial number | Marlin Firearms Forum H&R Topper M48 20 Gauge : r/guns
Topper Model 48 16-gauge. I know NOTHING about these. As a single Goforth's book H&R Arms Co 1871-1986 says the M48 was made 1943-1957, no Old topper M48 | Graybeard Outdoors
The barrel has a snap on fore end (1971?) The receiver has no visible serial number. Were there receivers without serial numbers after 1940? Or But I have no clue as to the age of this gun. It has no serial numbers that I can find. Any ideas? Archived post. AZ serial numbers have a mfg date of 1985.
It is a pre-1968 gun because the Gun Control Act of 1968 required serial numbers thereafter. The model 48 Topper was made from 1943 to 1956. Topper-M48 no letter before the S/N | The Firearms Forum
Yugo M48 Markings The First is this really old H&R topper M48 that has a serial number 17534 with no letter anywhere to give me a year of assembly. Any info
True the NFA did not require serial numbers until 1968. I guess I should have said it was not uncommon for "H&R" shotguns and rifles not to have In this video, I talk a little about the history of firearms from H&R (Harrington & Richardson) and we talk a look at eight examples of
H+R Topper M48. Age | The Firearms Forum Need help identifying old H&R shotgun | Shotgun Forum The letters before the serial numbers are a prefix. It is part of the serial number. They would start with 00001 and then work up to 99999.