C&R · II · 279
H&R Handy-Gun, rifled barrel, no stock
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 10 ↗
Harrington and Richardson (H&R) Handy Gun, pistols with original rifled barrel, mfd. at Worcester, MA, all cal.’s, all barrel lengths, without shoulder stock.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “mfd. at Worcester”
- ATF REQUIRESOriginal as the ATF wording requires: “pistols with original rifled barrel”
- ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “without shoulder stock”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1930–1934.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: outside reference ¹- Manufacturer
- Harrington & Richardson Arms Co.Basis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- OtherBasis: outside reference ²
- Caliber
- All calibersBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1930–1934production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ³
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 10 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Harrington & Richardson” ↗, country: Harrington & Richardson: American firearms maker, Worcester, Massachusetts (1871–1986)
- 2. Wikipedia, “H&R Handy-Gun” ↗, action: single-shot, breech-loading (top-break) handgun: Other
- 3. Wikipedia, “H&R Handy-Gun” ↗, years: rifled-barrel variant produced 1930–1934 (12-1/4" barrel, .22 WRF, .32-20); halted by the NFA 1934 (the H&R article gives 1933–34)
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- 1 change · see below
Correction history
- Evidence passYears: 1921–1934 → 1930–1934. The ATF entry is the rifled-barrel pistol, produced 1930–1934 per the H&R Handy-Gun article; 1921 is the smoothbore start
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Hr-handy-gun.jpg” by BATFE, Public domain. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “H&R Handy-Gun”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The H&R Handy-Gun is a single-shot, breech-loading handgun produced from 1921 to 1934 by Harrington & Richardson. Two principal variants were produced: one with a rifled barrel and one smooth-bore.