C&R · III · 055
H&R Handy-Gun Model 122, with shoulder stock
Section III: removed from the NFA, curio or relic under the GCA
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION III · VERBATIM · PDF P. 24 ↗
Harrington and Richardson, Handy Gun, Model 122, cal. .22 Rimfire, with original shoulder stock, having a barrel length of 12-1/4 inches, S/N 157.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESOriginal as the ATF wording requires: “with original shoulder stock”
- ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “having a barrel length of 12-1/4 inches”
- ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N 157”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1930–1934.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: outside reference ³- Manufacturer
- Harrington & Richardson Arms Co., Worcester, MABasis: outside reference ²
- Type
- PistolBasis: outside reference ⁴
- Action
- OtherBasis: outside reference ⁵
- Caliber
- .22 rimfireBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- Listed serials only · c. 1930–1934production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 24 ↗ · 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, “H&R Handy-Gun” ↗, years: Rifled-barrel variant produced 1930–1934 with a 12-1/4-inch barrel; some factory-fitted with a wire stock
- 2. Wikipedia, “H&R Handy-Gun” ↗, maker: Harrington & Richardson
- 3. Wikipedia, “Harrington & Richardson” ↗, country: "an American brand of firearms" (Worcester, MA maker of the Handy-Gun)
- 4. Wikipedia, “Harrington & Richardson” ↗, type
- 5. Wikipedia, “Harrington & Richardson” ↗, action
- 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
- 3 changes · see below
Correction history
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
- Data-trust reviewYears: 1921–1934 → 1930–1934. The 12-1/4-inch rifled .22 Handy-Gun was made 1930–1934 (Wikipedia)
- Image review: article images and reference linksReference article: Harrington & Richardson → H&R Handy-Gun. Harrington & Richardson is about the Harrington & Richardson company, not this model.
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.