I have a .58 cal Harrington and Richardson Huntsman breech loader from many years, more than 35. Can I post about that here?
This is as good a place as any, Go a head and post pic.
If I understand corretly the H&R Huntsman is an inline. Unless the rules have changed we don't discuss inlines at all.
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Micanopy
MY mistake, did not read the rulles fully
The Old Salt
Unless I am mistaken, many years ago, H&R produced a half stock carbine styled after their trapdoor springfield carbines. Used many of the same parts including trigger, trigger guard, buttplate etc., but especially the lock....only changed the hammer to their 1863 percussion hammer style of the older springfield C.W. muskets. I believe they were .45 cal. as well, and used a musket nipple. They were very nice little half stock rifles that were very well made...sad to see them go. Very rare these days...have only seen a very small number at the occasional gun show. looked alot like a cut-down musket, only in .45 cal. They had a telescopic brass ramrod held under the barrel with one steel thimble. Beautiful gun, but for some reason did not seem to sell well...I believe I saw one for sale on Track of the Wolf some time over the last year......thought about it when I saw it, but...(no money). Does that sound like your rifle? Not too long after this rifle, H&R came out with their break-open .12 ga. shot gun muzzle loader,much like their break open single shot cartridge shot guns. This modle also kept the telescoping brass ramrod under the barrel
I guess I should have noted here that as I recall it was called a "Huntsman". I think at the time I didn't get one because I was into "trapdoor Springfields" and although it looked much like one, it was not a 45/70 breech loader.
Well hell, after all that writing, I just realized what Title ..(breech loaders) I was answearing in. May have confused it with another model.....still wish I had one!
Maybe I'm confused also. The Huntsman I was referring to is an break action inline. Micanopy do you have a photo of the rifle?
At the risk of reaping the wrath of Dryball, AKA Ned Christy, here's a photo of the Huntsman I found in Gun Broker. I could be in double trouble because this Huntsman has a scope mounted on it.
Ok everyone. You can take your hands from over your eyes.. The Bad Bad Evil thing is gone! ;D
Oh Gene! And I had such high hopes for you! :-&
Dennis
hey um,,,,,,,,i thought this was "no in-lines", you know traditional only.
Well we can delete the photo once folks have seen it. Then everyone can take a deep breath an get over the shock!
oh yikes! ROFL ROFL here i thought y'all were going over to the dark side! hdslp
Ok, so its an inline rather than a breech loader. wont mention it again...............
But ya, thats a picture of it, sept no scope.
Micanopy, It's ok. For something we're not supposed to talk about we sure did a lot of not talking about. ;D
BLASPHEMY!!! Hang him from the highest tree we can find....!!! Micanopy is not at fault he asked first.... but to post a picture.................
I;m sorry I just couldn't resist...... devel devel devel
I think you are right Gene, I must have been wrong on the modle name....just can't remember what that other gun was called???? It's hell getting old!!! Now this is going to drive me nuts trying to remember what they called it. But it was the first of their muzzle loaders to use their telescoping ramrods. About that time they also produced their 45/70 "officer's model" Trapdoor with the telescoping cleaning rod. Thanks Gene for refreshing my memory.
Was that the one they named Buffalo Hunter ????? Or somethin similar??
The Buffalo Classic is the 32 inch barreled 45/70
As I remember, The 'Buffalo Hunter' was a shortened .58 cal half stock. Sort of a cut down musket made by Navy Arms. Had a nice strong wood ramrod and a shorter maybe 24 or 26" barrel. Almost bought one....should have. This one was a .45 cal that at first glance would pass as their Trap door 45/70 untill you took a closer look...it was a muzzle loader. A very beautifully made gun......the name still escapes me.
Talked to DB this afternoon, he remembers the gun also but can't remember the name either. Saw one at a gun show about a year ago for about 299.00 or something like that. It was a real beauty and looked as if it was never shot, or at least very little. First one I have seen in a good 25 or 30 years, should have grabed it.