POTD: Bringing Back The West

Welcome to right this moment’s Photo of the Day! The H&R Mannequin 649 Convertible was a Western-style revolver produced from 1976 to 1985. It featured a .22 LR cylinder and got here with an additional .22 caliber cylinder, permitting customers to change between rimfire cartridges. The revolver was supplied in two barrel lengths: 5 1/2″ and seven 1/2″. It employed a side-loading design, which facilitated cylinder swapping and loading. The Mannequin 649 additionally included a switch bar ignition system. This revolver launched H&R’s method to multi-caliber rimfire firearms, previous the later Mannequin 676. The side-loading design and convertible nature of the Mannequin 649 represented H&R’s response to market curiosity in versatile rimfire revolvers. Whereas not the primary multi-caliber revolver, it was a notable entry in H&R’s product line throughout its manufacturing interval. The Mannequin 649 Convertible appealed to shooters desirous about a single platform able to dealing with totally different .22 caliber cartridges. Its design mirrored H&R’s efforts to supply adaptability of their revolver lineup throughout the late Seventies and early Eighties.

“.22 LR or .22 cal., furnished with further cylinder, just like Mannequin 949, Western model, double motion, aspect loading, 5 1/2 or 7 1/2 in. barrel, 6 shot, walnut grips, blue end, switch bar ignition system. Mfg. 1976-1985.”

MODEL 649 CONVERTIBLE. (n.d.). bluebookofgunvalues.com. {photograph}. Retrieved October 1, 2024, from https://bluebookofgunvalues.com/merchandise/harrington-richardson-inc-revolvers-recent-mfg-model-649-convertible.

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