Harrington was president, Richardson was treasurer, and George F. Their original capital investment was $75,000. In 1888 the firm was incorporated as The Harrington & Richardson Arms Company. In 1875 Harrington and another former Wesson employee, William Augustus Richardson, formed the new Harrington & Richardson Company. He started a brief partnership in 1871 with Harrington's nephew Gilbert Henderson Harrington, as Wesson & Harrington, until Harrington bought him out in 1874. Wesson produced two trigger rifles and spur trigger pistols and pocket rifles/shotguns popular for short length holster models such as the discontinued topper compact pocket shotguns. Wesson who co-founded Smith & Wesson, started a firearms manufacturing firm in 1859, sharing an early patent with Nathan Harrington. The original H&R firm was in business for over a century from 1871 to 1986.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply.AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
June 2023
Categories |