Notes: This revolver dates from 1956 and was produced until 1985. It is a .22 caliber revolver with an astounding 9-shot cylinder. The Sidekick is available in three barrel lengths; the two longest-barreled versions also have adjustable rear sights. The Model 930 is similar, but finished in polished nickel instead of being blued; it is also not available in a 6-inch barrel version, and none have adjustable rear sights. It is identical to the Model 929 for game purposes.

The Model 929 Sidekick reappeared on the market in 1996. This version was available only with a heavy 4-inch barrel a fixed rear sight. Unfortunately, the Model 929, along with many of Harrington & Richardson’s revolvers, were casualties of their buyout by Marlin in 2000 (though under the Marlin umbrella, Harrington & Richardson reappeared under the new name of H&R 1871).

Twilight 2000 Notes: In the Twilight 2000 timeline, the original Model 929 and 930 are quite common, but the new version of the Model 929 was never built.

Notes: The original of this revolver was produced from 1958 until 1982. It is a relatively-long-barreled rimfire revolver with a 6-inch flat-sided heavy barrel, adjustable rear sight and a blued frame. The plastic grips were molded with a thumbrest. The Ultra Sidekick has a lock with a key which locks the hammer and trigger, making the Ultra Sidekick appealing for those who wanted a weapon for home defense, but also had children. The Model 940 is identical except for its round barrel.

The Model 939 Premier is basically a luxury version of the Ultra Sidekick; its blued frame is polished to a high sheen and it has a full-length sighting rib, but is otherwise identical to the Ultra Sidekick for game purposes.

Just like the Sidekick, H&R decided to re-release the Premier in 1995. This version has a heavy barrel.

Notes: The Model 949 dates from 1960, was built until 1985, and was called the Forty Niner during this time. The weapon was built to resemble an old single-action weapon, yet was double action. Loading is done through a loading gate on the right side of the cylinder instead of by a swing-out cylinder. The rear sight was adjustable. There were actually two versions of the Forty Niner: the Model 949 has a blued finish, and the Model 950 is nickel-plated.

In 1994, the Model 949 was reintroduced as the Western; it is exactly the same as the previous Model 949, except for the manufacturing methods and that the receiver is fire-hardened and patterned and the barrel and cylinder is blued.

Twilight 2000 Notes: As production of the Western barely got underway before the November Nuclear Strikes, it is a rather rare weapon in the Twilight 2000 timeline.

Notes: This is another older H&R revolver, dating from 1927 and manufactured until 1986. It had either a blued finish or was engraved, and is a top-break revolver. The Sportsman was designed for everyday use, but also with the balance, size and grip shape to allow it to be used as a competitive revolver. When the revolver is broken open, the cases all automatically eject simultaneously. The Sportsman was sold with five interchangeable grip styles, allowing a better fit for the hand and shooting style of the shooter; in addition, a spur filled the gap between the trigger guard and the grip, giving the second finger of the firing hand a better rest. The top of the revolver has a ventilated sighting rib.

In 1992, the Model 999 Sportsman was re-introduced as the Model 999 Deluxe Sportsman. The Deluxe Sportsman adds an adjustable rear sight and checkering for the wooden or plastic grips. The Deluxe Sportsman is available only with a 6-inch barrel. For game purposes, it is identical to the standard Sportsman with a 6-inch barrel.

The Model 999 was re-introduced in 1992, with an adjustable rear sight, but is identical to the old versions for game purposes.

Notes: This is another one of the turn of the 20^th century pocket revolvers; however, it was in production far longer than any other of its contemporaries, being produced until a decade after World War 2. They are inexpensive nickel-plated weapons, in 4 barrel lengths and 3 calibers. The short barrels are more common and popular since they are more pocketable.

Notes: Long a maker of the hinged-frame pocket revolvers that proliferated at the turn of the 20^th century, H&R revamped their models in 1945. Most of these were .22 rimfire weapons, but they did produce some heavier weapons, one of which was the Defender. This was still a hinged-frame weapon, but it sported a longer barrel than most such weapons, as well as a larger butt that filled the hand better than the small butts of most hinged-frame revolvers. The barrel was also reinforced to strengthen the weapon. They were sold by the thousands for home defense, and most of them survive to this day.

Notes: The "Safety" in the name comes from the unique trigger/hammer arrangement: If the weapon is thumb-cocked, then the hammer allowed to fall again, the hammer will contact the frame instead of the firing pin and the weapon will not fire. To fire the Hopkins & Allen, the trigger must be pulled. It is a very well-built and solid design, but as it was manufactured for only 7 years at the beginning of the 20^th century, it is not very common.

Notes: "Automatic" in this case refers to the automatic ejection of the cases when the revolver is broken at the hinge. It is hammerless, in the sense that the hammer is concealed instead of being a true hammerless weapon. The "Safety" part is from the Iver Johnson patented "Hammer the Hammer" system, where the primary hammer strikes a secondary hammer in order to strike the firing pin. If the trigger is not actually pulled, this cannot happen, as the alignment of the components will not be correct.

Le Mat Navy Model

Notes: François Le Mat and General Beauregard designed the Le Mat. It was a 9-shot, .44-caliber revolver with a .65 smoothbore barrel doubling as the cylinder pin. This design gave the Confederate officers a very powerful handgun. Another unique feature of the Le Mat was that the same hammer could fire both the revolver and the smoothbore. Flipping a miniature hammerette at the top of the hammer did this. The user could choose between firing the nine .44-caliber shots or flipping over and firing the single smoothbore. And even when it was completely field-stripped, the user could still load and fire the single-barrel smoothbore. The Le Mat was a favorite of General J.E.B. Stuart. General Beauregard also carried a Le Mat. The weapon was mostly manufactured in France and England. Note that the ramrod was located on the left side of the weapon and not below the barrel as in most revolvers. Virtually all such weapons found by 2003 are modern reproductions.