Double-action triggers were rather famously heavy, but for casual use and plinking most people thumb-cocked them anyway, so that wasn’t much of an issue for most people. Good enough to do the job, cheap enough you didn’t so much mind if you lost them. 32 S&W Long were the quintessential ‘Truck’ or ‘Tackle-box’ gun. It had a smaller, round-butt grip frame and a tough-style, non-adjustable rear sight. The most popular variant of the Model 732 was the snub-nosed Sidekick. All of these weapons were basic, inexpensive and robust, and put meat on the table in many a rural home.
In the post-WW2 period they became best known for their single-shot shotguns, single shot rifles and solid-frame revolvers. they had expanded into shotguns, and then into semi-automatic pistols and solid-frame revolvers. These guns were not of the highest quality, but they were inexpensive and generally good, serviceable weapons.īy the dawn of the 20th C. by producing an extensive line of top-break revolvers. In 1874 Gilbert bought Frank out, and Harrington and Richardson was established.
In 1871 Frank Wesson joined Gilbert Harrington in establishing a firearms manufacturing company, Wesson & Harrington.
