Author Topic: Transfer bar system (Read 1969 times)

mt3030 · « **on:** May 07, 2005, 07:35:02 AM »

Can anyone give a approximate date H&R added the transfer bar system?
Thank you..Wally

quickdtoo · « **Reply #1 on:** May 25, 2005, 06:44:10 AM »

Wally, since this question has gone unanswered, I'll take a stab at it. I have a '90 pardner that has the transfer bar and since H&R won't fit a barrel to any frame made before 1987, I'd think that 1987 was the first year of it's use.

Tim

curioandrelic · « **Reply #2 on:** February 16, 2006, 02:54:41 PM »

I have a description of this transfer bar on my NEF page. Click on the link below.

Hammerspur · « **Reply #3 on:** June 10, 2006, 06:08:09 AM »

I have a 155 Shikari with the transfer bar system, sn "AU" which would be 1980 manufacture.

Also have a 158 Topper .30-30 pre-transfer bar, sn "AH" (circa 1971).

The ORIGINAL H&R company implemented the transfer bar ("striker assy.") system sometime a year or two before it went under, due to lawsuits from accidents which occured from misuse of the old system and, reportedly, the push-in breechplug on Huntsman Muzzleloaders... the old company also replaced the latter system with a screw-in type breechplug (year unknown) before it's demise, but was unable to continue operating nonetheless.

So the newer transfer-bar set up went into production no later than 1980.

P.S: I just checked my push-in breechplug .58 Huntsman... it bears a sn prefix of AM (1974)

As I believe the legal troubles which doomed the original company to bankruptcy resulted from accidents involving both of the features mentioned, it would seem safe to assume that alterations were made to both systems in the same period of time.

ERGO it seems likely that the start date for incorporating the transfer-bar was between '75-'80.

Steve

mt3030 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 14, 2006, 05:47:02 PM »

Steve:
Thanks for that data.
Wally

Hammerspur · « **Reply #5 on:** June 15, 2006, 04:22:25 AM »

:wink: You're entirely welcome, Wally.

NOW if some other memebers can check the vintage and fitment of their older Toppers, Huntsmans et al, we can nail this down to the specific year of production ... it would make a good addition to the stickies, IMO.
By the way, my 'AM' Huntsman has no striker/lifter assy. but being a muzzleloader this may have no bearing on the other models.

Steve