Previous manufacturer of sporting arms, target pistols, both automatic and single shot pistols, located at 618 Capital Avenue, Harford, CT 1925-1932. Established in 1925 and purchased by High Standard Manufacturing Company in 1932.
HARTFORD ARMS AND EQUIPMENT COMPANY Models
.22 LR cal., frame marked "MANFD. BY THE HARTFORD ARMS & EQUIP. CO HARTFORD, CONN. PATENTED 22 CAL. LONG RIFLE”, 6 3/4 in. barrel, 10 shot mag. double pinned at base plate, fixed sights, checkered black hard rubber or ribbed vertical striation walnut grips, there are three slight variations of this pistol. Highest known serial number is 4991. A few pistols have an "S" prefix. Approx. 5,000 mfg. 1926-1930.
The existence of this pistol is in doubt. If encountered, please have the gun checked for authenticity by an expert. The interrelationship of Hartford, Fiala, and Schall through the common gun design of Lucius N. Diehm suggests that if this gun exists, then it is probably a Hartford marked repeater like the Fiala and Schall. Numerous examples of unmarked Schall pistols exist, and some have confused the Schall as a Hartford repeater. None of the factory advertisements or documents mention a repeating pistol.
.22 Short cal., frame marked "MANFD. BY THE HARTFORD ARMS & EQUIP. CO HARTFORD, CONN. PATENTED 22 CAL. LONG RIFLE”, with SHORT stamped on left side in front of breech, 6 3/4 in. barrel, 10 shot mag. numbered to pistol, fixed or adj. sights, checkered black hard rubber or ribbed/vertical striation walnut grips. Approx. 50 mfg. late limited production/scarce.
.22 LR cal., frame marked "MANFD. BY THE HARTFORD ARMS & EQUIP. CO HARTFORD, CONN. PATENTED 22 CAL. LONG RIFLE”, on the left side in front of the breech, 6 3/4 in. barrel, single shot manual operation, fixed sights, ribbed/vertical striation walnut, resembles a semi-auto but no provisions for a magazine.
.22 LR cal., frame marked "MANFD. BY THE HARTFORD ARMS & EQUIP. CO HARTFORD, CONN. PATENTED 22 CAL. LONG RIFLE”, on the left side in front of the breech. 10 in. barrel, single shot manual operation, adjustable sights, ribbed/vertical striation walnut or unique custom grips, mottled/case colored frames or blued frames, mottled/case colored slides or blued slides, the adjustable rear sight sits forward on top of the slide that has been machined flat towards the rear for an unobstructed sight picture. Barrels have a machined band around the front sight then the barrel tapers concentrically towards the frame. One example serial #5 resides in the Cody Firearm Museum. Approx. 10 mfg. late limited production/very scarce.
.22 cal. One example is located in Connecticut with a tri-fold brochure confirming its existence. No prices realized at this time. Once a sale has been established, valuation will ensue.