StrangeRanger

It's in a semi-auto forum so it's probably a semi-auto

What does it weigh?

Look at this thread for examples of a very bogus and a very correct early Reisings https://www.machinegunboards.com/forums/index.php?/topic/28839-“early”-three-digit-sn-m50-on-gunbroker/#comment-258797

There's 63,360 in/mi So .001783 x 63,360 = 112.97 in That's one really long receiver Decimal point error???

The comp on this one look wrong, look at pictures #13 & 14 It looks too long and the slots don't look like they may not be cut quite deep enough https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1065448273 Also look at #27. Very strange. Looks like someone turned down the muzzle diameter and threaded it then made a sleeve that oriented the slots and the front sight and screwed it on

Stop making sense. 🙄 That has already been proposed and it would take very little to move Congress in that direction

Link?????

You can access it directly on the page for any given listing. The rating to the right of the seller's name is in green. It is a link to their feedback page

https://www.gunbroker.com/a/feedback/profilesearch Enter their name Select feedback as a seller then click on "Rating." An arrow pointing down will appear next to it. Click on "Rating" again and an arrow pointing up will appear. That will display the sellers worst feedback

Here's a real correct 3 digit Reising at a real-world price. Not mine, don't know the seller but he has far less negative feedback As always when dealing with GB Caveat Emptor https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1058059702

Thinking more about the receiver, two possibilities It was a tool room model and H&R serialized it differently to prevent it from being confused with a "production" gun. It got out the door as a bare receiver when H&R folded and was subsequently built into what exists today For some reason H&R never serialized it, perhaps it failed inspection at some point or was work in progress when H&R folded and sneaked out the door in a lunch box then was registered by whoever finished it. if that's the case the Form 3/4 should show a manufacturer other than H&R I still wouldn't take it as a gift much less pay 150% 0f market for it

Given the price and condition what it needs is to be sold to a fool

FWIW the biggest difference between CCI Blazer Brass, Speer Lawman and Federal Black Box is probably the headstamp. All are made by the same company so the case metallurgy is almost certainly the same and the powder and bullets will be similar if not identical

Along with the items that you pointed out, the sights, both front and rear are from a later model I've never seen a serial number in that location only on the right rear aft of the selector and the font looks wrong but "never say never" The later style H&R engraving is pretty definitive and the receiver finish does not match the rest of the gun. Other than it's probably built from parts like you suggest I can't explain that one. That dealer has some interesting negative feedback about the honesty of his descriptions that you should also take into consideration I would run, not walk, away from that one. There are nicer GENUINE early guns to be had for a lot less money

Blazer BRASS not the aluminum