- #IVER JOHNSON TOP BREAK REVOLVER SERIAL NUMBER LIST SERIAL NUMBERS#
- #IVER JOHNSON TOP BREAK REVOLVER SERIAL NUMBER LIST SERIAL NUMBER#
Dates of Interest in the History of Iver Johnson and Iver Johnson’s Arms & Cycle Works of Fitchburg, Mass. Chronological Listing of all Firearms of Johnson & Bye, Iver Johnson’s Arms & Cycle Works & Iver Johnson Arms., Appendix B. Specifications for Iver Johnson’s Arms & Cycle Works Handguns, 17. Top Break Revolver Barrel Latches of Iver Johnson’s Arms & Cycle Works, 15. Safety Mechanism of Iver Johnson’s Arms & Cycle Works, 14. Post World War II Top Break Revolvers 1946-1978, 12. Optional Accessories and Special Orders, 11. Markings Found On the Safety Automatic Revolver, 9. Small Frame Hammer & Hammerless Safety Automatics, 8. Large Frame Safety Automatic Revolvers, 7. History and General Information on the Safety Automatic Revolver 1894-1941, 6.
#IVER JOHNSON TOP BREAK REVOLVER SERIAL NUMBER LIST SERIAL NUMBERS#
First Model of the 'Hammerless' Safety Automatic line - Markings and serial numbers - Serial numbers by year (large and small frame Hammer & Hammerless) - A. Post World War II Solid Frame Revolvers 1946-1978, 5. Early production of the top break safety automatic revolver - Iver Johnson enterprise - J. Early Solid Frame Double Action Revolvers 1878-1899, 3. I have reason to believe this may have been my Grandfathers gun who lived in Illinois and was killed before I was born 1942. It is a Top Snap Shotgun which I have been told was probably manufactured between 1905 to 1908.
#IVER JOHNSON TOP BREAK REVOLVER SERIAL NUMBER LIST SERIAL NUMBER#
From what I've read so far it's fairly old. Champion single barrel shotgun, serial number 26574. This well executed text is highly deserving of a place in the library of any discerning armscollector. Greetings all, A friend of mine recently acquired This pocket gun. Bill Goforth has produced a well-illustrated book with literally hundreds of quality academically adorned with model variations, specifications, serial number ranges, dates of manufacture, and all the 'nuts and bolts' information needed to properly document your firearms. Concentrating on the firearms, mainly the revolvers, you’ll be tutored on all the pertinent information the educated Iver-Johnson collector needs in pursuit of his or her passion. and may now wear parts originally made for black powder guns.Iver-Johnson Arms & Cycle Works Firearms 1871-1993 is an enlightening dissertation, detailing one of America’s premier (but little known) firearms manufacturers and their arms. I've heard about a fair amount of uncertainty for colt SAA's that fall in the middle of the range (that, and its hard to know whether the gun was built for smokeless, but has had parts swapped out since it was built. Unfortunately, for some models stuck right in the middle, its never certain at all whether the gun WAS designed for smokeless or not. Sometimes it comes down to serial numbers, design differences, etc. For this reason 1925 and also it need to be for sure for. 32 S&W Long) Iver Johnson used the serial number E17801 thru E27900 in 1925 top top the small frame ( solid structure ). Seems like with most firearms in the "transitional period" of 1890 - 1910, its usually not so easy to tell whether they are designed for smokeless or not. Weapons were made for modern smokeless powder ammo.Correct ammo is. Which, by the way, is a really really handy thing - to be able to tell so easily. I've always heard that the main spring was the thing to look for on these - if its got the coil mainspring, its safe with smokeless. The third model was the first one to be approved for smokeless powder by IJ and remained in production till WWII.+1 If you post it the actual year of production can be determined.
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If you look under the left grip you should find the complete serial number which will often have a letter prefix.
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With the coil mainspring you have a third model safety hammer revolver.