![]() 38 Special) is perfectly safe to fire in this if the gun’s locking mechanism is tight and the cylinders line up with the barrel correctly. Mine was made in 1929 or so, has the same flourishing marks (dingbats?) bracketing the Iver Johnson name and address marking on the barrel top. Of this style of top break, the Iver Johnson’s are near the top on quality, being close to on par with Smith and Wesson. 38 production had "D" prefix s/n excepting less than a thousand with "N" made at the end of the run in the mid 1930's. I could be confusing the IJ guns with H&R guns. If I recall correctly (a Big if!), special order guns has their own serial number sequence, without letter prefix. The wooden monogrip would be special order beyond just a different barrel length. The anchor pin for the hard rubber grips is missing (hole is still there). Yours has the special target grips that require a tapped hole on the bottom of the grip frame to take the attaching screw for that one piece wooden target grip. The years following the American Civil War saw the rise of host of companies that produced small, inexpensive metallic cartridge handguns. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this firm was one of the most prolific manufacturers of small, inexpensive handguns. Even with a 6" barrel it has a regular production serial number. Iver Johnson Arms was founded in Fitchburg, Massachusetts in 1883. It is marked with a "D" prefix serial number stamped on left side of the grip frame hidden by left grip panel, the same s/n without the prefix is stamped on bottom of the trigger guard. 32 Long like yours, but with the smaller hard rubber grips. Īnd finally - the are fun to shoot and have a relatively mild recoil.I have a large frame hammerless in. Choose wiselyġ00 years ago they sold for more than a weeks wages at the princely sum of $6.00. While clean one shot kills are often possible, there are many cases of "putting 5 in em and not even slowing them down" recorded too, making this an iffy proposition. This comes in as a "better than nothing" choice. The 32 S&W- there are a lot of better choices for defense than this round today. Plus the springs and internal parts are held in with pins instead of screws which must be driven out. they wrongly consider each one pulled of the street a blessing. (if the cylinder stop on the frame is in the cylinder stop groove on the cylinder they are usually ok.) the primer is a small area to hit but still large enough to have the bullet partially hit the frame and shed lead and hot gases down the outside of the barrel/frame (not Fun!!). Third - A lot of times due to a broken spring the trigger will not return and must be manual pushed forward to fire again and may then fire again.įourth- Make sure the barrel and cylinder line up before shooting. Second - top break revolvers were not made for hot rounds because the top break action that made them fast to reload often - broke. The 32 S&W (long)- a round known for it's potential accuracy (but usually not in these guns - which is not what they we designed for) The 32 S&W (short) may also be fired safely in these But 32 ACP is not a wise choice to fire in yours. the 32 ACP is loaded hotter than the 32 S&W (long) and while the 32 ACP may fire in these, your gun was made for the still commonly available 32 S&W (long). Iver Johnson was well know and considered dependable.įIRST OFF - You have it loaded with the wrong ammunition. Johnson emigrated from Norway to Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1863, and continued his work as a gunsmith by trade and an inventor in his spare time. 3 He was educated as a gunsmith in Bergen in 1857, and had a gun store in Oslo. They were often considered more dependable than automatics of the period. Iver Johnson was born in 1841 2 in Nordfjord, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. They were not just a woman's gun but smaller more concealable than the larger 38 S&W. They could be easily concealed about the home, office, store or work area. These were a defensive type weapon that could be even carried in purses or on the individual concealed. They trusted their lives and the lives of the women they loved to these. Ī small, affordable, concealable revolver that was a workhorse for the common man and often bought for the protection of wives, daughters, mothers and women the common man loved. One of a plethora of small 'cheap' Saturday night specials.
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