![]() ![]() Id also like to know about the two tone finish. 32 S&W Revolver Description: An older Iver Johnson Top Break Revolver in cal. This also seems to have an extra date stamped in the barrel (MAR.18.88) that Ive never seen before. I think Ive narrowed down the model but Im unsure of the year of production. The trigger assembly consists of the following parts. Here is a exploded view of an older model, but the parts are essentially the same. Question: Iver Johnson 32 cal top break SASS Wire Forum. The top of the barrel has 4 patent dates, Apr, Feb, May, and Aug. It is blued with a 5' barrel and the owls looking towards the trigger. G34-307 under the grip with flat trigger spring. 32 S&W and should be safe for modern smokeless ammo after it has been inspected. I recently inherited an Iver Johnson pistol and have been trying to identify the version and build date. Most smokeless pressure curves have more of a spike. Iver Johnson Model 2, Second Model Hammerless. You have an Iver Johnson 3rd Model 2nd Variation Safety Hammerless Revolver made in 1914. The reason for avoiding smokeless ammo in a gun meant for BP even when the rounds make the same pressure has to do with the pressure curves. ![]() If you're not into reloading, Buffalo Arms Company sells black powder ammo but they don't give it away. Most people into shooting black powder ammunition reload their own. I haven't heard of anybody sending an Iver out for x-ray or Magnaflux testing. ![]() Personally I'll wear a heavy leather glove (along with eyes & ears) and shoot with my weak hand a new to me old gun the first couple times out. Most people "just go for it" if it's mechanically and visually checked out. Check the cylinder chamber walls for pitting, cracks, or a thin wall (thin walls are usually on the barrel end of the cylinder). LARGE & SMALL FRAME VERSIONS USES THE FAMOUS HAMMER THE HAMMER ACTION This is the first revolver marked Iver Johnson’s Arms & Cycle Works, some very early model were marked Iver Johnson & Co. Check the barrel's throat/forcing cone area for cracks. A little bit of bore pitting isn't the end of the world. Give the bore a good scrubbing with a bronze bore brush. If it doesn't retract, you have a weak/broken/missing firing pin spring.Ĭheck that the barrel latches securely to the frame. If the firing pin protrudes, point the gun down and release the trigger while looking to see that the firing pin retracts. The only differences between the Iver Johnson regular line of revolvers and the U.S. Just remember to do those checks with the trigger fully pulled back.Ĭheck the firing pin by opening the barrel, pull and hold the trigger, look to see if the pin protrudes. Most of the basic function checks (cylinder end play, backlash, timing) on these old Ivers is no different than any other revolver. ![]()
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