Old Iver Johnson Shotgun & Revolvers – Turning Trash Into Treasure The replacement grip on this example had been carved out of a piece of wood and was honestly a reasonably good fit. The plastic grips were notorious for cracking due to over tightening of the screw or simply banging into things while being carried. Ours is an early model as it uses a flat mainspring as opposed to a coil spring.Īs is common with a lot of top break revolvers, the right grip had been replaced. The revolver we purchased was made in the hammer less configuration in 38 S&W with a 3 1/4″ barrel. These little revolvers were built primarily for the export model and mail order sales as opposed to being found for sale in the typical gun shop, hardware store or department store that carried Iver Johnson’s “name brand” revolvers and they never appeared in company catalogs. Quality is the same as Iver Johnson revolvers of the same period. The grips were marked “US” instead of bearing the distinctive “ Owl’s head” logo. Revolver model was that they lacked the “Hammer the Hammer” action of the regular line and the hammerless version did not have the safety on the trigger. The main difference between an Iver Johnson model and a U.S. These revolvers used were built with over run parts made for the Iver Johnson Safety Hammer Automatic, Second Model, which was replaced by the Safety Hammer Automatic, Third Model around 1909.

Revolver Company was a subsidiary of Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works.

In case you are not familiar with the name, U.S.

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