Iver Johnson 32 S&W

[deraldstaff]

Trying to find information on a old hammerless Iver Johnson .32 s&w serial number 29626

 

[Dunross]

From the box of ammo in your photo it appears to be .32 S&W, as in NOT .32 S&W LONG. Some folks call it .32 S&W Short to differentiate it from the long cartridge.

If this is the case Ammoseek finds two vendors who claim to have some in stock.

https://ammoseek.com/ammo/32sw

 

[.455_Hunter]

Your revovler is a later 3rd Model designed for smokeless powder, so that is good. However, it's important to remember that these guns were not intended for high round counts, and do not have the long term durability compared to more expensive brands.

 

[Jonny2guns]

I have an IJ in 38 S&W not SPL ammo is $50 for a box of 50 when you can find it.
Mine has no ejector rod, so after 5 rnds you either look for a stick or remove the cylinder and use the cylinder pin to eject the spent brass.

 

[GooseGestapo]

Indeed !
My mother carried one in her purse! Circa 1970-1976.

I remember buying a box of ammo at a flea market and my younger brother and I sneaking the gun out of her bedroom and shooting it in an unfinished basement room. It is a little more powerful than a .22 revolver with .22 Shorts.
Not a man stopper, but you don’t want to get shot with it!
The first fatal gunshot wound call I ever responded to as a police officer was an attempted armed robbery. The perp was shot in the groin area. Bullet entered the vein and lodged in the heart, causing cardiac arrest... pronounced dead at the ER. 1979...

I’ve loaded.32S&W with the Lyman 78gr RN over 1.3gr of Bullseye. Shot them through a couple of S&W .32S&WL HandEjectors to verify function. Gave balance of batch to my younger brother as he still has my mothers pistol.
It looks identical to OP’s

J2G,
They never had ejector rods. They have an ejector that raises when the action opens just like the S&W #3 Scofield.

Caution! DO NOT USE .32acp! Much too high pressure and will cause ejection problems you mentioned. I see that your ejector is working properly.

 

[Monac]

J2G,

They never had ejector rods. They have an ejector that raises when the action opens just like the S&W #3 Scofield.

Caution! DO NOT USE .32acp! Much too high pressure and will cause ejection problems you mentioned. I see that your ejector is working properly.

Goose Gestapo, I would assume that the Iver Johnson that Jonny2guns is describing is a solid frame gun, and not a top-break at all. IJ made a lot of solid frame guns, but there does not seem to be as much interest in them as in the top breaks.

 

[GooseGestapo]

Pictures are of a top break...
It’s obvious...

Ok figured out J2G isn’t op. Thanks!