Iver johnson model 1

[Daniel Keefe]

Got me an Iver johnson model 1. ItsIt's absolutely in beautiful condition. I've read they were produced between 1894 and 95 and I've also heard until 96. I have also read that model two had a safety trigger and a double latch.

This is a single latch example with the safety trigger. I was told it was a model 1 produced in 96, could that be?

Is there a way I can get information on this gun based on the serial? It is 30314.

It's in beautiful condition. Pulls excellently. Firing pin in place. Hammerless.

Cylinder has a small crack. New cylinder will be in the 28th. Smith and wesson .32cal black powder cartridge ammo will be here the 31st.

I'm excited about this one. It's my first non replica from the 1800s

 

[Daniel Keefe]

Pictures

 

[Coyote3855]

Can't help you with information, but it looks like a very nice revolver.

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

Pictures

Those grips are gorgeous.

Todd.

 

[Mr. Mosin]

Blasted beautiful revolver. I'd say it's better made than most today

 

[Daniel Keefe]

Thanks fellas. I'm really in love with it. It's beautiful.

New cylinder (new to me anyway) coming the 28th and ammo the 31st (black powder charged .32 smith and wesson)

May get the cylinder nickle plated if it doesent match the beautiful plate on the gun. Or get all of it re plated.

I love the owl grips. They are small but I wouldn't change a thing about it.

 

[Jim Watson]

Can you get a macro closeup of the crack?
Maybe Grandpa shot it with mean old smokeless.

 

[ontarget]

Hey.... I think someone replaced your trigger with one from a Glock.

Seriously though that is a nice looking antique revolver you have there.

 

[Daniel Keefe]

Jim. I bought it from an old lady who's father (107) died recently and it was his. My guess is smokeless aswell. I ordered black powder .32s

Picture coming

 

[Daniel Keefe]

This is a good image if the crack

 

[Jim Watson]

Oh, yeah, that's a crack.

Anecdote alert: When I was in college, actually on co-op work phase, my landlady's brother was showing off his guns. One was a 1917 Colt .45 ACP. (Which he pointed out to me could be readily converted to .45 Colt.) He said a chamber had split, I visualize it much like yours, so he fixed it. Having been a machinist with an automaker support contractor in Detroit, he had the tools and skills. He took a block of steel of thickness equal to the cylinder length, bored a hole of cylinder diameter through it. He sawed off the corner of the block to expose the bore. He drove the cracked cylinder into the hole to close the crack, welded it up, and pressed it out. He reamed the chamber and turned the outside to original size.

 

[Daniel Keefe]

Oh, yeah, that's a crack.

Anecdote alert: When I was in college, actually on co-op work phase, my landlady's brother was showing off his guns. One was a 1917 Colt .45 ACP. (Which he pointed out to me could be readily converted to .45 Colt.) He said a chamber had split, I visualize it much like yours, so he fixed it. Having been a machinist with an automaker support contractor in Detroit, he had the tools and skills. He took a block of steel of thickness equal to the cylinder length, bored a hole of cylinder diameter through it. He sawed off the corner of the block to expose the bore. He drove the cracked cylinder into the hole to close the crack, welded it up, and pressed it out. He reamed the chamber and turned the outside to original size.

I purchased another cylinder on ebay