Iver Johnson used to assassinate Mckinley - The Firearms Forum

Twaits · 12-31-2010, 11:58 PM

Where is this gun today? What is the serial number?
So far this is the only picture I've found and I'm not 100% sure this is the actual gun:

Is this the actual gun?

Some other sites said the gun was a hammerless IJ. I don't know who is right. I'm assuming the real gun is in a museum somewhere

If this is the gun I have almost exactly the same thing.I know they made millions of these things but I still think it's sort of interesting. I think Bill Goforth said mine was made in 1895 and the McKinley gun was made in 1896. Here's mine:

Big ugly · 01-01-2011, 12:30 AM

Presidential assassin Leon Czolgosz shot and killed U.S. President William McKinley in Buffalo, New York on 6 September 1901 with an Iver Johnson .32 caliber Safety Automatic revolver (serial number 463344). The revolver is currently on display at the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society in Buffalo.

b.goforth · 01-01-2011, 01:35 PM

the above information is correct if you put replace the first digit of the serial number with an A instead of the 4 listed.

Twaits · 01-01-2011, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by b.goforth

the above information is correct if you put replace the first digit of the serial number with an A instead of the 4 listed.

Thanks Bill! I was hoping you would comment! I think you are probably right. It would be easy to mistake a "4" for an "A".

12-31-2010, 11:58 PM	#1
Twaits V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Windham Posts: 71	Iver Johnson used to assassinate Mckinley Where is this gun today? What is the serial number? So far this is the only picture I've found and I'm not 100% sure this is the actual gun: Is this the actual gun? Some other sites said the gun was a hammerless IJ. I don't know who is right. I'm assuming the real gun is in a museum somewhere If this is the gun I have almost exactly the same thing.I know they made millions of these things but I still think it's sort of interesting. I think Bill Goforth said mine was made in 1895 and the McKinley gun was made in 1896. Here's mine: --> Last edited by Twaits; 01-01-2011 at 12:06 AM..

01-01-2011, 12:30 AM	#2
Big ugly Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Knoxville Tennessee Contributor Posts: 2,603	Re: Iver Johnson used to assassinate Mckinley Presidential assassin Leon Czolgosz shot and killed U.S. President William McKinley in Buffalo, New York on 6 September 1901 with an Iver Johnson .32 caliber Safety Automatic revolver (serial number 463344). The revolver is currently on display at the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society in Buffalo. __________________ "You say the Devil made do it with a smile. Raisin' hell and howlin at the moon. Well I'm gonna put your @$$ back in line. I'm gonna scare the Devil out of you." BlackBerry Smoke Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R513dA4peMg Nothing is "proof" against a truly talented fool. Swanshot

01-01-2011, 01:35 PM	#3
b.goforth Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: houston, tx Posts: 3,174	Re: Iver Johnson used to assassinate Mckinley the above information is correct if you put replace the first digit of the serial number with an A instead of the 4 listed. __________________ Author: Iver Johnson's Arms & Cycle Works 1871-1993 H&R Arms Company 1871-1986 (due spring 2010) available from www.gunshowbooks.com website; iverjohnsoncollector.x10hosting.com