VALUE OF A 38 CAL. IVERS JOHNSON HAMMERLESS NICKEL PLATED 5 SHOT REVOLVER

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HELLO EVERYONE,
I'M TRYING TO RE-APPRAISE A IVERS JOHNSON 38 REVOLVER.

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the 5 shot 38 hammerless was made in all three top break models. need more information.

INFORMATION NEEDED TO IDENTIFY
IVER JOHNSON’S ARMS & CYCLE WORKS SAFETY AUTOMATIC REVOLVERS

1. EXACT MARKINGS;
A. TOP OF BARREL
B. LEFT SIDE OF BARREL
C. BOTTOM OF BUTT STRAP

2. SERIAL NUMBER FOUND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE GRIP STRAP UNDER THE GRIP PANEL (MAIN LOCATION SINCE 1896). THE SERIAL NUMBER FOUND ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TRIGGER GUARD WAS ONLY USED AFTER 1904 AND SINCE TRIGGER GUARDS ARE INTERCHANGABLE AND THIS LOCATION DOES NOT HAVE THE LETTER CODE IT CANNOT BE USED FOR PROPER IDENTIFICATION

3. BARREL LENGTH;
A. STANDARD BARREL LENGTH FOR LARGE FRAME IS 3 ¼ INCHES
B. STANDARD BARREL LENGTH FOR SMALL FRAME IS 3 INCHES

4. HAMMER SPRING
A. FIRST AND SECOND MODELS SINGLE FLAT LEAF
BLACK POWDER MODELS
B. THIRD MODEL CAPTIVE COIL
SMOKELESS POWDER

CALIBERS:
A. FIRST MODEL LARGE FRAME HAMMER OR HAMMERLESS 38 S&W (5)
FIRST MODEL SMALL FRAME HAMMER 22 RIMFIRE, 32 S&W (5)
FIRST MODEL SMALL FRAME HAMMERLESS 32 S&W (5)
B. SECOND MODEL LARGE FRAME HAMMER OR HAMMERLESS 38 S&W (5)
SECOND MODEL SMALL FRAME HAMMER 22 RIMFIRE (7), 32 S&W (5)
SECOND MODEL SMALL FRAME HAMMERLESS 32 S&W (5)
C. THIRD MODEL LARGE FRAME HAMMER OR HAMMERLESS
32 S&W LONG (6) AND 38 S&W (5)
THIRD MODEL SMALL FRAME HAMMER OR HAMMERLESS
22 RIMFIRE (7), 32 S&W (5)