I have been trying to acquire some definative information about an iver johnson pistol i purchased 6 years ago, funny thing is i've been looking for 5 years... i am really hoping your the new expert who can answer my question.
the pistol seems to be a top break automatic cylinder is free wheeling at rest owl is facing the barrel it is hammerless chambered for 38 cal the serial number has no prefix and no suffix letter and is only 5 digits i was lead to believe it was manufactured between 1894 to 1897 ,please sir if you have some information for me it would definately be much appreciated!
the outside of the pistol is in bad shape sorry i can't give more of a specific description thanks in advance for any information that you may have, by the by i've been searching for a copy of Mr. Goforth's book however it seems no library except the library of congress has a copy, and they don't do check outs.
the pistol seems to be a top break automatic cylinder is free wheeling at rest owl is facing the barrel it is hammerless chambered for 38 cal the serial number has no prefix and no suffix letter and is only 5 digits i was lead to believe it was manufactured between 1894 to 1897 ,please sir if you have some information for me it would definately be much appreciated!
the outside of the pistol is in bad shape sorry i can't give more of a specific description thanks in advance for any information that you may have, by the by i've been searching for a copy of Mr. Goforth's book however it seems no library except the library of congress has a copy, and they don't do check outs.