22 was used by Sirhan Sirhan to assassinate Robert Kennedy on June 5, 1968. Not all that bad a gun if you wanted something small and nasty. 17,08 on top of PATS PENDING.This gun was well taken care of and. Models with short barrels were known as Cadet 55 while Target 55 models had 6" barrels.Ī Cadet 55-A in. 32 S&W revolver.I looked under the left grip for the letter code and serial number and the letter code is either a C or O with the serial number 88575.On the bottom of the butt strap it has. Model 55 revolvers were produced by Iver Johnson company in 1950s-70s in several modifications. The Iver Johnson American Bulldog and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors: Film Title 38 S&W calibers (but smaller and larger caliber versions also existed). Iver Johnson American Bulldog was a series of solid frame 5-shot revolvers, mostly chambered in. "The Rise and Fall of Sergeant Schultz" (S02E06) The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake (Jian hu nu xia Qiu Jin) Not sure how familiar you are with firearms, so here is a schematic of the internals of an Iver Johnson 1st Model. The Iver Johnson Safety Automatic and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors: Film TitleĮvery Thing You Always Wanted To Know About Sex * But Were Afraid To Ask Own the original This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
In my opinion, it is in very good condition, see. 32 top break auto ejecting revolver, with the target logo on the grip. I would greatly appreciate it The first is a. If I try to operate it quickly it locks up. I just inherited two different H&R top break revolvers, and as it appears that Jim is the in house expert, i was wondering if you could help me more accurately identify them. If I work the action at a moderate speed it works normally. The serial number under the grip panel is G 42763. was a line produced by Iver Johnson starting in 1910 as a way for them to use up surplus 2nd Model Safety Automatic (black powder) parts after they introduced the 3rd Model Safety Automatic revolvers (smokeless powder) in 1909. It is a small frame, exposed hammer, 32 caliber, 3rd model. Just as with the Smith & Wesson Top-Breaks, the Iver Johnsons were chambered in 5-shot versions of. The trigger spring is also weak, so that one must push the trigger forward for the hammer to stay in cock. I need information about an Iver Johnson top break revolver. Iver Johnson Safety Automatic with 2" barrel -. The cylinder axis pin latch’s spring is worn out. Safety Automatic series include both models with external hammer and hammerless revolvers each version was produced in three models, known as First, Second and Third. The "Safety Automatic" means the combination of Hammer-the-Hammer transfer bar safety system and the automatic ejection of cartridges upon breaking open the revolvers. 25, 96 Pats Pending on the bottom of the butt. Iver Johnson 5 Shot DA Top-Break Revolver. The serial number is 60197 and it is a hammer model. IVER JOHNSON Hammerless 32 S W 2 nd Safety Model Tip up 507 Hammer Shroud+Pins. Safety Automatic was a series of top-break revolvers, produced from 1894 to 1941. Hi, I received this revolver from my uncle after he past away and am trying to find how old it is. Iver Johnson 32 Caliber S & W Break Top Revolver Hammer And Screw. 22 caliber Cadet 55-A revolver was used to assassinate Senator Robert F. Trivia Note: An Iver Johnson Safety Automatic revolver was used by Leon Czolgosz to assassinate President William McKinley on September 6th, 1901. Barrel Length: 2" or 3" in regular models and 3 1/4" in large models.45 Schofield cartridge).įor a leather rig I decided on a cross draw holster from the parent company of Cimarron.named Texas Jack in Fredericksburg, Texas. (.45 Colt chambered Cimarron Schofields also handle the. 45 Colt, or the cavalry length 7-inch barrel in. In the 1880s, New York gun dealer Schuyler, Hartley Graham bought surplus Schofields, cut the barrels from 7 to 5 inches, and sold many of them to Wells Fargo & Company. Another roughly 1,000 guns were sold on the civilian market.įavored by many horse soldiers for its top-break, rapid ejection system, many considered it superior to the 1873 Colt Single Action for mounted work. Marshal Bill Tilghman and Custer's chief of scouts "Lonesome Charley" Reynolds. Schofields were also put to work by the notorious James-Younger gang, U.S. 45 Schofield cartridge and many saw service by the 4th Cavalry in the Geronimo campaign and by the buffalo soldiers of the 9th and 10th Cavalry. Army ordered nearly 8,000 in the proprietary. There is no stamped information under the handle. The serial number underneath the barrel is 55931. 3 Schofield was produced by S&W from 1875-1877, the U.S. 32 caliber 5-shot top break revolver, 3 1/4-inch barrel so I think Medium Frame since it fires. Schofield of the 10th Cavalry and an army ordinance officer, designed this revolver as an improvement over Smith & Wesson's Model No. Just as with the Smith & Wesson Top-Breaks, the Iver Johnsons were chambered in 5-shot versions of.