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Iver johnson 32 s & w12/31/2022 Written by a man named Goforth I understand. It sold for $150, and I’ve seen the same H&Rs in online sales go for $200.Click to expand.Pick up a copy of "Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works" for more info on these guns. Even worse, the hinge pin appeared to be plastic or some sort of polymer. The forearm wood was fatter on the right side, and the plastic hinge plate on the forearm consequently was offset from the receiver. Felt like painted barrel, and definitely a painted receiver rather than case hardened. But I really love this Champion i bought, and think it exhibits way more style than my Savage 94s and 220Aīy comparison, I saw a “new” H&R Pardner 12 gauge, new in the box, at the auction, one of the last examples made in their New England plant. I don’t know a whole lot about Iver Johnsons, as I previously favored Savage single barrels. Iver Johnson did make Excels that sold at Montgomery Ward, but also made the same model engraved as Western Field for Montgomery Ward. The barrel on mine is marked “choke bore” in the old way they usually designated “full” choke. 70 caliber in the muzzle, actually looked about 6.8 to 6.9, which is really tight, like a turkey choke. The battery is dead in my digital caliper, so I have not yet verified this, but I manually got under. Take the barrel loose before using solvents to avoid damage to the wood finish. But after a good scrubbing with a brass brush, especially in the chamber and forcing cone, i swabbed out a lot of dark brown residue, and the bore looked like a mirror. The bore of the Champion model i bought at auction this month looked nice and shiny after only a swabbing with a brake cleaner. If really 2.5 inches, I suppose I would refer to a hand loading manual, or search Google for reliable info. I would have a competent gunsmith verify the capacity of your chamber whether 2.5 or 2.75-inch, and if 2.75, use only light field loads. Is it possible to have a post-1909 “I” serial # smokeless model 3, with both a free-spinning cylinder and single latch top-break? Thanks for any insight you might have!ġ920 – 1929: Arabic numerals plus a single alphabetic letter suffixedġ930 – 1939: Arabic numerals plus two alphabetic letters suffixedġ940 – 1957: all alphabetic characters only using “Fitchburg” and ” X” corresponding to 1 through zero. Wikipedia says version 3 post-1909 smokeless have double-latch top breaks – Mine is single latch.Īnother “Expert” says versions 1 & 2 (black powder) have “Patent Pending dates” stamped on top of the barrel rib underneath the “Iver Johnsons Arms & Cycle Works.” – Mine says “Iver Johnsons Arms & Cycle Works on top, and “Fitchburgh Mass, USA” under it, but no “Patent Pending” stamps. One Internet “expert” says that any serial # starting with the letter “G” or higher is version 3 post-1909 smokeless, but will never have a free-spinning cylinder – Mine is higher than G but spins freely. I’m trying to see if its safe to fire smokeless cartridges, but have found conflicting info everywhere I look. Serial #: I “eye” 45320 (stamped on the frame under the left grip, owls facing in, and on the inside of the trigger gaurd) 32 safety top-break revolver might have been made maybe one of you can help? I came across this message thread while searching for approx when my IJ.
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