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If you want to get into the details of all things IJ and the entailed confusion Contact Gun Show Books.and purchase Bill's book on IJ Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works Firearms 1871-1993Īs for and to Collector values.there were several companies that all made this class of firearm.Harrington & Richardson.Forehand & wadsworth S&W even made some like these.Only the Smith & Wesson guns fall into the high end value list.Most all of the entry level utility grade handguns of this ilk were ignored by collectors for years.>However.a new level of collector is now with us and most have limited discrentionary funds.yet want to collect.These utilit grades fill that date a real super fine example in perfect and unfired condition will bring less than $300 and the price drops fast.because they were often fired with corrosive powders and primers and not cleaned properly.most are aning(to me anyway) that is you find one with a perfect bore and cylinder then the price will soar Other Topbreaks are the Secret Service Spoecial, The Protector Sealed 8 model 84 There are some dozen and a half modesl that fit the general discption BTW the only thing that a patent date tells you for certain is that whatever was patented was used in that gun.Patents are issued for 17 years of protection and can be renewed once.but the feature can be noted with such info forever.so theonly thing certain on a DOM is that it was not prior to 1908 There are 3 versions of this revolver.each one is the new and improved of the prior version.This goes on foe several dozen models hammer and hammerless LF w/ 3.25" bbl 17 1/4 oz OAL: LF with 3.25"bbl is 7 3/8" SF w/3" bbl is6.3/8" Grios are made of hard rubber and have the Owl's head Logo
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38 S&W 5 rds "BLACKPOWDER CARTRIDGES ONLY" Standard barrel: Small Frame 3" large Frame 3 1/4" Optional lengths. The topbreak hammer gun was first made in 1894, I will include a discription to show what kind of data that is needed to make a positive IDĭouble-action top break.single top post barrel latch Hammer the hammer action(means it has a part that blocks the hammer fro striking the Firing pin if the gun is dropped) Flat springs two frame sizes standard finish is nickel, blue offered at an extra cost Calibers Small Frame. The first topbreak Hammerless guns were made in 1886 and bear pat dates in the late 1880's The patent granted to IJ was applied for by R.T. Your markings Check to see if the Mass is followed by the letters USA
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The "H" can date it but the same data was used on several models,The first use of the letter h that I come across on a 38 S&W is on a model called the Safety AutomaticRevolver Hammer model(Automatic has to do with extraction.not rate of fire) On the 38 version that started in 1918 and went on thru to 1941 when WWII ended most civilan arms production Be advised that there are special cleaning requirements for blackpowder.Standard solvents and oils will not do it right and may lead to damage.A quickie cleaning can be done with a 15% solution of Windex with Vinagaer in distilled water.brought to a boiling point.flushed with clean hot water and flused with WD-40.The same windex mix can also be used to protect your fired BP neutralizes the chemicals formed on firing BTW it is a Do it Right Now event.even waiting overnight can damage your gun and brass Pitchford is incorrect.that would be FITCHBURG, Mass.That was their original home The revolver you discribe made in 22 rimfire.32 S&W and 38 S&W(which is not any form of the 38 Special and does not interchange with it.If you wish to fire it.you can get pressure proper ammo from either Blackpoweder loaded or smokeless loaded to extremly low pressures.