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As said, sure you can still get 38 S&W, but of course supply and demand make it a little pricey. 32 S&W Description: Guns Listing ID: 1075155 With a broken grip this will make a great project gun Price: 299.99 Manufacturer: IVER JOHNSON Model: 32 TOP BREAK Caliber Info. I've shot about 50 rounds of BP through mine so far, a very pleasant revolver to shoot even though it's on the small side. So these Iver's, although cheap and plentiful, do have some history. In June 1968, an Iver Johnson 22 cal revolver was used to assassinate presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy. He apparently chose that revolver because earlier that year King Umberto I of Italy was assassinated with the same Iver Johnson revolver. The assassin Leon Czolgosz bought it three days prior to the assassination for $4.50 at a hardware store in Buffalo NY where he shot the president. 32 caliber version of this pistol was used to assassinate President McKinley. As the ad's above show, their claim to fame was that it was a "safe" gun to have around children or careless adults due to it's design! In Sep 1901, a. Even then, this was a relatively cheap alternative to more expensive revolvers. Back then, they were sold for $6 (about $150 in today's money). I like how when you break the top and open the gun the spent cases are automatically pushed out to easily extract. On bottom of handle it has Pat June 16.96 and Aug 25.96. It was made in Fitchburg Massachusetts by Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works between 18. Have taken it to gun shows and have had offers in the $150 range, but don't plan on selling it. Top break, large frame version of this revolver. I was given an Iver J breaktop a few years ago. Don't shoot it a whole lot and it will probably be fine, it has probably been fired with Smokeless ammunition at some point over the years. Of course you are not going to be able to find 32 S&W ammunition loaded with Black Powder today, the only ammo you will find is loaded with Smokeless powder. The Smokeless guns were made of a stronger steel to withstand the pressure and concussion generated by Smokeless ammunition. On the Smokeless guns the bolt is captured by both edges of the locking slot to prevent it from moving. On the BP Iver Johnsons the hand prevents the cylinder from rotating backwards. Also notice the difference in the shape of the bolt locking slots on the cylinder. If I were to remove the grips the hammer spring would be a coil spring. Notice the little owl is facing backwards. This is a 38 S&W Iver Johnson Safety Hammerless designed to shoot Smokeless Powder. These are indications that this is an older Iver Johnson made before the changeover to the Smokeless powder design. If you pull the grips off you will see the main spring is a leaf spring. Iver Johnsons were less expensive than Smith and Wesson Top Break revolvers of the same period.Īround 1900 Iver Johnson redesigned their revolvers specifically for Smokeless powder. The ejector should pop up then snap back down again as you open the gun, throwing empty shells clear. The design of yours is what is called a Top Break because to load them you broke them open by opening the latch and rotating the barrel down. Iver Johnson revolvers were very popular inexpensive revolvers.