1896 model 1 iver johnson 32 s&w cartridge

#1896 model 1 iver johnson 32 s&w cartridge how to

Iver Johnson immigrated to Worcester, Massachusetts from Norway in 1863 at the height of the American Civil War. He married Mary Elizabeth Speirs (born January 1847 ) on April 9, 1868, in Worcester, with whom he had 3 sons (Frederick Iver, John Lovell, and Walter Olof) and 2 daughters (Mary Louise and Nellie). He was educated as a gunsmith in Bergen in 1857 and had a gun store in Oslo. Iver Johnson was born in Nordfjord in the year 1841, in Nordfjord, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway and later emigrated from Norway to the United States. PAT'D.APR.6.86.FEB.15.87.MAY 10.87.DEC.26.93 PAT'S PENDING Model 1, First Model, second variation Single top latch, 50'000 were manufactured in 1896, serial number with A letter prefix, marked on the top of the barrel rib IVER JOHNSON'S ARMS & CYCLE WORKS FITCHBURG.ДЄdvertisement for revolver claimed to be safe enough to be near babies. IVER JOHNSON'S ARMS & CYCLE WORKS FITCHBURG. Looks like someone fired it a few times and didn't clean it very well, then threw it in a drawer for 100 years. Actually, even though the barrel is pitted you can still see plenty of plating in the bore. There is some pitting in the barrel but all of the plating is still intact in the chambers.

#1896 model 1 iver johnson 32 s&w cartridge how to

Any idea how to get the rust off the bad parts of the finish so it looks more 'in the white' in these areas? Overall the gun doesn't look like it was fired very much. I guess IJs finish quality wasn't quite up to par with S&W or Colt, but then again they were only 1/3 of the price. The nickel plating at the muzzle literally peels away with my fingernail. There is another marking before the serial number but it is quite ways away. I did take off the grips for the serial number (number is also under the topstrap when you remove the cylinder)