Iver Johnson's arms & cycle works firearms 1871-1993
Publisher: Gun Show Books Publishing
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Hudson, WI. 54016
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780978708603
Table of contents: title: Opening - INTRODUCTION............................................................................................... 1; title: Chapter 1 - EARLY SOLID FRAME HANDGUNS 1871- 1899 .................................... 2; title: 1.1 SINGLE SHOT DERRINGERS ..................................................................................................... 3; title: 1.2 SINGLE ACTION SPUR TRIGGER REVOLVERS ....................................................................... 4; title: A .DEFENDER BIRD’S HEAD GRIP MODEL .............................................................................. 4; title: B. DEFENDER SQUARE BUTT MODEL...................................................................................... 4; title: C. DEFENDER 89 SERIES............................................................................................................. 4; title: Chapter 2 - EARLY SOLID FRAME DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVERS 1878 -1899.... 6; title: 2.1 AMERICAN EAGLE SERIES ........................................................................................................ 6; title: 2.2 AMERICAN BULLDOG FIRST MODEL ...................................................................................... 7; title: 2.3 AMERICAN BULLDOG SECOND MODEL ................................................................................ 9; title: 2.4 BOSTON BULLDOG MODEL .................................................................................................... 10; title: 2.5 LOVELL SAFETY DOUBLE ACTION A.K.A MODEL 1879 ..................................................... 10; title: Chapter 3 - SOLID FRAME HANDGUNS 1900 - 1954................................................ 12; title: 3.1 MODEL 1900 DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVERS ........................................................................ 12; title: 3.2 I.J. PETITE SOLID FRAME DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER .................................................... 16; title: 3.3 U.S. REVOLVER CO. SOLID FRAME DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER .................................. 16; title: 3.4 MODEL 1900 TARGET ................................................................................................................ 18; title: 3.5 MODEL 69 AND MODEL 79 TARGET ....................................................................................... 18; title: 3.6 TARGET SEALED 8 DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER ................................................................ 19; title: 3.7 SOLID FRAME DOUBLE ACTION MECHANISM ................................................................... 20; title: Chapter 4 - POST WORLD WAR II SOLID FRAME REVOLVERS 1946-1978 ........ 22; title: 4.1 TARGET SEALED 8 SECOND MODEL A.K.A. MODEL 68 ..................................................... 22; title: 4.2 MODEL 55 TARGET .................................................................................................................... 23; title: 4.3 MODEL 55S CADET.................................................................................................................... 24; title: 4.4 MODEL 56 STARTER REVOLVER ............................................................................................. 26; title: 4.5 MODEL 57 TARGET .................................................................................................................... 26; title: 4.6 MODEL 50 SIDEWINDER........................................................................................................... 27; title: 4.7 NEW BULLDOG SERIES ............................................................................................................ 28; title: 4.8 DOUBLE ACTION SWING OUT CYLINDER MODEL............................................................ 29; title: 4.9 CATTLEMAN SINGLE ACTION ................................................................................................ 30; title: Chapter 5 - HISTORY AND GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE SAFETY AUTOMATIC; title: REVOLVER 1894-1941 ................................................................................. 31; title: 5.1 SAFETY AUTOMATIC REVOLVER AND WORLD WAR II ...................................................... 33; title: Chapter 6 - LARGE FRAME SAFETY AUTOMATIC REVOLVERS ......................... 39; title: 6.1 FIRST MODEL HAMMER VERSION ......................................................................................... 39; title: 6.2 FIRST MODEL HAMMERLESS VERSION ................................................................................ 41; title: 6.3 SECOND MODEL HAMMER VERSION ................................................................................... 42; title: 6.4 SECOND MODEL HAMMERLESS ............................................................................................ 44; title: 6.5 THIRD MODEL HAMMER .......................................................................................................... 44; title: 6.6 THIRD MODEL HAMMERLESS ................................................................................................. 48; title: Chapter 7 - SMALL FRAME HAMMER & HAMMERLESS SAFETY AUTOMATICS . 50; title: 7.1 SAFETY HAMMER AUTOMATIC REVOLVER FIRST MODEL; title: .32 Smith & Wesson Centerfire ....................................................................................................... 50; title: 7.2 SAFETY HAMMER AUTOMATIC REVOLVER SECOND MODEL; title: .32 Smith & Wesson Centerfire ...................................................................................................... 52; title: 7.3 SAFETY HAMMER AUTOMATIC REVOLVER THIRD MODEL .............................................. 53; title: 7.4 SAFETY HAMMERLESS AUTOMATIC REVOLVER FIRST MODEL ...................................... 55; title: 7.5 SAFETY HAMMERLESS AUTOMATIC REVOLVER SECOND MODEL................................. 56; title: 7.6 SAFETY HAMMERLESS AUTOMATIC REVOLVER THIRD MODEL ..................................... 58; title: 7.7 22 RIMFIRE SAFETY HAMMER AND HAMMERLESS AUTOMATIC REVOLVER FIRST &; title: SECOND MODELS ..................................................................................................................... 58; title: 7.8 22 RIMFIRE SAFETY HAMMER AND HAMMERLESS AUTOMATIC REVOLVER THIRD; title: MODEL ........................................................................................................................................ 60; title: 7.9 SERIAL NUMBERS, LETTER CODES AND THE YEARS OF THEIR USE .............................. 62; title: Chapter 8 -MARKINGS FOUND ON THE SAFETY AUTOMATIC REVOLVER ..... 63; title: SAFETY AUTOMATIC REVOLVER BARREL MARKINGS .................................................................. 64; title: LETTER CODES AS USED ON THE SAFETY AUTOMATIC REVOLVER........................................... 66; title: Chapter 9 - OTHER TOP BREAKS OF INTEREST ...................................................... 67; title: 9.1 LOVELL HAMMERLESS AUTOMATIC TOP BREAK REVOLVER MODEL ........................... 67; title: 9.2 THE SWIFT REVOLVER ............................................................................................................. 69; title: 9.3 THE U.S.REVOLVER CO. AUTOMATIC TOP BREAK REVOLVER ........................................ 71; title: 9.4 THE SECRET SERVICE SPECIAL REVOLVER ......................................................................... 73; title: 9.5 22 SUPERSHOT ........................................................................................................................... 75; title: 9.6 .22 SUPERSHOT SEALED EIGHT .............................................................................................. 75; title: 9.7 SINGLE ACTION TARGET REVOLVERS; title: MODEL 36 T AND CHAMPION TOP BREAK REVOLVERS ................................................... 77; title: 9.8 TRAILSMAN AND VIKING 60 SERIES TOP BREAK REVOLVERS ..................................... 80; title: Chapter 10 - OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES AND SPECIAL ORDERS ......................... 81; title: Chapter 11 - POST WORLD WAR II TOP BREAK REVOLVERS 1946-1978........ 88; title: 11.1 .22 SUPERSHOT SEALED EIGHT SECOND MODEL (AKA MODEL 833)............................... 88; title: 11.2 .22 SUPERSHOT SEALED EIGHT THIRD MODEL (AKA MODEL 844) ................................. 88; title: 11.3 CHAMPION SINGLE ACTION TARGET (post war model) (aka MODEL 822) ......................... 88; title: 11.4 ARMSWORTH SINGLE ACTION TARGET (AKA MODEL 855) .............................................. 89; title: 11.5 TRAILSMAN MODEL 66 ........................................................................................................... 90; title: 11.6 TRAILSMAN SNUB MODEL 66S .............................................................................................. 92; title: 11.7 VIKING MODEL 67..................................................................................................................... 93; title: 11.8 VIKING SNUB MODEL 67S ...................................................................................................... 93; title: 11.9 MODEL 69 DELUXE STARTER REVOLVER ............................................................................. 94; title: Chapter 12 - FIREARMS 1978 -1993.............................................................................. 95; title: 12.1 MODEL X300 PONY .380 ACP ................................................................................................... 95; title: 12.2 TP SERIES .................................................................................................................................. 96; title: 12.3 TRAILSMAN (NEW MODEL) .................................................................................................... 97; title: 12.4 COMPACT 25 .............................................................................................................................. 97; title: Chapter 13 - SAFETY MECHANISM OF IVER JOHNSON’S ARMS & CYCLE; title: WORKS........................................................................................................................... 99; title: Chapter 14 - TOP BREAK REVOLVER BARREL LATCHES OF IVER JOHNSON’S; title: ARMS & CYCLE WORKS......................................................................................... 110; title: Chapter 15 - PARTS LIST AND DIAGRAMS ............................................................... 121; title: 1. SINGLE SHOT PERCUSSION DERRINGERS UNCLE SAM AND PRINCE ......................... 124; title: 2. SINGLE SHOT CARTRIDGE DERRINGERS ECLIPSE AND STAR........................................ 125; title: 3. DEFENDER SERIES SPUR TRIGGER REVOLVER ................................................................. 126; title: 4. DEFENDER 89 SERIES SPUR TRIGGER REVOLVER ............................................................ 127; title: 5. AMERICAN EAGLE SERIES DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVERS ............................................. 128; title: 6. AMERICAN BULLDOG SERIES FIRST MODEL DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER ............... 129; title: 7. AMERICAN BULLDOG SERIES SECOND MODEL DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER.......... 130; title: 8. LOVELL SAFETY HAMMER DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER ............................................... 131; title: 9. LOVELL HAMMERLESS AUTOMATIC DOUBLE ACTION TOP BREAK REVOLVER ....... 132; title: 10. SWIFT HAMMER DOUBLE ACTION TOP BREAK REVOLVER........................................... 133; title: 11. SAFETY AUTOMATIC FIRST MODEL HAMMER TOP BREAK REVOLVER ....................... 134; title: 12. SAFETY AUTOMATIC FIRST MODEL HAMMERLESS TOP BREAK REVOLVER .............. 135; title: 13. SAFETY AUTOMATIC SECOND MODEL HAMMER TOP BREAK REVOLVER ................. 136; title: 14. SAFETY AUTOMATIC SECOND MODEL HAMMERLESS TOP BREAK REVOLVER ........ 137; title: 15. SAFETY AUTOMATIC THIRD MODEL HAMMER TOP BREAK REVOLVER ...................... 138; title: 15a. SAFETY AUTOMATIC THIRD MODEL HAMMER TOP BREAK REVOLVER ALSO MOST; title: SUPERSHOT MODELS ............................................................................................................. 139; title: 16. SAFETY AUTOMATIC THIRD MODEL HAMMERLESS TOP BREAK REVOLVER ............. 140; title: 16a. SAFETY AUTOMATIC THIRD MODEL HAMMERLESS TOP BREAK REVOLVER ............. 141; title: 17. MODEL 1900 SOLID FRAME DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER.............................................. 142; title: ALSO U.S. REVOLVER CO. DOUBLE ACTION SOLID FRAME REVOLVER ..................... 143; title: 18. I.J. PETITE MODEL 1904 SOLID FRAME DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER .......................... 143; title: 19. TARGET SEALED 8 SOLID FRAME DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER150 SEALED 8 SNUB; title: MODEL 68S SOLID FRAME DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER .............................................. 144; title: 20. U.S. REVOLVER CO. AUTOMATIC HAMMER DOUBLE ACTION TOP BREAK REVOLVER; title: SECRET SERVICE SPECIAL HAMMER WITHOUT SAFETY ............................................... 145; title: 21. U.S. REVOLVER CO. AUTOMATIC HAMMERLESS DOUBLE ACTION TOP BREAK REVOLVER; title: SECRET SERVICE SPECIAL HAMMERLESS WITHOUT SAFETY....................... 146; title: 22. SECRET SERVICE SPECIAL HAMMER WITH SAFETY DOUBLE ACTION; title: TOP BREAK REVOLVER ......................................................................................................... 147; title: 23. SECRET SERVICE SPECIAL HAMMERLESS WITH SAFETY DOUBLE ACTION TOP BREAK; title: REVOLVER ............................................................................................................................... 148; title: 24. MODEL 36T SINGLE ACTION TOP BREAK REVOLVER..................................................... 149; title: 25. I.J. CHAMPION SINGLE ACTION TOP BREAK REVOLVER; title: I.J. ARMSWORTH SINGLE ACTION TOP BREAK REVOLVER ........................................... 150; title: 26. 60 SERIES DOUBLE ACTION TOP BREAK REVOLVERS.................................................... 151; title: 26a. 60 SERIES DOUBLE ACTION TOP BREAK REVOLVERS.................................................... 152; title: 26b. 60 SERIES DOUBLE ACTION TOP BREAK REVOLVERS.................................................... 152; title: 27. 50 SERIES DOUBLE ACTION SOLID FRAME REVOLVERS ............................................... 153; title: 27a. 50 SERIES DOUBLE ACTION SOLID FRAME REVOLVERS ............................................... 154; title: 27b. 50 SERIES DOUBLE ACTION SOLID FRAME REVOLVERS ............................................... 154; title: 28. 50 SERIES SOLID FRAME DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVERS; title: WITH AUTOMATIC CYLINDER STOP .................................................................................. 155; title: 29. I.J. SWING OUT CYLINDER DOUBLE ACTION PROTOTYPE REVOLVER ...................... 156; title: 30. CATTLEMAN SINGLE ACTION REVOLVERS IMPORTED FROM ITALY .......................... 157; title: 31. IVER JOHNSON MODEL X300 PONY SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOL.................................... 158; title: 32. IVER JOHNSON TP SERIES SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOLS .................................................. 159; title: 33. IVER JOHNSON TRAILSMAN .22 LONG RIFLE SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOL................... 160; title: 34. IVER JOHNSON COMPACT 25 SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOL............................................... 161; title: 35. I.J. MODEL X SINGLE SHOT .22 RIMFIRE RIFLE ................................................................ 162; title: 36. IVER JOHNSON SEMI-HAMMERLESS SINGLE BARREL SHOTGUN AND; title: IVER JOHNSON TOP SNAP EJECTOR GUN SINGLE BARREL SHOTGUN....................... 163; title: 37. IVER JOHNSON TRIGGER ACTION SINGLE BARREL SHOTGUN .................................... 164; title: 38. IVER JOHNSON CHAMPION SINGLE BARREL SHOTGUN PRE 1920.............................. 165; title: 38a. IVER JOHNSON CHAMPION SINGLE BARREL SHOTGUN............................................... 166; title: 38.b IVER JOHNSON CHAMPION SINGLE BARREL SHOTGUN POST 1920 ........................... 167; title: 39. IVER JOHNSON DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN ................................................................... 168; title: 40. IVER JOHNSON SPECIAL APPLICATION RIFLE ................................................................. 169; title: 41. IVER JOHNSON .30 CALIBER CARBINE ALL MODELS ..................................................... 170; title: 41a. IVER JOHNSON .30 CALIBER CARBINE ALL MODELS ..................................................... 171; title: Chapter 16 - SPECIFICATIONS FOR IVER JOHNSON’S ARMS & CYCLE; title: WORKS HANDGUNS .......................................................................................... 172-74; title: 1. SINGLE SHOT PISTOLS PERCUSSION MODELS UNCLE SAM AND PRINCE................. 175; title: 2. CARTRIDGE MODELS ECLIPSE AND STAR.......................................................................... 175; title: 3. SINGLE ACTION SPUR TRIGGER BIRDS HEAD GRIP REVOLVER; title: DEFENDER SERIES .................................................................................................................. 176; title: 4. SINGLE ACTION SPUR TRIGGER SQUARE BUTT REVOLVER; title: DEFENDER SERIES .................................................................................................................. 176; title: 5. SINGLE ACTION SPUR TRIGGER REVOLVERS DEFENDER 89 SERIES............................ 177; title: 6. AMERICAN EAGLE SERIES .................................................................................................... 177; title: 7. AMERICAN BULLDOG FIRST MODEL SERIES .................................................................... 178; title: 8. AMERICAN BULLDOG SECOND MODEL SERIES ............................................................... 178; title: 9. BOSTON BULLDOG SERIES ................................................................................................... 179; title: 10. LOVELL SAFETY HAMMER (SOLID FRAME REVOLVER; title: WITH SWING-OUT CYLINDER) ............................................................................................. 180; title: 11. LOVELL HAMMERLESS AUTOMATIC (TOP BREAK REVOLVER) ..................................... 180; title: 12. LOVELL’S SWIFT HAMMER REVOLVER (TOP BREAK) ..................................................... 181; title: 13. LOVELL’S SWIFT HAMMERLESS REVOLVER (TOP BREAK) ............................................ 182; title: 14. DOUBLE ACTION TOP BREAK REVOLVER SAFETY AUTOMATIC; title: FIRST MODEL HAMMER ......................................................................................................... 182; title: 15. DOUBLE ACTION TOP BREAK REVOLVER SAFETY AUTOMATIC; title: FIRST MODEL HAMMERLESS ................................................................................................ 183; title: 16. DOUBLE ACTION TOP BREAK REVOLVER SAFETY AUTOMATIC; title: SECOND MODEL HAMMER ................................................................................................... 183; title: 17. DOUBLE ACTION TOP BREAK REVOLVER SAFETY AUTOMATIC; title: SECOND MODEL HAMMERLESS .......................................................................................... 184; title: 18. DOUBLE ACTION TOP BREAK REVOLVER SAFETY AUTOMATIC; title: THIRD MODEL HAMMER ........................................................................................................ 184; title: 19. DOUBLE ACTION TOP BREAK REVOLVER SAFETY AUTOMATIC HAMMERLESS THIRD; title: MODEL ...................................................................................................................................... 185; title: 20. DOUBLE ACTION SOLID FRAME REVOLVER MODEL 1900 .............................................. 185; title: 21. DOUBLE ACTION SOLID FRAME MODEL 1900; title: TARGET & I.J. TARGET MODEL 69 & 79 ................................................................................ 186; title: 22. SOLID FRAME DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER I.J. PETITE .................................................. 186; title: 23. DOUBLE ACTION SOLID FRAME REVOLVER U.S. REVOLVER CO. D.A. ........................ 187; title: 24. U.S. REVOLVER CO. AUTOMATIC HAMMER MODEL D/A TOP BREAK REVOLVER; title: SECRET SERVICE SPECIAL HAMMER MODEL REVOLVER DOUBLE ACTION TOP BREAK ........ 187; title: 25. U.S. REVOLVER CO. AUTOMATIC HAMMERLESS MODEL D/A TOP BREAK REVOLVER SECRET; title: SERVICE SPECIAL HAMMERLESS MODEL REVOLVER D.A. TOP BREAK ................... 187; title: 26. SOLID FRAME DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER I.J. TARGET SEALED 8 FIRST, SECOND; title: MODELS & MODEL 68S ........................................................................................................... 188; title: 27. DOUBLE ACTION TOP BREAK REVOLVER 22 SUPERSHOT AUTOMATIC MODEL 70 &; title: MODEL 90 .................................................................................................................................. 189; title: 28. MODEL 36T TRIGGER COCKING SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER (TOP BREAK) .............. 188; title: 29. DOUBLE ACTION TOP BREAK REVOLVER .22 SUPERSHOT SEALED EIGHT................. 190; title: 30. SINGLE ACTION TARGET TOP BREAK REVOLVER ............................................................ 190; title: 31. DOUBLE ACTION TOP BREAK REVOLVER MODEL 66 TRAILSMAN & MODEL 66S; title: TRAILSMAN SNUB .................................................................................................................. 191; title: 32. DOUBLE ACTION TOP BREAK REVOLVER MODEL 67 VIKING & MODEL 67S; title: VIKING SNUB........................................................................................................................... 191; title: 33. DOUBLE ACTION SOLID FRAME REVOLVER MODEL 55 .................................................. 192; title: 34. DOUBLE ACTION SOLID FRAME REVOLVER MODEL 55S AND 55SA ............................ 192; title: 35. SOLID FRAME DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER MODEL 57 AND 57A................................. 193; title: 36. DOUBLE ACTION SOLID FRAME REVOLVER I.J. BULLDOG & I.J. ROOKIE .................. 193; title: 37. DOUBLE ACTION SOLID FRAME .......................................................................................... 194; title: 38. I.J. STARTER MODEL 56 & 56A DOUBLE ACTION; title: SOLID FRAME REVOLVER ..................................................................................................... 194; title: 39. DOUBLE ACTION TOP BREAK REVOLVER MODEL 69 DELUXE STARTER ..................... 195; title: 40. IVER JOHNSON X300 PONY .380 ACP CALIBER SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOL IVER; title: JOHNSON TP22 SERIES DOUBLE ACTION SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOL IVER JOHNSON; title: COMPACT 25 ACP CALIBER................................................................................................... 195; title: 41. IVER JOHNSON TRAILSMAN NEW MODEL SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOL......................... 196; title: 42. ENFORCER .30 CARBINE CALIBER SEMIAUTOMATIC IVER JOHNSON AND UNIVERSAL; title: MODEL ...................................................................................................................................... 196; title: 43. CATTLEMAN SERIES SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER CENTERFIRE MODEL..................... 197; title: 44. CATTLEMAN SERIES SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER RIMFIRE MODEL ............................ 197; title: Chapter 17 - PATENTS .......................................................................................................... 198-205; title: COMPLETE LISTING OF PATENTS ISSUED TO , ASSIGNED TO OR USED BY JOHNSON; title: & BYE, IVER JOHNSON ARMS CO. AND IVER JOHNSON’S ARMS & CYCLE WORKS; title: Appendix A .............................................................................................................................. 206-215; title: CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF ALL FIREARMS OF JOHNSON & BYE, IVER JOHNSON’S; title: ARMS & CYCLE WORKS, & IVER JOHNSON ARMS; title: Appendix B - .......................................................................................................................... 216-217; title: DATES OF INTEREST IN THE HISTORY OF IVER JOHNSON; title: AND IVER JOHNSON’S ARMS AND CYCLE WORKS OF FITCHBURG MASS. U.S.A.; title: Appendix C - IVER JOHNSON OBITUARY........................................................ 218-221; title: Appendix D - FRANCHISE CERTIFICATE ................................................................ 222