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Junk Yard Dog wrote:You would have a welded bit of metal with no temper in it, try Dixie Gun Works in Union City Tennessee, they have a large assortment of old parts, or Numrich arms. A simple plastic pistol case will protect the revolver in the safe, just make sure the foam insert is closed cell, wrap the revolver in a plastic bag after oiling it and put it in the case like that. You can also remove all the oils from the metal, and then wax it as you would your car, takes time, many museums do this to preserve the arms and armor they keep on display.
Thanks for that info. This weekend I will pack it up. I enjoy looking at it on my work bench, not touching it just looking at it and thinking of where it's been.
Doing more research on the Iver Johnson I have run into a little dead end. So I need some help
This pistol belonged to my great grandmother. I don't know when she bought it or when she was born. Her son(my grandfather) was born in 1919 and he was not the oldest so I would guess she was born 1880-1900 range.
This is what I know so far
Iver Johnson Break action revolver nickle plated.
On the bottom of the hand grip is a number that I would think is the S/N. It's a five digit number starting with 25.
In the top rib it has two lines of writing. They are kinda worn here is what I can make out. Or what it looks like to me.
Iver Johnson arms and cycle works ------------ mass USA
------- Arp 6 86. Feb 15 87 May--------dec 28 93 Pats pending
The pistol is double action (pull the trigger the hammer goes back) but the hammer spring is broken. I have the spring it just in two pieces.
From what I have read there should be a letter stamped on the frame under the left hand guard but I don't see anything. Also all the S/N for the 3rd models start with a letter and are in the 30,000s so I assume its a 2nd model.
This is what I think
looks like a 32 cal from the size of the cylinder.
2nd model
black powder (pretty sure this is right)
My goal is to bring this back to a working shape. I don't plan on shooting it but I would like to have all the parts together so it can be displayed.
Junk Yard Dog wrote:You would have a welded bit of metal with no temper in it, try Dixie Gun Works in Union City Tennessee, they have a large assortment of old parts, or Numrich arms. A simple plastic pistol case will protect the revolver in the safe, just make sure the foam insert is closed cell, wrap the revolver in a plastic bag after oiling it and put it in the case like that. You can also remove all the oils from the metal, and then wax it as you would your car, takes time, many museums do this to preserve the arms and armor they keep on display.
Heh... never thought about that JYD. After you mentioned that I went over to my wood lathe bench and looked at the jar of Renaissance wax I had there. Apparently it was developed for preservation for the British Museums. After searching a bit, people seem to swear by the stuff for gun preservation due to the fact that it won't affect petina or mess with the finish. Seems like good stuff, now it has a new purpose in my home!
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