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jak224 · 07-03-2007, 02:34 PM

Got this gun today and I don't know what it is!!!(I took pics...I'll post them below).

What I (think) I know:
-It's a revolver
-Double action (?)
-22 caliber (?)

I didn't know that the barrels of revolvers could be screwed off! You can unscrew the barrel from this revolver with your hand (as shown in pic).

It is stamped on the top "-I.J. Target Sealed 8-" "I.J.A. & C. WKS." "-Fitchburg, Mass. U.S.A.-"

It has a wooden grip (pictured).

Does anyone know anything about this gun? I've tried to take the best pics I can

Is it worth anything or just a junker?

I'm clueless on guns and especially revolvers...I tried googling some of the info stamped on the top but all the stuff I found just confused me more so I figured I'd ask around on here with all you gun geniuses

Thanks in advance for any ideas and/or info!

http://torturehaus.com/DSC00333
http://torturehaus.com/DSC00334
http://torturehaus.com/DSC00335
http://torturehaus.com/DSC00336
http://torturehaus.com/DSC00337
http://torturehaus.com/DSC00338
http://torturehaus.com/DSC00339
http://torturehaus.com/DSC00340
http://torturehaus.com/DSC00341

Okay well..I was going to put the pics in the post but they came out HUGE so those are the links to more reasonable sizes of the pics (posted on my website that is down for construction...these pages are the only ones with anything on them atm)

aiformula · 07-03-2007, 03:19 PM

It's an Iver Johnson 8 shot 22 revolver. A lot of them were sold through the Sears Roebucks catalogs in the early and middle part of the 20th century. It is a double action 22 rimfire capable of all the 22 shells except magnums. My dad's likes Winchester ammo. Fun gun to shoot, and a decent tree rat enforcement device should you be so inclined to use it as such.

here is a quick wiki ref. for pistol valuation purposes http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_th...d_Eight_Pistol

I'll let you explore from there. The company has in interesting if non descript history.

qrb912 · 07-03-2007, 04:18 PM

That looks like it has been neglected for a long time. I bet after you put in some sweat equaty, that gun will be an attention getter.

DMWyatt · 07-03-2007, 09:14 PM

I've seen a lot of iver johnsons locally, but all of them are in junk and parts drawers. Does anyone still have a functional and safe-to-fire iver johnson pistol?

jak224 · 07-05-2007, 09:48 AM

thanks AI!

omegapd · 07-06-2007, 12:03 AM

I'd take a guess that the barrel isn't supposed to come off like that. Most of the older companies, including S&W and Colt, used threaded barrels but you couldn't just unscrew them. They were pinned into the frame.

Interesting piece.

shaner · 07-06-2007, 04:18 AM

well there are a lot of them around , just wanted to say dont go out an try to shoot it while that barrel is loose someone proboblt either replaced it at one time or something it needs to be tight,before u fire it if your goin too ??

LUVMYSIGP225 · 07-06-2007, 05:56 AM

You really need to download the Windows PowerTools Image Resizer!

Brickboy240 · 07-06-2007, 09:02 AM

Yep...Iver Johnson 22 revolver.

Nice little pistols. My cousin has one with 22lr and 22mag interchangeable cylinders. I have shot it several times and they're alot of fun. Fairly accurate and great for campsite plinking or a tackle box gun.

Clean it up and have it checked out and enjoy it.

- Brickboy240

jak224 · 07-06-2007, 03:53 PM

Yea the whole barrel thing freaked me out! I didn't even know anybody made revolvers that could do that.

I'm def gonna have to check that out Luv cuz i can not figure out how to downsize the pics that come off of my camera and it is a PAIN in the arse. Ebay makes it easy on me and resizes them automatically but Gunbroker looks horrible when I try to do auctions with my supersized photos.

07-03-2007, 02:34 PM	#1
jak224 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Saint Joseph, Missouri Posts: 22	What is this?!! Got this gun today and I don't know what it is!!!(I took pics...I'll post them below). What I (think) I know: -It's a revolver -Double action (?) -22 caliber (?) I didn't know that the barrels of revolvers could be screwed off! You can unscrew the barrel from this revolver with your hand (as shown in pic). It is stamped on the top "-I.J. Target Sealed 8-" "I.J.A. & C. WKS." "-Fitchburg, Mass. U.S.A.-" It has a wooden grip (pictured). Does anyone know anything about this gun? I've tried to take the best pics I can Is it worth anything or just a junker? I'm clueless on guns and especially revolvers...I tried googling some of the info stamped on the top but all the stuff I found just confused me more so I figured I'd ask around on here with all you gun geniuses Thanks in advance for any ideas and/or info! http://torturehaus.com/DSC00333 http://torturehaus.com/DSC00334 http://torturehaus.com/DSC00335 http://torturehaus.com/DSC00336 http://torturehaus.com/DSC00337 http://torturehaus.com/DSC00338 http://torturehaus.com/DSC00339 http://torturehaus.com/DSC00340 http://torturehaus.com/DSC00341 Okay well..I was going to put the pics in the post but they came out HUGE so those are the links to more reasonable sizes of the pics (posted on my website that is down for construction...these pages are the only ones with anything on them atm)

07-03-2007, 03:19 PM	#2
aiformula XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: sw ohio Posts: 3,087	It's an Iver Johnson 8 shot 22 revolver. A lot of them were sold through the Sears Roebucks catalogs in the early and middle part of the 20th century. It is a double action 22 rimfire capable of all the 22 shells except magnums. My dad's likes Winchester ammo. Fun gun to shoot, and a decent tree rat enforcement device should you be so inclined to use it as such. here is a quick wiki ref. for pistol valuation purposes http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_th...d_Eight_Pistol I'll let you explore from there. The company has in interesting if non descript history. __________________ Tony Obama '08... change we can bereave in. Guns are like orgasms.......you just can't have enough good ones! Last edited by aiformula; 07-03-2007 at 03:38 PM.

07-03-2007, 09:14 PM	#4
DMWyatt XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 937	I've seen a lot of iver johnsons locally, but all of them are in junk and parts drawers. Does anyone still have a functional and safe-to-fire iver johnson pistol? __________________ I pray for the post-apocalyptic world to come soon. Providing for my family without the monkeys on my back is a rewarding prospect...

07-06-2007, 04:18 AM	#7
shaner XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: freddieville ohio Posts: 1,523	well there are a lot of them around , just wanted to say dont go out an try to shoot it while that barrel is loose someone proboblt either replaced it at one time or something it needs to be tight,before u fire it if your goin too ?? __________________ XD SUBCOMPACT 9MM TFO'S XD TACTICAL 45ACP TFO'S XD TACTICAL 9MM XD COMPACT 45ACP XD SERVICE 9MM OD COUPLE SHOTGUNS COWBOY GUNS 2.5IN POCKET KNIFE IVE HAD SINCE 1977 STILL CARRYIN IT BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF TOO

07-06-2007, 05:56 AM	#8
LUVMYSIGP225 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Crackron, Ohio Posts: 5,604	You really need to download the Windows PowerTools Image Resizer! __________________ "The hippies got high, and the hippies are dead. I went hunting, and I am still Ted." - The Nuge, 2006.

07-03-2007, 04:18 PM	#3
qrb912 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NC Posts: 134	That looks like it has been neglected for a long time. I bet after you put in some sweat equaty, that gun will be an attention getter.

07-05-2007, 09:48 AM	#5
jak224 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Saint Joseph, Missouri Posts: 22	thanks AI!

07-06-2007, 12:03 AM	#6
omegapd XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Deep South, GA Posts: 55	I'd take a guess that the barrel isn't supposed to come off like that. Most of the older companies, including S&W and Colt, used threaded barrels but you couldn't just unscrew them. They were pinned into the frame. Interesting piece.

07-06-2007, 09:02 AM	#9
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 9,301	Yep...Iver Johnson 22 revolver. Nice little pistols. My cousin has one with 22lr and 22mag interchangeable cylinders. I have shot it several times and they're alot of fun. Fairly accurate and great for campsite plinking or a tackle box gun. Clean it up and have it checked out and enjoy it. - Brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

07-06-2007, 03:53 PM	#10
jak224 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Saint Joseph, Missouri Posts: 22	Yea the whole barrel thing freaked me out! I didn't even know anybody made revolvers that could do that. I'm def gonna have to check that out Luv cuz i can not figure out how to downsize the pics that come off of my camera and it is a PAIN in the arse. Ebay makes it easy on me and resizes them automatically but Gunbroker looks horrible when I try to do auctions with my supersized photos.

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