Trent on "US Revolver Co 38 Cal Hammerless"

Trent — Sun, 25 Dec 2005 06:16:31 +0000

Iver Johnson FAQ: Section 004
Ben Sansing

http://www2.arkansas.net/~sws1/ijfaq004.htm

Trent on "US Revolver Co 38 Cal Hammerless"

Trent — Sun, 25 Dec 2005 06:14:47 +0000

Iver Johnson and US Revolver Co. ---- With the discontinuation of the old 2nd Model revolvers - along with the acquisition around this same time of the old Forehand and Wadsworth company - IJ found themselves with a huge surplus of "old-style" revolver parts, unsuitable for use in the all-new 3rd Model revolvers. So, being frugal and prudent, they created a new line of "Second Quality" revolvers to be offered through discount houses, using the brand name "U.S. Revolver Company". These guns were all made with old-style parts, and are not rated for safety with smokeless loads. Later on, IJ (and other companies - H&R and Meridan Firearms) produced another gun with old-style components, called the "Secret Service Special". At the time, it was assumed (probably correctly) that the average buyer would not shoot the gun very much, would carry it in a coat pocket or tuck it in a dresser drawer, and that the few rounds of smokeless ammo it would fire over the course of its life would not do it - or its firer - any great harm. Of course, many years have passed now, and most of these guns have been through several owners, and each one had to fire it "a little", so the cumulative effect is a lot of battered, well-worn, loosy-goosy revolvers.

derek on "US Revolver Co 38 Cal Hammerless"

derek — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 12:52:26 +0000

Found this from a search...

US Revolver Company was a trade name used by Iver Johnson on some revolvers.

derek on "US Revolver Co 38 Cal Hammerless"

derek — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 12:21:13 +0000

US Revolver Co 38 Cal Hammerless top break. It has a SN in the 29xxx range. What model?

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