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iver johnson
j.hollyer
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Anyone no what model and what years they were made?
On the barrel its says 20 guage choke bore barrel and lug forged in one. On the receiver it says Iver Johnson's Arms & cycle works Fitchburg Mass USA
I think the Locking Bolt Spring is broken.
On the barrel its says 20 guage choke bore barrel and lug forged in one. On the receiver it says Iver Johnson's Arms & cycle works Fitchburg Mass USA
I think the Locking Bolt Spring is broken.
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It has a small spur inside the trigger guard but behind the trigger, any clue as to what this is for. The screw holding the front sight fell out, any one tell me where i can get another or maybe what size it is. The gun is a straight shooter and is a great piece, would love to find out a little more about it, Any help would be greatly appreciated
There is a date stamped on the gun of 06/15/1915
Also I believe the serial number is 80924C but I'm not sure.
Gun is in good to fair condition.
Can anyone tell me the value of this gun, also if that date is a manufacture date. Is this a gun I should restore to like new condition?
thank for the help JSH
Make love, not war.Be prepared for both.
any help would be apreciated
any help would be apreciated
After extensive research on the serial number I am baffled.
All i can find are a lettering system but my serial is all numbers.
every single part on the gun has the same number stamped into it.
The s/n is 70100 can anyone point me in the right direction to finding any info.
(Everything else i found points to Mr. Goforth. My condolences to his friends and family)
Thank you
the three known family members still connected with iver johnson's arms & cycle works in the 1930s (skeet-er was manufactured between 1932 and 1942) were john lovel johnson (second oldest son), walter o johnson (iver's youngest son) and luthor m otto III (iver's grandson and also the last family member to control the company, he passed about 1973 or so).
as of the year 2000 luther otto IV was still living in the fitchburg area be for some reason will not talk about the family. iver johnson had three sons and one daughter. oldest son , fredrick iver, had a disagreement with his mother about the running of iver johnson's arms & cycle works and left the company about 1910. second son fred lovell johnson took control of company after the death of his mother in 1915. third son walter o johnson took over about 1935 and luther m otto III ( iver's grandson) took over in 1953.
for such a large and important family in the firearms industry most of them seem to have dropped from sight and into obsecutity. i have been unable to find any information on the oldest son frederick iver or any children he may have had, except he may have moved to california. the obit for john lovell johnson mentions a daughter but leaves most of the family business to his brother and sister. i have not been able to find an obit on the youngest son walter o. johnson but his nephew (iver's grandson and son of iver's daughter) took control in 1953 after the death of walter o. johnson. it is known luther m. otto III had two teenage children when he died a daughter (name unknown) and a son luther m otto IV. the company iver johnson's arms & cycle works was finally sold to outside interest after the death of luther m otto III in 1973.
bill