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She must have been a real pistol! HaHa. :drool: Grandma's rock. Did she carry it around?

Is that Iver Johnson a .38? Don't shoot it what ever it is. I've got one that about 60% nickle remaining and it's about to come apart.

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My grandmother left me on almost exactly like that. The only difference is that the barrel is longer. She called it something like a "squeezer .38"? Does your also have a safety on the backstrap of the grip?

Lemon "squeezer" would be a Smith & Wesson. They had the backstrap safety.

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My grandmother left me on almost exactly like that. The only difference is that the barrel is longer. She called it something like a "squeezer .38"? Does your also have a safety on the backstrap of the grip?

nope no safety

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ive got 5 or 6 left that was given to me with the gun not sure if its modern but i think it is

I might have half a box laying around somewhere. It's your's if you want it and if I can find it.

My dad had one just like it that he let me shoot back in about 1980. I remember we had to go buy a box of .38 s&w. Probably used 15 or 20 rounds of it. Well, somewhere I've got what's left of that box of ammo.

I dug that Iver out of Mom's closet over Christmas. Dang! We left the thing loaded. Pulled the shells out with all kindas green crude on 'em and threw 'em into the trash. As far as I know no Memphis garbage man ever said a word.

Anyway, that old thing is so rickety I will never shoot it. Musta' been that way when I did all those years ago!

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I might have half a box laying around somewhere. It's your's if you want it and if I can find it.

My dad had one just like it that he let me shoot back in about 1980. I remember we had to go buy a box of .38 s&w. Probably used 15 or 20 rounds of it. Well, somewhere I've got what's left of that box of ammo.

I dug that Iver out of Mom's closet over Christmas. Dang! We left the thing loaded. Pulled the shells out with all kindas green crude on 'em and threw 'em into the trash. As far as I know no Memphis garbage man ever said a word.

Anyway, that old thing is so rickety I will never shoot it. Musta' been that way when I did all those years ago!

sure that would be great thanks
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I have a similar I-J in 32 cal, five shot. The shape looks identical, three inch barrel. Mine belonged to my dad and he carried it some 'till he got a 38. Some of the nickel is worn off mine but it is tight. I've never shot it and really don't think I would have any problems shooting it. From what I've read about the I-J they were a cheaply built gun and should not be fired with modern ammo.

ray, the oldogy

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found this the coil hammer spring was used only on the third model safety automatic revolvers (1909-1941). the "D" letter code was used on the third model large frame hammerless models between 1909 and 1932. serial number D38xxx was manufactured in 1911, there were 27,300 of this model manufactured that year.

in the first three years of production there were about 50,000 of the large frame hammerless model manufactured after that it took iver johnson 20 (1912-1932) years to manufacture another 50,000. unlike other models of the safety automatic revolver production of the large frame hammerless models stopped in 1934 with only a total production of 100,800. the large frame hammerless model did remain in the catalogs until at least 1942 so there must have been a large inventory on hand. last two years of recorded serial numbers of the hammerless large frame were 1933=N001-N750 and 1934=N751 to N800.

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