bill goforth that seems to be the supreme authority on IJ's - I'll defenately await response from him to determine if it's designed for smokeless modern or black powder - thank you for your help though bob! Much appreciated :-) This is my version of deductive reasoning :-) I'm wondering if this is the same case since my grips look unlike any photos I've seen posted of IJ grips - perhaps they too were a factory option that would explain the inconsistency between the serial and the model I believe this is. I saw a thread where a guy had walnut factory grips on a third series (smokeless cart) and his serial number was based off that modification (8xxx, letterless) Bills' threads here on the forum, I 'think' I have devised that I have a third series hammerless designed for smokeless powder cartridges, made somewhere between 1920-1940 (ish).įrom what I gather, since I have the four pin setup above the trigger (in the frame) without the second series trigger guard, and WITH the double latch break open system, i'm fairly (?) sure it's a third? What I don't understand is why i have a four digit serial number and no patent info anywhere on the firearm. I forgot to mention it's hammerless and the cyl unscrews and removes.Īfter continuous reviewing of Mr.

Iver johnson 32 serial numbers