[jal5]

A good friend came over tonite with a pistol he recently inherited. A top break revolver, 5 shot, manufactured by Iver Johnson, blued with plastic type grips that have an owls head and IJ design. SN 71xxx. Blueing is still good and the bore and cylinder are in very good condition too. Some surface freckling on the exterior but only minor.

I am thinking its a 32 caliber? But is it a black powder gun or modern ammo?Can anyone give me any other details about this revolver? I know they were cheaply made and were very common years ago. Is it safe to shoot modern ammo in the gun? If 32 S&W, I could get the components are reload a light load perhaps?

thanks,
Joe