Iver Johnson Target Mod 55 what year made???

WE0H · May 24, 2010, 12:12 PM

I bought a Iver Johnson Target Mod 55 a couple weeks ago. This revolver will be a shooter for me. The partial serial number is C19xxx. It has a 6" round barrel, non-fluted cylinder, fixed sights with a V-groove rear & Owl grips with a little nick in them

Does someone make a wooden grip for this or someone know where I can buy a flawless factory grip? Otherwise I am going to fill in the nick with clear epoxy and shape it to the factory contour so the nick can't get worse.

Can someone tell me what year this revolver was made in? From what I found online it appears to be .22 long rifle. There is no stamping as to what calibre it is, ie 22 long, 22 short, 22 long rifle. To be safe, is this modern ammo capable?

When I bought the revolver, it was rusted here & there on the outside of the barrel. After the rust removal last night it left some pitting but not too bad. I am thinking of putting a grey Parkerized finish on it. There is only a tiny bit of bluing on the trigger guard. The timing appears to be fine, there is a little wear where the sear rides on the back of the cylinder, but the lockup is pretty tight. I doubt I could find a new or less used cylinder so I will just deal with this one and keep it well lubed so it doesn't wear anymore.

Right now I have the gun sitting with the grips removed & the gun completely soaked in oil so it doesn't rust until I can get the metal finishing materials ordered. This is my 4th C&R gun ever. I used to have a C&R license but let it expire a couple years ago. I need to reapply.

tnx,
Mike

PetahW · May 24, 2010, 03:03 PM

IIRC, those revolvers were made between 1955 & 1984, and so should be safe with modern .22LR ammo (shorts & longs are OK too), provided that the gun is otherwise safe to shoot - i.e., in time, and w/o defects.

Numrich Arms has the walnut grips.

http://gunpartscorp.com/gander/produ...%20Description

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WE0H · May 24, 2010, 03:14 PM

The Sidewinder grips are the same as the Mod 55 grips?

Mike

PetahW · May 24, 2010, 06:36 PM

Item ID: 436960B
IVER JOHNSON - 50 SIDEWINDER, 55A TARGET, 55SA CADET 56A STARTER, 57A TARGET
Grip, Two Piece, Small, Walnut

WE0H · May 24, 2010, 06:38 PM

Excellent, thank you

Mike

May 24, 2010, 12:12 PM	#1
WE0H Member Join Date: May 16, 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 71	Iver Johnson Target Mod 55 what year made??? I bought a Iver Johnson Target Mod 55 a couple weeks ago. This revolver will be a shooter for me. The partial serial number is C19xxx. It has a 6" round barrel, non-fluted cylinder, fixed sights with a V-groove rear & Owl grips with a little nick in them Does someone make a wooden grip for this or someone know where I can buy a flawless factory grip? Otherwise I am going to fill in the nick with clear epoxy and shape it to the factory contour so the nick can't get worse. Can someone tell me what year this revolver was made in? From what I found online it appears to be .22 long rifle. There is no stamping as to what calibre it is, ie 22 long, 22 short, 22 long rifle. To be safe, is this modern ammo capable? When I bought the revolver, it was rusted here & there on the outside of the barrel. After the rust removal last night it left some pitting but not too bad. I am thinking of putting a grey Parkerized finish on it. There is only a tiny bit of bluing on the trigger guard. The timing appears to be fine, there is a little wear where the sear rides on the back of the cylinder, but the lockup is pretty tight. I doubt I could find a new or less used cylinder so I will just deal with this one and keep it well lubed so it doesn't wear anymore. Right now I have the gun sitting with the grips removed & the gun completely soaked in oil so it doesn't rust until I can get the metal finishing materials ordered. This is my 4th C&R gun ever. I used to have a C&R license but let it expire a couple years ago. I need to reapply. tnx, Mike

May 24, 2010, 03:03 PM	#2
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	IIRC, those revolvers were made between 1955 & 1984, and so should be safe with modern .22LR ammo (shorts & longs are OK too), provided that the gun is otherwise safe to shoot - i.e., in time, and w/o defects. Numrich Arms has the walnut grips. http://gunpartscorp.com/gander/produ...%20Description . Last edited by PetahW; May 24, 2010 at 06:36 PM.

May 24, 2010, 03:14 PM	#3
WE0H Member Join Date: May 16, 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 71	The Sidewinder grips are the same as the Mod 55 grips? Mike

May 24, 2010, 06:36 PM	#4
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	Item ID: 436960B IVER JOHNSON - 50 SIDEWINDER, 55A TARGET, 55SA CADET 56A STARTER, 57A TARGET Grip, Two Piece, Small, Walnut

May 24, 2010, 06:38 PM	#5
WE0H Member Join Date: May 16, 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 71	Excellent, thank you Mike