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Started by echo1, March 24, 2021, 08:37:02 PM

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echo1

March 24, 2021, 08:37:02 PM
Hi Cosmoline Junkies,

My buddy, who's a general contractor, found this under the floor of a Victorian he was remodeling. There was corrosion, and it was froze up, but seems to function OK now, after soaking in some Kroil for a week. Iver Johnson 5 shot top break .38 in nickel (?). It's a pretty cool find even if it isn't worth much. PAX





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"A free people ought not only be armed and disciplined" (George Washington),
But they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of Independence from any who might attempt to abuse them. echo1

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.~John Adams 1798

Steelmonkey

#1
March 24, 2021, 10:28:31 PM
Wow, very cool. Send updated pics when he cleans it up.

echo1

#2
March 24, 2021, 10:40:36 PM
It is cleaned up, was almost black. My friend who found it, didn't care for firearms and gave it to me about 15 years ago. I have another IJ Hammerless .32 that's a total wreck. I turned it into a "Pistol whipping training pistol" display. I put it in a shadow bow labeled "Detroit Metro Circa 1893" :cool: PAX
  You need a crew  

"A free people ought not only be armed and disciplined" (George Washington),
But they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of Independence from any who might attempt to abuse them. echo1

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.~John Adams 1798

carls sks

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March 25, 2021, 09:30:02 AM
neat find on his part and cool he gave it to you. nice to have friends like him.
ARMY NAM VET, SO PROUD!

Larry D.

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March 25, 2021, 01:41:58 PM
Is that a shoulder holster?
Η ΤΑΝ Η ΕΠΙ ΤΑΣ
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echo1

#5
March 25, 2021, 03:31:42 PM
Quote from: Larry D. on March 25, 2021, 01:41:58 PM
Is that a shoulder holster?

Yes it is. Got it from a cobbler 40 years ago. My Jaguar used to live in it. PAX
  You need a crew  

"A free people ought not only be armed and disciplined" (George Washington),
But they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of Independence from any who might attempt to abuse them. echo1

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.~John Adams 1798

Matchka

#6
March 25, 2021, 04:46:20 PM
Great find!
I found a Colt .38 New Police Special - under the floorboards of a house I was helping to demo several years ago!

hoopharted

#7
March 25, 2021, 06:45:34 PM
thats awsome , all the scummy floors ive ripped up in my days and no treasure joy for me,lol
There are going to be two types of people in this world , those without toilet paper , and those with plenty of ammo to protect their toilet paper

firstchoice

#8
April 24, 2021, 01:23:44 AM
Pretty cool find! I had a top break like that in .38 Short Colt. It always made me nervous to fire that pistol. Never got used to the top break action.

firstchoice

High Noon

#9
April 24, 2021, 10:50:07 AM
Nice gun - wonder what the story was?  Who put it there and when?  Wish she could tell the history....
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