yes, the company existed
@ 100 USD
Yes, I have a 12 gauge choke bore barrel & lug forged in one by Iver Johnsons Arms & Cycle Works. Champion is clearly listed on the shotgun and it was manufactured in Fitchburg, MASS USA.
The book, Iver Johnson's arms & cycle works handguns, 1871-1978 is out of print, but the author of that book, (W.E. "Bill" Goforth) did write another on the same subject called Iver-Johnson Arms & Cycle Works Firearms 1871-1993. This book is published by, and available from Gun Show Books Publishing. www.gunshowbooks.com
Iver Johnson Arms and Cycle Works made a champion model shotgun.
Iver Johnsons can be hard to identify. Would need to know if it has the tip-up frame or a solid frame, what the patent dates are and where the patent dates are located. sales@countrygunsmith.net
see text: Iver Johnson Arms and Cycle works 1871 - 1978
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iver_Johnson
50-100 USD
The company was called Iver Johnson's Arms and Cycle Works from 1891 to 1883. They made top break .32 S&W and .32 Specials from 1892 on. A great source of information on this firearm (and most other Iver Johnson Firearms) is the book by W.E. Goforth titled, "Iver-Johnson Arms & Cycle Works Firearms 1871-1993".
The company was called Iver Johnson's Arms and Cycle Works from 1891 to 1883. They made top break .32 S&W and .32 Specials from 1892 on. A great source of information on this firearm (and most other Iver Johnson firearms) is the book by W.E. Goforth titled, "Iver-Johnson Arms & Cycle Works Firearms 1871-1993".
I have one also. Did you gen an answer?
The company existed with that name from 1871 to 1987. A great source of information on Iver Johnson firearms is the book by W.E. Goforth titled, "Iver-Johnson Arms & Cycle Works Firearms 1871-1993".