Mine was made in 1928 when was your made?
Submit the serial number to the company, or ask the expert at a local gunshop.
There were 3 different models of the champion shotgun in 16 gauge that were produced.The Iver Johnson champion top snap model was made from 1905-1908.The champion model 36 was made from 1909-1922.The champion single barrel was made from 1923-1978.If your shotgun has a serial number and a prefix letter before the serial number,we should be able to identify the year of production.Please include this in your description to help better identify the year of production.
1986
These guns, with two alpha digits at the end, indicate it was made between 1929 and 1939. Because it is an "XH," my guess is the late 30s.
If it's the Iver Johnson M1 Carbine, they were manufactured from the mid 1960's through the mid 70's. Sorry I can't be more specific.
1958-1973
The Iver Johnson New Trailsman was made between 1985-1991.That is the best that I can do.The serial numbers per year of production are not available in the public domain.
Bill Goforth is the absolute authority on the Iver Johnson revolvers. He can be found on various gun forums such as antiqueguns.com . I rarely defer questions, but on H&R or Iver Johnson Bill has me beat hands down. sales@countrygunsmith.net
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look up Iver Johnson check what year they started that would be the year i think it's 1838.
Iver Johnson started making firearms in 1870 as Johnson and Bye. I don't know exactly when they made their first 38 caliber gun, but at least as early as 1893, and they continued to manufacture .38 revolvers until they closed in 1978. A great source of information on Iver Johnson firearms is The book "Iver-Johnson Arms & Cycle Works Firearms 1871-1993" by W. Goforth