Who made the defender 89 revolver with serial number 6843?

Answer 1

Manufactured by Iver Johnson and sold by J.P. Lovell Arms. The Defender were made from 1875 to 1888 and the Defender from 1889 to 1895.

.22 short r.f. caliber, 7 shot single action Defender no 1 revolver, spur trigger, solid frame, 2 1/4" round barrel, fluted cylinder, birdhead grips, walnut or checkered black rubber, nickeled, marked DEFENDER

.32 short r.f. caliber, 5 shot single action Defender no 2 revolver, spur trigger, solid frame, 2 1/2" round or octagonal barrel, fluted cylinder, birdhead grips, walnut or checkered black rubber, nickeled, marked DEFENDER

.38 short r.f. caliber, 5 shot single action Defender no 3 revolver, spur trigger, solid frame, as above

.41 short r.f. caliber, 5 shot single action Defender no 4 revolver, spur trigger, solid frame, as above

In 1882 they were sold at

Defender no 1 = $1.50

Defender no 2 = $2.85

Defender no 3 = $4.10

Defender no 4 = $5.60

.22 r.f. caliber, 7 shot single action revolver, spur trigger, solid frame, 2 1/8" to 2 1/2" round or octagonal barrel, fluted cylinder, birdhead or square butt checkered black rubber grips, nickeled, blued or case hardened on in combination of that, marked DEFENDER 89 (improvement introduced in 1889)

.32 r.f. caliber, 5 shot single action revolver, spur trigger, solid frame, 2 1/8" to 2 1/2" octagonal barrel, fluted cylinder, saw-handle square butt checkered black rubber grips, nickeled, marked DEFENDER 89 (improvement introduced in 1889)