X X X SOLD X X X An American DEFENDER 89 .32 calibre rimfire revolver manufactured by Ivor Johnson. Circa 1871. The top strap engraved DEFENDER 89. Spur trigger and two piece wooden grips. Iver Johnson was born in 1841 in Nordfjord, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. He was educated as a gunsmith in Bergen in 1857 and had a gun store in Oslo. Johnson emigrated from Norway to Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1863 and continued his work as a gunsmith by trade and an inventor in his spare time. Seeking new and creative uses for his partially idle manufacturing equipment after the American Civil War, he worked not only gun-smithing locally in Fitchburg but also providing designs and work to other firearms companies. This revolver is showing no sign of use or wear. Generally in extremely good condition. Action in perfect working order. Overall length 6 inches. Ref 4245.

This is an obsolete antique item and is sold as a collectors item only.
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