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The company's name changed to Iver Johnson & Company in 1883, upon Johnson's purchase of Bye's interest, but Bye continued working in the firearm industry for the remainder of his life. Their primary revenues came from the sale of their self designed and manufactured inexpensive models of revolvers. Beginning in 1876, Johnson and Bye filed jointly for, and received, multiple new firearms features and firearms feature improvement patents. In 1871, Johnson merged his and Martin Bye's gunsmithing operations to form the Johnson Bye & Company. On April 9, 1868, Johnson married Mary Elizabeth ( née Speirs, born January 1847) in Worcester and the couple had three sons, Frederick Iver, John Lovell and Walter Olof, and two daughters, Mary Louise and Nellie. Seeking new and creative uses for his partially idle manufacturing equipment after the American Civil War, he worked not only gunsmithing locally in Fitchburg, but also providing designs and work to other firearms companies notably making pepper-box pistols for Allen & Wheelock. 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. He was educated as a gunsmith in Bergen in 1857, and had a gun store in Oslo. Iver Johnson was born in 1841 in Nordfjord, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. Iver Johnson Iver Johnson revolver advertisement, pre-1907 The name was resold, and Iver Johnson Arms opened in 2006, but since it does not manufacture parts or provide information relating to the pre-1993 company, it represents a continuation of it in name only. The company shared the same name as its founder, Norwegian-born Iver Johnson (1841–1895). Iver Johnson was an American firearms, bicycle, and motorcycle manufacturer from 1871 to 1993. 8 1/2 X 11, softcover, photos, illus, 232pp.Advertisement from Iver Johnson touting its drop safe innovation. Dates of Interest in the History of Iver Johnson and Iver Johnson’s Arms & Cycle Works of Fitchburg, Mass. Chronological Listing of all Firearms of Johnson & Bye, Iver Johnson’s Arms & Cycle Works & Iver Johnson Arms., Appendix B. Specifications for Iver Johnson’s Arms & Cycle Works Handguns, 17.
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Top Break Revolver Barrel Latches of Iver Johnson’s Arms & Cycle Works, 15. Safety Mechanism of Iver Johnson’s Arms & Cycle Works, 14. Post World War II Top Break Revolvers 1946-1978, 12. Optional Accessories and Special Orders, 11. Markings Found On the Safety Automatic Revolver, 9. Small Frame Hammer & Hammerless Safety Automatics, 8. Large Frame Safety Automatic Revolvers, 7. History and General Information on the Safety Automatic Revolver 1894-1941, 6. Post World War II Solid Frame Revolvers 1946-1978, 5. Early Solid Frame Double Action Revolvers 1878-1899, 3. This well executed text is highly deserving of a place in the library of any discerning arms collector. Bill Goforth has produced a well-illustrated book with literally hundreds of quality photos, academically adorned with model variations, specifications, serial number ranges, dates of manufacture, and all the "nuts and bolts" information needed to properly document your firearms. Concentrating on the firearms, mainly the revolvers, you’ll be tutored on all the pertinent information the educated Iver-Johnson collector needs in pursuit of his or her passion. Iver-Johnson Arms & Cycle Works Firearms 1871-1993 is an enlightening dissertation, detailing one of America’s premier (but little known) firearms manufacturers and their arms.