.32 caliber Iver Johnson revolver
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The .32 caliber Iver Johnson revolver is a small, inexpensive early-20th-century American handgun best known as the weapon used by Leon Czolgosz to assassinate U.S. President William McKinley in 1901.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | revolver ⓘ |
| actionType |
double-action
ⓘ
top-break ⓘ |
| ammunitionType | .32 S&W ⓘ |
| associatedBrand | Iver Johnson "Safety Automatic" revolver line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buffalo, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pan-American Exposition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| barrelLengthClass | short barrel ⓘ |
| caliber | .32 caliber ⓘ |
| category | civilian handgun ⓘ |
| collectibleStatus | historical collectible firearm ⓘ |
| concealability | easily concealable ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributionChannel |
hardware stores
ⓘ
mail-order catalogs ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| event | assassination of William McKinley ⓘ |
| eventDate | 1901 ⓘ |
| firingMechanism | hammer-fired ⓘ |
| frameMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| gripMaterial | hard rubber ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | assassination weapon of a U.S. president ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
concealed carry
ⓘ
personal defense ⓘ |
| legalStatus | subject to U.S. federal and state firearms laws ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketPosition | inexpensive handgun ⓘ |
| mechanicalDesign | swing-out ejector star in top-break frame ⓘ |
| mechanicalOperation | break-open frame for loading and unloading ⓘ |
| notableFor | use in the assassination of U.S. President William McKinley ⓘ |
| priceClass | low-cost firearm ⓘ |
| productionPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
hammer-the-hammer safety
ⓘ
transfer bar safety ⓘ |
| sizeClass | small-frame revolver ⓘ |
| soldAs | pocket revolver ⓘ |
| typicalCapacity | 5-shot cylinder ⓘ |
| typicalFinish |
blued
ⓘ
nickel-plated ⓘ |
| typicalSights | fixed iron sights ⓘ |
| useContext | urban self-defense ⓘ |
| usedBy | Leon Czolgosz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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