Iver Johnson top break .22 - Year?

[Waveski]

I decided that it was unacceptable to have no top break revolver in the safe , so I found an affordable Iver Johnson Supershot Sealed Eight. (affordable = $117) Action and bore are very good , aside from a rather heavy da trigger which was no surprise , nice grips , fair finish. I am curious as to the age of this revolver.

Who can date an Iver Johnson?

 

[entropy]

Looks a lot like the one I diassembled at the age of ten (as a budding gunsmith) , and my Mom found in the Ziploc bag I put it in , and threw away because she thought it was junk. It had been her Dad's gun, he gave it to my Dad as part of the wedding present.
Good price, I usually see them closer to $200.

 

[Tallball]

I tried to date one...

… but its parents disapproved.

 

[Waveski]

BaDa Boomp

 

[chicharrones]

That looks like a really nice find, Waveski.

 

[Waveski]

22 SUPERSHOT SEALED EIGHT FIRST MODEL
(LARGE FRAME----------------------------------1932-1941
Features HAMMER THE HAMMER ACTION. This revolver also features a cylinder with recessed chambers that fully enclose the cartridge case head. Large frame top break marked on left side of barrel “22 SUPERSHOT SEALED EIGHT”. Finish: blue only; Barrel length 6 inches: Oversize checkered wood grips; Caliber .22 rimfire with 8 rounds cylinder capacity; Weight 24 ounces. Height with out grips 3 7/8 inches; Frame length 5 inches; Overall length 10 ¾ inches. The 1938 catalog gives this model as well as others Model numbers: Model 88 fixed sights, Model 833 adjustable rear sight, Model 834 adjustable rear sight and adjustable finger rest. . Main serial number location on left side of grip frame grips must be removed to see. First Models will have serial numbers below L26601
VALUE: 100%=$275 60%=$150

So ... I found this. It is from TFF a few years back ; Bill Goforth is THE historian of Iver Johnson , Harrington Richardson , and the like. God bless those who engage in such labors of love to the benefit of slackers like me.

My serial# falls towards the tail end of the run of
"22 SUPERSHOT SEALED EIGHT FIRST MODEL". L26601 was the end of that run in 1941 , mine is L25570 . I found somewhere that the 1936 range was L13651 to L14900... How do I pro-rate all that? I guess I'd be safe saying 1940 , but claiming a late 30's date would be nice.

Anyway , I took a flyer on the revolver , knowing little about it at the time I bid. Regarding value , it certainly is 60% condition or better , so $117 isn't bad. I like the old stuff , and I am pleased to learn that I have a First Model.

There you have it. End of report to self.