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Iver Johnson Revolver Model Question

WestforthSports
A customer brought in this gun and wants to know If I can find him a cylinder for his Iver Johnson revolver. I know a few places to check, but this thing does not have a model number/name on it anywhere.
All it says is:

IVER JOHNSON ARMS
FITCHBURG, MA, U.S.A.

Then the other side has the serial number which starts with:
B328XX

Here are pictures of the revolver. Can anyone ID this one for me? It also doesn't say what caliber the barrel is. I'm thinking .32 but that's a guess.
I can take more if needed from another angle or something.

iver2.jpg
iver1.jpg

So does anyone know the model of this Iver Johnson revolver? I can't really even start to look for a cylinder until I figure out what model it is.
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  • b.goforth
    this would appear to be a late production model 55SA cadet. the serial number with the B prefix was used on the 32 S&W Long version of this revolver. the grips appear to be of the type (IJ Logo at top) that was used on production models after 1974.

    by the way the cylinder pin is put in backwards.

    i can't give you the exact year of manufacture because the BATF have made it very difficult to obtain the serial number on post wwII models. my best and only guess would be between 1974 and 1978.
    bill
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  • WestforthSports
    First of all, thank you for all the info. It is greatly appreciated.
    One more question.

    Would this be the correct cylinder?
    http://e-gunparts.com/product.asp?chrProductSKU=437940&CatID=3855&mySort=2

    It says it's for a 55SA cadet and in .32 cal, but says "Type 1" and that throws me a bit. So is this what I'm looking for?
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  • b.goforth
    there were two different cylinders for this revolver one with recessed chambers and one without recessed chambers. your uses the cylinder without recessed chambers. i doubt this one will fit. what you need to do is call numbrich and tell them the serial number of this revolver and that it was made between 1974 and 1978 and see what they say.
    bill
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