Please tell me how you know exactly when it was made. Also tell me a bit more about it if you want to know the value. If it was made in 1887, it is most likely a spur-trigger .22 or .32 rimfire "bureau drawer special" valued between $25 and $125, depending on condition Answer It was on the butt of the gun These will be patent dates, not manufacture dates.
Will need more information to identify the model, then a description of the gun's condition to establish a value. However, the highest value given in a recent Standard Catalog of Firearms for any model Iver Johnson revolver in Excellent condition is $250 with most listing for $100-$150 in Good to Very Good condition The first course of action to discern the value of a gun is to identify the make, model, manufacturing date, variation and condition. The book "Iver-Johnson Arms & Cycle Works Firearms 1871-1993" by W.
Goforth, may help accomplish this. Then it's a simple matter of looking your gun up in one of the many firearm value books, such as the Blue Book of Gun Values, or the Standard Catalog of Firearms.
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