A couple of months ago I was in a gunshop and saw this awesome little pistol for $275. It’s like a miniature 1911 in 380.
FI Model D
Image shamelessly stolen from Star-Firearms – go there for many more details including the hi-res pic.
The one I saw was a Iver Johnson Pony. For a tiny little pistol in a 380 caliber, it felt perfect in my hand. Also, the slide was easy to operate which is good for my wife. Actually, I have my carry guns and I was thinking of this little guy for her. Of course at the time I didn’t know what it was so decided to go home and research it a bit before plunking down the cash. Never fails that by the time I decided to buy the thing, it was gone.
It appears another company has bought the Iver Johnson name, but clearly it isn’t the same company that made the gun that I want…. http://www.iverjohnsonarms.com
So, for the last few months I’ve been looking for one of these little pistols. A friend spotted a couple of of them on GunBroker however by the time you get them transfered I thought it was too much money. Haven’t seen one there since. Then last weekend I went to the gun show – primarily to look for one. I was surprised when one seller had 2 of them – one Iver Johnson Pony and one Star Model D! Alas – both were pretty poor condition and he wanted $500 for either. When I looked it up, the Iver in 90% was $250-275 according to the “book.” (PS: What is the “official” book for pricing guns?)
So here is my shout out – who knows where I can find one of these things at a reasonable price?
-Kyle
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