I had a old friend many years ago that had worked for iver johnson as a machinest. If I remember right I belive the factory was at wochester mass. I may be wrong on the town, but think I am close and too lazy to google it. Anyway I belive he told me they gave the town police dept to carry .22 iver johnsons, and the department carried them! This must have been in the late 30s as he went to war and after that was a deputy in colorado and later worked with me.