shouldazagged
Absent Comrade
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model 25-2 John Jovino
- Thread starter RyGuy
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Welcome aboard, and same to RyGuy as well
Good luck on the letter results. Please post pics of your revolver.
Thank you. I'll try to get some pictures tomorrow. I wish it looked different from the ones posted above, but no dice.
It's been posted that there were multiple gunsmiths making these conversions, but I haven't seen anyone posting pictures besides those of a Jovino or Behlert. Where are the others?
It's been posted that there were multiple gunsmiths making these conversions, but I haven't seen anyone posting pictures besides those of a Jovino or Behlert. Where are the others?
notsofast
Member
Use it for whatever you want; trophy, range mule, or pocket warmer. I'd surely like to have one just like it. Real fine
I've taken a picture, not professional by any means. It really is too bad Jovino didn't mark there guns. But if it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it's got to be a Jovino
. Any other questions, please let me know.
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Notime2
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RyGuy, welcome to the forum. When I purchased mine (used) it came with a gun magazine, maybe GUNS ? it was the cover photo with story. if you haunt gun shows you might get lucky and find that copy. I ordered a Simply Rugged crossdraw holster. It was my winter rig, but now that I'm traveling south for the winter, I carry my 642. When I head north I'll try to remember to look up the month and year of the magazine. Love me those 45's. Congrats on yours! Notime2
Back in the mid 80's I bought a 2 1/2" 25-2. Didn't think much about it, just liked the looks of it. I shot it some, and put it away until now and got curious about it. I always thought it was a factory gun, but that was back before the internet
After spending a couple of days on this site, I'm 99% sure it's a Javino. Serial number is N 900624, and it has an unpinned barrel. It has Patchmayr
"Gripper" grips for Smith K frame. Everything about it meets the guidelines
Of a Javino. I'm going to spend the $75 for a letter, because in one post I read someone had a a Javino with a 900xxx serial number. I just want to know. Hope it works !
Amazing what we can learn on Great sites like this!
Greg
A Javino is even more rare than a Jovino
Just messin' with ya
I wish there was more info posted on what all Jon Jovino did back in the day. I remember seeing ads in Shotgun News for all kinds of special guns sometime around the early to mid 80's. I did buy a Python and a 1911 Gold Cup, both electro nickel, from them at that time. I still have both of them today.
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A Javino is even more rare than a Jovino
Just messin' with ya
LOL. Missed that. Thank you!
Good luck!
My Jovino 25-2 was also part of the December 29, 1983 shipment with serial number N829240. In comparison with the OP's letter and mine, the 650 shipment were comprised of a large range of serial numbers. I was fortunate to acquire a like new example with original box.
Since then, I've also added a vintage John Jovino Inc gun patch and an additional Jovino 25-2 Box with the correct 2-1/2" barrel/item number stickers on the end label. It's hard enough to find one of the guns... try finding a box. Now I need another gun
Since then, I've also added a vintage John Jovino Inc gun patch and an additional Jovino 25-2 Box with the correct 2-1/2" barrel/item number stickers on the end label. It's hard enough to find one of the guns... try finding a box. Now I need another gun
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My Jovino 25-2 was also part of the December 29, 1983 shipment with serial number N829240. In comparison with the OP's letter and mine, the 650 shipment were comprised of a large range of serial numbers. I was fortunate to acquire a like new example with original box.
Since then, I've also added a vintage John Jovino Inc gun patch and an additional Jovino 25-2 Box with the correct 2-1/2" barrel/item number stickers on the end label. It's hard enough to find one of the guns... try finding a box. Now I need another gun
Here's an example of the end label additions on a "Jovino" box.
