While I am familiar with Iver Johnson revolvers I was unaware that they made a 22 rifle. Out on a road trip yesterday I stopped in at a quaint gun shop in Story City Iowa. Setting on the rack was an Iver Johnson single shot rifle. Since I have an affinity for old single shots, I gave it a serious looking over. It's a Model X-2 and in genuinely nice condition. What sets it apart is the odd safety, the tiny, flimsy appearing rear sight and that it uses the sliding cradle extractor from the GECO rifles. Though it has a retaining cross pin to prevent it from coming out and disappearing.
The safety is automatically applied when the bolt is closed. It is the cocking piece knob with a hinge that flips it up as the bolt moves forward, to fire the rifle it must be pushed down.
Polishing the bluing and rubbing out the stock is all this gem of a rifle requires. These were made between 1930 and 1955 in the Iver Johnson plant at Fitchburg MA. There is no way to determine the actual date of manufacture that I have found. There is a Canadian patent number stamped on the receiver that gives forth with the story these are Cooey made rifles. They are not.