bought the Erma model back in the early 80's wi plastic grips, lotta practice on that little gunIt’s an attractive looking gun.
That looks like the smaller of the two models (same as the Iver Johnson version). It was about the size of a .25ACP handgun.
I once had an RX-22. It was the same size as a Walther PPK (NOT the PPKS), thus a little larger than the one shown. I got it as an understudy for my PPK in 32ACP. That was before I started reloading .32ACP and the .22LR was much cheaper.
The slide was a zinc casting. After only about 1,000 rounds or so, the ejector (not the extractor) became hammered over and it refused to eject. No way to repair it. I sold the reusable parts on eBay for about what I paid for it.
Iver Johnson made well built guns. Motorcycles, too, for a while.
As an historical note, an Iver Johnson revolver was used by McKinley’s assassin, and I think Sirhan Sirhan used an Iver Johnson to kill Robert Kennedy.
Stationed in Italy in the 70’s I was allowed to privately own handguns in a “non-military caliber. No .380, 9mm or 45 but I could carry or own a 44mag, a 357 mag, or .22 long rifle.
My daily carry was a Beretta 70S auto in .22 long rifle w 3 spare mags and / or a SW 4” model 19 with 12 spare rounds in my pocket.
Red Brigade and Bader Meinhoff were our threats back then.
bought the Erma model back in the early 80's wi plastic grips, lotta practice on that little gunI had one of the Ivers with the black plastic grips, nice pocket pistol. Never malfunctioned. $125 in 1986.
I had a Walther PPKS in 22lr that looked exactly like that. Sold it for $600 back in ‘03. It was too nice to carry.