Got my K-22 Outdoorsman in a multi-gun purchase, from the granddaughter of the original owner. She said she remembered him carrying it in a shoulder holster when they lived in Texas. I'm proclaiming that it has "honest wear", it's just that the previous owner was
r e a l l y honest.
Serial number is 636132, with a "B" prefix on the bottom of the barrel. Judging from other K-22s in this thread, it might be first-year production.
Useless numbers that I think are interesting anyway:
Old style rear sight:
As with my Victory Model, the front sight on this piece has been modified, although somewhat lacking the artfulness of the Victory modification.
Of course you can't see it in the photos, but on the port side it says "MARBLE", and on the starboard side it says "SHE[Dent]", was SHEARD at one point I imagine. Did they have vice-grips and meth in the '30's? Perhaps it was shoeing impedimenta and moonshine.
It came with these stocks:
Astute collectors will be able to put an NLT date on the guns these stocks were designed for, from looking at this pic:
The Pair:
