Great story. Filled in a gap of information I was missing. My father passed away in 2003. While going through his gun collection, I found the little blued Smith in the box with the rug and 1 magazine. Seeing it was a .22, I was curious about it's origin. Now I know. I do remember my dad talking about it and why he rarely shot it. He said it quickly gunked up with carbon and began to jam. It had to be cleaned often to keep it functioning. The box is in okay condition and I threw the rug away as it was covered in mold and the zipper broken. Oh well, I still think it is a special little piece of S&W history.