I have 3 K Masterpieces. I have a 4 screw K38, and I believe a 14-4 (K38) and 17-4 (K22) [I could be wrong on the -#]. I believe that if I lettered the Model 14 & 17, they would letter as having the 3Ts, since the box labels are so marked at the factory.

Granted, I am cheap, and my 14 and 17 were purchased new 35 to 40 years ago, but I never paid more than $400 for them. In the late '90s, when I bought my 4 screw K38, I paid about $350. I realize that prices do go up over time, and the introduction of the infernal lock helped boost values, but in my mind, values have inordinately sky rocketed.

It comes down to how badly do you want such and such K22? If you can afford it, and the available K22s are not a bumper crop, buy it, I doubt that you will regret it. If I were looking for a "shooter", I would not gravitate towards a high 90% model, but maybe 80-95%, since wear continues as you shoot it.

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