I always wanted one of these King Super Targets. Picked up this one a few weeks ago off a GB auction. I borrowed the grips off another gun for the photo, presently looking for a nice used pair of Ropers or Sanderson targets. The gun is very accurate as expected.
Now I need to find a King Super Target S&W revolver.

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Very nice! The Python before there was such a thing as the Colt Python.

That’s gorgeous! To me, much better than a production Python. Check this out from RL Wilson’s The Book of Colt Firearms:

Congratulations! Very nice indeed.

I've got a 1940 3rd Issue OM that's so accurate that it just amazes me every time I shoot it.

Great seeing you today at the show.

That’s awesome! I may have a set of grips you’ll like. See you at MAAC in February. Bring it to make certain they fit.

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Thanks Onomea, that is an interesting article that I have never seen before.
And thanks Dave. I'll see you at the MACC Show next month.

Very nice!
The only thing missing is the King's cockeyed hammer. Makes a big difference if you're shooting Bullseye and need to get those 5 well aimed shots within the 10 sec. limit.
Since yours is a post war model this may not be pertinent, but the pre- war, full house King conversions included a short action hammer that came to full SA cock with less effort and faster lock time. Those probably represent the traditional Colt double action revolver taken to its highest level of refinement and performance.
The best Colt ever managed in their production was the pre-war Shooting Master.
But, I digress....
Yours is a wonderful revolver in splendid condition.

Thank you for sharing the great photos!

Jim

Super sweet . I bet the X ring don't stand a chance . The Colt 38's will shoot . Tighter bore , chambers & faster twist do very well with a HBWC . Grandpa bought me an OMM in 1960 , was my first CF gun . Since it's only shot lead target loads it's still capable of shooting a clean target . Unfortunately it's owner is no longer the hard holder he used to be .

Though not nearly as cool as the OP's, these two Officer's Model Special (4th issue) models are the most accurate of all the revolvers I own, especially the 22. My revolver collection is probably 90% S&W, but these two are really special. They both date to 1949-50.

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The OM Specials were really great! They have a unique feel to them with the non-tapered bull barrel. Excellent rear sight design, too. Made very briefly when Colt and S&W were both fired up in those early post-war years, and when they were in fierce competition with one another amongst the Bullseye shooters.
Then, High Standard came along and taught them a thing or two about 22s. But, that's another story ....

Here's a couple of my other Colt Target revolvers.
Officers Model Special in 22 circa 1950
Officers model target in 22 circa 1930s
Officers Model Special 38 circa 1950

All fine guns but, one thing Colt could never match is the trigger pull of the S&Ws. I have or had Pythons, 3 5 7s, 1950's Troopers and others and I still like the S&W actions better. Colt verses Smith, I'll always pull an extra 2-3 points in slow fire using a Smith. Maybe it's just me, confidence or what ever but it has always been consistent with me since the 1970s.

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That is a wonderful revolver, I love those old King modified revolvers revolvers.

Yes, all nice. My brother had a 1936 OMT in 22lr, like yours. Back then,the club where we shot still fired the indoor 20 yd USRA course in our bullseye league. That Colt, and an even older Colt Police Positive Target, taught me a lot about follow through. I progressed more with them than with my M41.

But, you're right about the advantage of the S&W trigger. The hammer cocking feel of the S&W was also superior, as is the shape of the S&W target hammer. Folks forget, or perhaps can't appreciate today, what a huge deal it was when S&W developed their target hammer and trigger.

I am privileged to be the owner of this 1927 manufactured Colt Officer's Model in .38 Special. The action is incredibly smooth, like all of the old Colts.

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I used to have a bunch of the prewar Colt Officers models, too, as well as a Shooting Master. The sweetest trigger among em, though, was the early ‘50s Officer’s Model Special. I think someone must have tuned it post factory. Had Sanderson’s on it, too.

(Also like that big ramp front sight on the OMS. Like a Buck Rogers ray gun, or the fins on one of those ‘50s beauties outta Detroit. Very elegant in a swaggering, fifties sorta way...)