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Gun Show Find Today
I went to a small show this morning at a local VFW about 3 miles from home. I got there when the show opened and picked off this ealy K-22 for $300. Serial number is K 7682. I am guessing it will date to 1947.
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Wow that is nice, and $300? Great find.
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Nice snag.Enjoy......what was it? a half price sale? ;-)
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Had to have been the best deal in the show! Congrats!
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very nice!
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Beautiful! And a great buy!
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I just got the shipping date from Roy and it shipped in November 1947. Seemed like it was a half price sale. And... to make things even better, I got into the show for FREE because I extended my NRA membership and got $10 off the renewal. So it has been a good day all around. I tried to extend my streak by going to another small show about 15 miles away, but that one came up dry
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Gary, that one is SWEET! Congratulations on the major score.
Was there some kind of special additive they put in the bluing tank in 1947? Seems to me that I have seen more 1947 guns in near new condition than from any other year.
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The gun has some really nice early features. One is the pin with the
rounded-over ends, holding the front sight blade. The other is the
very sharp shoulder on the magna grips. Those should be the earliest
design for the post-WW2 magna stocks.
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Quote:
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Gary, that one is SWEET! Congratulations on the major score.
Was there some kind of special additive they put in the bluing tank in 1947? Seems to me that I have seen more 1947 guns in near new condition than from any other year.
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I think the seller must have had some "special additive" to let the gun go for $300.
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Great buy!
Christmas in November!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mikepriwer
The gun has some really nice early features. One is the pin with the
rounded-over ends, holding the front sight blade. The other is the
very sharp shoulder on the magna grips. Those should be the earliest
design for the post-WW2 magna stocks.
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Good eyes Mike, and thanks for your valued input, as always.
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Call the police, you stole it. 
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While you are on a roll buy a lottery ticket. Great find and unbelievable price.
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Good one! I may have to change my mind about gun show's!
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Gary, PM sent.
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Congratulations, Gary! That's a nice one. I see it carries the 1 line address too. Let us know how it shoots. Hard to find a better shooter than an early K22.
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Man, I love stories like that. Great catch.
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gary, bring it next week and i'll give you a 10% profit and buy you a philly cheese steak sandwich. lee
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Very nice catch. If it had shipped a month earlier,I would have already been barkin' at your door!
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Congrats. What a find.
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10% and a cheesesteak
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gary, bring it next week and i'll give you a 10% profit and buy you a philly cheese steak sandwich. lee
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Lee, I wish I could do that. But I am pretty slick and drive a hard bargain. I'd have to get 11% and 2 cheesesteaks!!! Bottom line!!
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I'LL TAKE IT. lee
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Ok. I'll bring it to Tulsa, $333 and two cheesesteaks. I just want them with fried onions and no sauce.
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