Hey guys, gals

I'm new to this sight. I'm sure you get a lot of people asking for help identifing old guns. I emailed S&W about it but they wouldnt do anything without getting $50 in return! I refuse to pay that for a model number and year it was made.

I have done a little research but still can not get all the answers. MY revolver was passed down to me from my grandpa after his passing a few weeks ago, he has had this gun for a very long time, and I do not want to get rid of it I just want to know when it was made and what model it is and if someone knows the value that would be great as well.

The gun is a .22LR, from what i can find out it is a three screw frame, on the right side it has four lines of data, Smith &Wesson on left side of barrel, 22 Long Rifle CTG with a emblem on either side of it on the right side of barrel, has a 5 digit serial # first three are 160xx, and on the inside of the frame the numbers are 16527.

I know you guys like pics so I will get some up ASAP. Thank you all in advance.

I'm betting you have a K-22 Masterpeice or possibly Combat Masterpiece, is the barrel 6" or 4"?

Also, you state 3 screws, I bet the gun is a 5 screw; there will be 3 exposed screws on the sideplate PLUS one hidden under the top section of the grip panel, AND there is another screw infront of the trigger guard.

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Kris
OGCA, NRA LM

Welcome to the Forum.

With a little additional info, the members here should be able to narrow down the shipping date. S&W didn't keep track of the manufacture dats, just the date the product shipped from the factory.

There should be a "K" on the butt as well as the number 160xx. The K is also part of the serial number, even though it may be separated from the digits a bit. The 16527 number is an assembley number, used to keep the major parts together during the build.

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John 3:16
WAR EAGLE!

Welcome to the forum. The presence of a K-prefix on the five digit serial number would be inconsistent with a four line address block. A K-22 revolver numbered K160xx should be a one-line gun.

I think you may have a smaller-frame .22 that dates to about 1955 called a .22/32; if the barrel is six inches, it is a .22/32 target, or pre-Model 35. If it has a shorter barrel, it would be called a .22/32 Kit Gun, or pre-Model 34. Don't worry about "pre." In 1957 and 1958 S&W completed a program of establishing numerical model numbers for all their product lines, and the "pre" designation is a shorthand way of referring to the same models produced in the few years before the catalog numbers were applied.

Pics would be a big help.

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David Wilson

Sorry to hear of your Grandfather"s passing. Welcome, I suggest a folder with pictures of Grandad with gun, receipt, stories, or any other provenance for future generations.

Welcome to the forum.

If no K, it's a 4 screw I frame Model of 1953 22/32 Kit Gun from c.1955.

Check here for how to make a screw count: To IDENTIFY your Gun >

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Jim
S&WCA #819