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38/44 King Super Police
Hello all,
This is my newest King Modified gun that got delivered yesterday! It's a transitional 38/44 that shipped in 1946 & has been modified by King with his Super-Police Night sights. It has a King cockeyed hammer, but sadly the left side has been removed. As much as I wish the hammer hadn't been altered, I can certainly understand the reasoning on narrowing the hammer for a carry gun. The grips I added after I got her home. This one has also been re blued & the cylinder reamed out to accept 357.
Now I realize that with all these sins committed to this gun it has no collectors value, however I would argue that its off the chart of coolness 
This revolver has the smoothest action of any King gun I own & I can have a blast carrying and shooting it not worrying about it losing any value.
I don't believe King did many of these conversions. After winning the auction I searched the Internet for other Super Police Night sight conversions and there wasn't much to see. If you have one, please post some pictures of yours.
Thanks for looking!
Family Photo!
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08-14-2015, 04:03 PM
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08-14-2015, 04:12 PM
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You're right, ... that gun IS cool! Thanks for showing us,
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08-14-2015, 04:26 PM
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Awesome score! Collector value or not, I'd be all over that one just for what it is. Congrats!
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08-14-2015, 04:30 PM
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Fantastic gun. The grips look awesome too. Congratulations on the addition to your collection
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08-14-2015, 05:10 PM
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I love to see the "King" guns!! The Super-Police Night Sights are really cool. Sent you a PM with question.
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08-14-2015, 05:17 PM
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VERY COOL!!!
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08-14-2015, 05:39 PM
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What cop from that era would not have drooled all over that revolver. My first centerfire pistol was a Colt Officers Match Special that had King ramp sights installed, I picked it up for a song from a well-known dealer. Years later I just had to have a .357 magnum and went back to the dealer who traded me straight across for a brand new Colt Mark Trooper...warning bells and whistles should have been going off in my head but all I could think of was "will you throw in a box of shells?" To which he said "Yeah, I think I can throw in a box of shells." Couple of months later I took a buddy over to the shop to show him around and low and behold there was my little Colt in the display case with a very high price on it, about double what I had originally paid. I asked the old dealer and he said "You probably didn't know, King died."
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Wow Paul! That is one really cool HD.....was it listed as a King conversion on the auction sight?
If it ever needs a new home - come find me! I would love to have another King HD.
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08-14-2015, 07:41 PM
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Paul, that is a cool gun! Not a collector gun? I'm sure a lot of collectors would love to add that to their safe!
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08-14-2015, 09:12 PM
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Like my Dad's 38/39 6"King's Colt New Service in .357 magnum....... a gun someone built to be carried and shot...........a gun to get someone through the next 30 years........ then it's a family heirloom..... not a collectors gun!!!!!!
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08-14-2015, 09:26 PM
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Holy-Holy fish bait! that is one nice piece!
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Been looking for a Super Police for awhile now. That's a cool one! Congrats.
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You'll get no argument from me about that. That bad boy is Way Cool  .
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Great looking roscoe! Great looking HD!
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Paul,
Wadda 'ya mean "no collector value"?? My advice...don't leave that one lying around out of your sight or one of your "friends" here will be adding to their collection.
Bob
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08-16-2015, 10:29 AM
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I have an Ed McGivern .38 that has the same front sight. This one is a bit taller than
yours, maybe because the.38 has target sights. Here is a picture of the gun, and then
a close-up of the front sight.
Regards, Mike Priwer
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Mike, thanks for the pictures!
I'm very impressed with the sight picture you receive with this bead. It really does pick up light well.
Thanks to everyone for your complements on my new gun!
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I just about bought this Gun,The .357 reaming ruined it for me.I'm glad that You are happy with it.
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Nice guns, and Sandersons too!
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