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Prewar K-22 Outdoorsman questions
Picked up my first K-22 and have some questions about them. Mine is #639xxx which I take to be about 1931? When did the gold bead front sight end? (mine is stainless steel?) When did the 3 screw rear sight begin? (mine is 2 screw) Any other information would be appreciated. Thanks, Ron
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11-16-2015, 11:53 AM
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The 3 screw sight came into being in 1932----can't help with the front blade.
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11-16-2015, 12:48 PM
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Just for reference, SN 639380 shipped in March 1932. I don't know what type of rear or front sight it had, as it now has a full King Super Target rib.
SN 635065 shipped in June 1931 and it has the one rear screw rear sight and a gold Call bead front sight.
Congrats on your acquisition - we'd love to see some photos. 
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11-16-2015, 01:18 PM
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Thanks for all the info. Sorry, tried to post photos before with no success. Am severely tech-challenged. Ron
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I believe that the sight had some overlap between a gold and sliver bead. Another option is maybe you could have ordered the gun either way??
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The K-22 Outdoorsman was cataloged as having a Call gold bead or Call brilliant (stainless steel disk) front sight blade. It could also be ordered with a plain Patridge front sight. Other sights were also available as my Outdoorsman letters as having been shipped with an ivory marble front sight and U-notch rear. I don't know how long these front sight options were listed, but S&W was still using them in 1941 when the war resulted in this, and other models being discontinued.
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The call gold bead was standard from the start (jan 1931) until Sept 1931 when the change order was issued. I had #638xxx shipped Nov 1931 and it had the gold call bead. After the change to call brilliant, you could still order it with the gold call bead.
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From the Brochure
Page 2 - Notice the "sights" section of the Specs
Page 3 - Additional Sight reading:
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11-21-2015, 07:22 AM
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Richard, Thanks for the brochure info. What is the date of the brochure? Ron
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Mine, SN 639216 was shipped Oct 19th 1931, if that helps bracket your ship date. It has a gold bead, 2 screw rear sight.
George
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