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S&W Revolvers: 1961 to 1980 3-Screw PINNED Barrel SWING-OUT Cylinder Hand Ejectors WITH Model Numbers


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Old 06-27-2009, 12:59 AM
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Default Model 14 and K-38 Masterpiece. Same gun?

HI all,

Is the Model 14 and the K-38 Masterpiece the same revolver, or are they different names for different revolvers? It's kind of confusing to me.

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Old 06-27-2009, 01:15 AM
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You are not alone. When I bought my 14-3, it was listed as a K-38 Target Masterpiece. As far as I know, that's what it is.
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Old 06-27-2009, 07:02 AM
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the model 14 is the target masterpiece, the 15 is the combat masterpiece i think. it is a little confusing.
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Old 06-27-2009, 07:31 AM
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Smith & Wesson assigned model numbers in 1957. The K38 Masterpiece became the Model 14. Some called it the Target Masterpiece to differentiate it from the Combat Masterpiece with 4" barrel. Most of us just called it a K38 and everybody knew what we were talking about.

As late as 1975, they were still listing them by both name and number. Nowadays younger shooters and beginning collectors not familiar with model names tend to use such hacks as "Pre-14" to describe the older revolvers.
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