The roots of the adjutable sight revovlers seem to be the old K-38 Targets and K-22 Outdoorsmen, but is the K-22 sort of the "genesis" of the Masterpieces?

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Aaron Terry

You may be trying to put too fine a point on this.
S&W made Target revolvers back in the Top-Break days of the 1870's.

Other models like the Bekeart and the SS/Rev combos precede the K-22/40 by decades. The 32 HE-1st Model was available with adjustable sights in 1896.

All that said, the K-22/40 was the first gun named "Masterpiece". So, yes.

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Lee Jarrett

Thanks Lee. Btw, I updated the wikipedia Smith & Wesson page with the "masterpiece" information you shared with us recently, so it is now correct

Smith & Wesson Model 14—.38 Special. Previously the "K-38 Masterpiece"[15]
Smith & Wesson Model 15—.38 Special. Previously the "38 Combat Masterpiece"[15]
Smith & Wesson Model 16—.32 Caliber. Previously the "K-32 Masterpiece"[15]
Smith & Wesson Model 17—.22 Caliber. Previously the "K-22 Masterpiece"[15]
Smith & Wesson Model 18—.22 Caliber. Previously the "22 Combat Masterpiece"[15]

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