I'm new accumulator seeking info on when S&W changed from the dull blue finish to the high polish, lustrous deep blue finish.
I have a K22 Combat Masterpiece with the dull blue finish that the Standard Catalog of S&W says was produced in 1953. I also have a K22 Masterpiece with the high luster deep blue finish made in 1955. So I assume the change occurred sometime between the two. Can anyone narrow it down for me?