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02-17-2012, 09:42 AM
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HELP ON CORRECT BOX FOR A K 22 SHIPPED IN 1950
I NEED INFORMATION TO KNOW WHICH BOX IS CORRECT FOR MY K 22, 6" BARREL, SHIPPED IN 1950. IM NOT SURE IF IT IS THE BLUE BOX OR THE GOLD BOX. IF ANYONE CAN TELL ME IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED....
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02-17-2012, 09:43 AM
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The gold box.
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02-17-2012, 11:18 AM
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If you're interested,there's one on ebay. It was at $130 last time I looked.
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02-20-2012, 08:31 AM
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02-20-2012, 09:33 AM
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Thread drift... you gotta' be kiddin' me, average condition gold K-22 boxes @ 150 plus?
I paid $100 for a 4 inch labeled Masterpiece box and thought it on the "leading edge" of pricing.
Wait... I gotta' go check... My box drawer is doin' better than my 401- K!
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02-20-2012, 10:32 AM
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Thread drift... you gotta' be kiddin' me, average condition gold K-22 boxes @ 150 plus?
I paid $100 for a 4 inch labeled Masterpiece box and thought it on the "leading edge" of pricing.
Wait... I gotta' go check... My box drawer is doin' better than my 401- K!
GF
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"The future is in cardboard" ;-P ......thinking of that old line from"The Graduate",where Dustin is told the future is in plastic.
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02-20-2012, 05:49 PM
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I purchased it! Remember, someone else wanted it for $154! You can always sell them again too. It is just Social Security money anyway so why should I care! My Ruger Tri-color box was $800! I would do it again in a second!
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02-20-2012, 06:58 PM
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There are two versions of the K-22 gold boxes, an early and a late. The differences are on the side, not the ends. The lettering on the sides is in a "smooth" area on the early boxes, whereas the lettering is over the pebble texture on the late style. I am a Colt guy so what do I know, but I THINK the early style was only used for the first year or so.
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02-21-2012, 07:58 AM
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Good call Judge! This one is the smooth sided! Learned something new. My later boxes are pepple grained as you mentioned. See you on the "other" forum.
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02-21-2012, 09:12 AM
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K22 Box
Attached find a pic of the textured side lettering. Box that sold on e bay had a smooth surface under the lettering.
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02-22-2012, 08:11 PM
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So Hammerdown, would you call the hammer on your 4-screw gun a transitional?
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02-23-2012, 07:30 AM
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So Hammerdown, would you call the hammer on your 4-screw gun a transitional?
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Hello CJS57
I am Not sure if you would or not. The gun shipped in June 1956 with the earlier style upswept hammer it has and it is Not Model stamped which is Hard to find in a Four screw variation. S&W was not known to waste parts so Perhaps that is why it has that earlier style hammer in it as Target & standard style hammers were in use at that time span, so it is hard to say. I just liked it as I had not seen any other Four screw variations that are not model stamped, that's why I bought it and for it's complete total Package as it came with all the Paperwork, tools and even an original sales receipt dated 1958 from the shapleigh hardware company of St Louis, MO....
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