K-22 Outdoorsman Appreciation and Photo Thread

[bmg60]

Hi Richard
There is more information in my display records but I didn't have time to dig it all out.
the K-22 was gifted to a friend of Eds in 1937 I have the letter from Ed to his friend
at that time the Magns were put on the gun and ed sent the original grips with the gun
I got the gun from a niece of the friend. with the original screw driver and all the brushes. she has not found the box yet or the original grips she says there here some were. The K-38 was owned by the Police man that is in the Photo on the left side of the picture. He used the gun as a police man until he retired in 1958. The gun went to a couple of different people before it came to me. But the police man put his name on the inside of the grips that what started this whole display. The picture was obtained from the police chief in Lewistown Mt. who went back in the records and found the picture.
He is a relative of a friend of mine who is a member of the S&WCA.
who says great things cann't happen if you have good people to help you.
Jim Fisher

 

[RKmesa]

Help with my itch...

I was feeling a need to scratch my ever constant Outdoorsman "itch" and I searched the forum to try and help me out. This thread popped up again and I thought that there has to be some more of you out there that would like to add some photos of your O/D's to this thread...please?

 

[Joss House]

I bought this at a pawn shop back in '91. It has been my main side kick on every camping trip since. It's not a beauty as the others shown here but it is all original, well maintained, no box or papers though, and is a tack driver.

 

[410bore]

I just bought one, as seen in this thread;

http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-hand-ejectors-1896-1961/274470-found-shooter-k22-outdoorsman.html

Wait until I get her home and cleaned up and I will post pictures here, if shes worthy

 

[boykinlp]

Wait until I get her home and cleaned up and I will post pictures here, if shes worthy

Trust me, they ALL are worthy!

 

[DeathGrip]

I was feeling a need to scratch my ever constant Outdoorsman "itch" and I searched the forum to try and help me out. This thread popped up again and I thought that there has to be some more of you out there that would like to add some photos of your O/D's to this thread...please?

Thanks for bumping this thread. Outstanding!!!

 

[crsides]

6388xx. Shipped Nov 1931, first yr gun, gold call bead sight. Original box is ratty compared to condition of gun, but its there. Purchased from family of original owner passed down thru 3 generations. She is a sweetie pie.

Charlie

 

[RKmesa]

6388xx. Shipped Nov 1931, first yr gun, gold call bead sight. Original box is ratty compared to condition of gun, but its there. Purchased from family of original owner passed down thru 3 generations. She is a sweetie pie.

Charlie

Charlie:

Beautiful O/D! On the box, does it happen to be a maroon box or is it the standard red picture box? If it is the red box, are the "instructions" printed on the inside of the lid or the inside of the bottom?

Thanks for sharing!

 

[crsides]

Red box. Instructions in lid.

Charlie

 

[fat tom]

Nuthin' ratty about that box my friend. Looks like,to me anyhow,it did it's job most admirably.
f.t.

 

[Engine49guy]

Beautiful revolvers !
A quick check of the SCSW 3 indicates the K22 OD serial range was 632124 to 682419,
Interestingly boykinlp's is only 33 digits above that and 25 digits higher than the K22 OD delivered to DB Wesson on 1/3/31 serial 632132 .

serial number 632157, shipped January 17, 1931, $22.13, King super ramp and sight.".

My favorite is this first year K22 OD (serial 634273) has all the early OD features and shipped in May 1931, (exactly thirty three years before my birth).
http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt327/Engine49guy/K22 Outdoorsman/FirstYearK22ODa.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt327/Engine49guy/K22 Outdoorsman/FirstYearK22ODm-1.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt327/Engine49guy/K22 Outdoorsman/IMG_3010.jpg

 

[RKmesa]

Favorite photo of a well traveled O/D

Updating the thread for my latest purchase. Here she is with the holster that appears to have been her constant companion for most of her working life:

Also a link to her "story" and a few more photos:

http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-ha...7-guns-speak-tales-two-outdoorsman-k-22s.html

 

[boykinlp]

Beautiful revolvers !
A quick check of the SCSW 3 indicates the K22 OD serial range was 632124 to 682419,
Interestingly boykinlp's is only 33 digits above that and 25 digits higher than the K22 OD delivered to DB Wesson on 1/3/31 serial 632132 .

Engine49guy - When I first saw this K22 with the King treatment, I was really interested in it. When I saw the very early serial number I knew I wanted it.

 

[Combat]

Sn. 645xxx. It has the two screw rear sight and a silver bead front. Thinking about having it refinished in nickel. I don't have any money tied up in this one because I inherited it.[ sort of] Anyway it's just a shooter grade like it is, I think it would be nice all gussied up.

 

[DCWilson]

Sn. 645xxx. It has the two screw rear sight and a silver bead front. Thinking about having it refinished in nickel. I don't have any money tied up in this one because I inherited it.[ sort of] Anyway it's just a shooter grade like it is, I think it would be nice all gussied up.

Combat, when you say "two-screw rear sight" do you mean it has both the elevation adjustment screw and the new lock screw at the rear of the assembly? If the answer is yes, I think you now have the lowest known number on a K-22 OD with that style of sight. Would you be willing to share the full serial number with me via PM?

I have to ask because I never really know whether people are counting the front mounting screw as well. I know that collectors set the policy of counting only the elevation control screws, but I wish they had seen fit to include all screws going through the top surface of the rear sight. Seems to me there would be less potential confusion that way.

Maybe it is an unresolvable issue. There is only one configuration possible for something called a three-screw sight, and it is pretty clear what a one-screw sight would have to be even if you saw that phrase applied to a sight with a a screw at each end of the foot. Maybe they should have been called the one-and-one or two-and-one varieties.

On the question of refinishing, I know why you want to spruce it up. But I wonder if nickel is a little more "spruce" than the gun needs. In the 1930s S&W pretty much restricted themselves to blued target revolvers. But it's your gun and your call.

 

[Cpo1944]

Here`s mine

I just got it a few days ago and haven`t yet shot it-but that will change very soon. I know the grips are wrong, so I am looking for proper ones . I bought some from shabby ones gunbroker that need restoring , but they haven't arrived. The ser # is 6549xx and it has the two screw sight.
You guys are really good to share your treasures.
My warm regards to you all, Jack

 

[1blindref]

great thread!
Here is my humble addition to it. I haven't gotten it lettered yet, but I will very soon.

#639527

 

[RKmesa]

Glad that someone bumped this thread to the top. Some nice additions have been posted here in the last couple of days. Here's a few photos of SN 661107:

Photo of the "two-screw" rear sight configuration (see Rick's post above for a nice photo of the earlier "one-screw" configuration)

 

[bmg60]

Hi
Here is a K-22 but it is not a target model but one of 4 we have found in the records. This one was shipped in 1939 to Seattle Washington in a two gun order the serial numbers were 4 numbers apart. the other two were shipped in 1946. One to a Col in the Army at Washington DC the other was shipped to a Navy Capt.
retired in Minneapolis. None of the 3 have been found as of this time. So they are out there some were.
This one is 99% complete with the original box and all the
paper work.
enjoy the picture and the story.

 

[Tom K]

May as well post mine that I picked up off of Guns America a few months ago. It's been refinished (not by S&W) but looks pretty good. It's also had a lanyard ring added.

All the numbers match, including the grips