.22 Combat Masterpiece AGAIN!!

[bdGreen]

Here is my other .22 Combat Masterpiece.

This one is nigh on perfect in every way.

Correct box.

All matching.

Beautiful stocks, really.

No runs, no hits, no errors.

Enjoy,

bdGreen

Pre-Mod 18 serial K169502 was shipped in February 1953. I hope that this helps. Roy

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[mh51]

Yessir, that's a keeper! Thanks for sharing.

 

[22hipower]

Very nice Bruce, especially those stocks. Do you think it shipped with them? About 1953, correct? I've got a number of those sets of non-relieved targets but have never been sure which guns the factory equipped with them or why versus the standard diamond magnas. I would have thought them to more likely have been original to the Masterpiece rather than the 4 inch guns. Don't think I've ever seen anything definitive on that though.

Jeff
SWCA #1457

 

[jeffrefrig]

That's nice. It looks like it was never shot, but I think you said it was lacking any defects. Congrats on the nice catch; a keeper for sure.

 

[larryofcc]

I have the same thing in a 38 Combat. It has a target hammer and non relieved target stocks. All tools too. It is the nicest Smith I own. Drippy mint. # 199088, shipped to Rex Firearms, 4-1953. Big Larry

 

[RKmesa]

Beautiful...just Beautiful!

Thanks for sharing,

 

[Mbrgr1]

That's a beauty....

with all the goodies, but the gunk on the extractor and cylinder face would drive me crazy!


Have you peeked under the hood??

 

[bdGreen]

Very nice Bruce, especially those stocks. Do you think it shipped with them? About 1953, correct? I've got a number of those sets of non-relieved targets but have never been sure which guns the factory equipped with them or why versus the standard diamond magnas. I would have thought them to more likely have been original to the Masterpiece rather than the 4 inch guns. Don't think I've ever seen anything definitive on that though.

Jeff
SWCA #1457

When I took the stocks off for the photo it appears as though that was a 1st time removal. Can't prove it either way.

Only I, of course, know that they are absolutely original.

My guess is that they are.

I had another 4 incher years ago sporting the same stocks. Condition of the gun wasn't up to my standards so I let it fly.

They are beautiful and fortunately for me missing the 'doink' that those stocks get from the star.

This is a February, 1953 gun.

I will tag this one to be in the holding zone 'til the end. It's a lovely piece.

bdGreen

 

[bdGreen]

That's nice. It looks like it was never shot, but I think you said it was lacking any defects. Congrats on the nice catch; a keeper for sure.

It has been shot. Not much though.

enjoy,

bdGreen