Hanging on the Local Gun Shop Wall...

[FPrice]

My Smith & Wesson collecting days are over. Or so I thought.

I was in there mainly to pick up some ammo. Waked over to the edge of the display wall to look at a .22 rifle when I saw the following hanging on the wall. I immedidately knew that it was old and desireable so I took a look. Obviously the grips were not the orginal, but still...

A S&W K-22 Outdoorsman, serial no. 665,xxx. In pretty good shape. As I was admiring it, the guy helping out behind the counter said, "It came with this box. Probably 1950's?"

Not quite. Now I knew I had something special. The box was pushed in on one end, but otherwise fair shape. Anything else.

"It came with this box of things. There are another pair of grips inside but they look too small and they are not numbered."

Well, he's been wrong so far. There were two full 50-round boxes of J. C. Higgins .22lr. AND a screw driver.

Checked out the grips and, you guessed it, they appear to be the original grips AND they are numbered to the gun. Here is the old girl as she came from the factory still in about 90% condition except for a few blemishes here and there.

And all for $275 OTD.

 

[donadler]

No way!!! Ya stole it....and you know it!! Great find.

 

[Muley Gil]

THIEF, THIEF!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bajadoc]

Jackpot! Wow, that is one of my dream guns that I never expect to touch let alone own. Great job sir, go buy a lottery ticket its your lucky day.

 

[murphydog]

Consider you paid about 1/3 the current cost of the SAT, and they threw in the gun and box (and extra stocks, and ammo) for free .

However, I pity the poor soul who turned in this one to your dealer - I can only imagine what they got for it .

 

[Gyrene6891]

Obviously it pays to keep your eyes open!!!!

 

[Iggy]

Talk about falllin' thru the hole in a two holer and comin' out smellin' like a rose!!! You best be keerful for a while. You just used up about 3 years of good luck.

 

[poorbroker]

As the young guys say, "SWEEEEEEET!"

 

[Alk8944]

You stole it. That revolver, with that style rear sight and no rib, is pre-WWII. If nothing else the fact that the serial number has no letter prefix is a definite indicator of being pre-war. All post-war guns include a letter prefix in the SN. Also, after the war it became the K-22 and was no longer called the Outdoorsman.

I don't know why you think the stocks are original, they are definitely post-war, probably 1950s.

 

[STCM(SW)]

Why don't I run into deals like that!
Nice find!!

 

[ColbyBruce]

Congrats to you sir.

 

[paplinker]

What a steal ! How can a gun shop in Massachusetts not know their S&Ws ?

 

[linde]

. . . I don't know why you think the stocks are original, they are definitely post-war, probably 1950s.

Check out the fourth picture . . . the original pre-war service stocks with silver medallion. The post-war non-relieved diamond targets in the first picture were just a bonus!

Russ

 

[model70hunter]

Either you're deep in REM sleep dreaming that we are reading this. Or all of us are deep in REM sleep dreaming you paid $275 for this.

Dang, good find. Congrats.

 

[M29since14]

And all for $275 OTD.

I am starting to feel a bit ill...

 

[jack the toad]

All I can say is wow!.
Miracles do happen. Congratulations

 

[PMRet]

Oh my.........

 

[jsfricks]

People like you make...me......sick! Just kidding, great find! How can ANY gunshop not know its worth at least $350!

 

[smitholdtimer]

Three Wrongs Make a Right

They were wrong about the grips, about the extras and the price "IS" Right! Congratulations!

 

[sqhead]

i was gonna mention my good deal,ummmmm never mind,great steal,i mean deal.