K-22: Proper Name, Age, and Value?

[fleabus101]

Correct Grips

Mr Skyhunter
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Please email me at my email address
with your mailing info.
I believe I have decent set of your correct
time frame ser #'d time period grips and correct screw I will mail you
gratis for your family's Pre 17 22..
Best Randy..
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[PALADIN85020]

It's hard to beat S&W .22 revolvers! Here's my small stable of K's - two 17s and an 18. Fun shooting on the cheap!

John

 

[Truckman]

Mr Skyhunter
Please email me at..
[email protected]
Please email me at my email address
with your mailing info.
I believe I have decent set of your correct
time frame ser #'d time period grips and correct screw I will mail you
gratis for your family's Pre 17 22..
Best Randy..
PS ..MY only caveat to this, is if this is helpful to you
Please become a,contributing member to our forum.
The minimum Is very low to do this and encourages others to do likewise..

Randy, as always you're a class act......Ben

 

[glowe]

OK, what do we do with the K-22 Hand Ejector, 1st & 2nd Model? The 1st Model was made from 1930 to 1940 and the 2nd Model was made only in 1940. Are we changing Roy's naming convention? So is the 1st Model also the 2nd Model?

 

[Truckman]

OK, what do we do with the K-22 Hand Ejector, 1st & 2nd Model? The 1st Model was made from 1930 to 1940 and the 2nd Model was made only in 1940. Are we changing Roy's naming convention? So is the 1st Model also the 2nd Model?

And there's two versions of the 1st model of the Outdoorsman based on how many screws in the rear sight......Ben

 

[paplinker]

None has mentioned the new short action beginning with the Masterpiece!!

1940 catalogs showing both models. The later printed catalog showing the masterpiece.

 

[bdGreen]

None has mentioned the new short action beginning with the Masterpiece!!

Ha, I guess it's just an 'understood' thing in my house...

enjoy,
bdGreen

 

[Skyhunter]

Hawg Rider -
Unfortunately, no tools, no box, and no paperwork - and no holster! (Darn the luck!) My SIL just remembers sitting on the deck with "Grandpa" and dispatching assorted cans, chipmunks, starlings, and other sorts of vermin. Grandpa's been gone a little over a year now and is sorely missed. But his love & stories continue for his grandchildren & great-grandchildren.
Thanks to all who responded, your contributions have been greatly appreciated.

WYT-P
Skyhunter

 

[Green Frog]

“…no tools, no box, no paperwork…” NO WORRIES! The best part, the revolver itself, is there and in fine shape. Add to that memories of his grandfather and your son-in-law has a lot to be thankful for. It sounds like he appreciates what he has and will take good care of it to pass it on to his grandson.

Froggie

 

[RKmesa]

OP, that is a great gun! One more date reference for a gun with a close serial number, K55062 shipped in November 1948. The K-Frame 22 is one of the finest revolvers ever made and extremely addictive to collectors. Why? Affordable to purchase and shoot, very accurate, well made, easy to change grips to the shooter's pleasure, a bunch of different model changes (as noted above) - all of which are aesthetically pleasing to the eye, etc. As a result, I and many folks on this forum own more than a handful of these beauties. Case in point:





...and did I mention that they are also a great canvas for the engraver's art...









They truly are Masterpieces in a firearm form.

 

[JSR III]

Not to dilute this great thread but just an additional information point to keep in mind. Other K frame revolvers were being produced during this period and shared the same serial number blocks so K 5XXXX in one model may have different shipping dates than K 5XXXX in a different one.

I own a K 38, K 23233 that shipped in May of 1948 FWIW.

* Just found a K 22, K 1722 in my book for additional data date point shipped May 1947.

 

[pasound]

I have K3251, a 6" with adjustable sights, and I think it is 1947. Haven't had to move the sights since I bought it. Seems to shoot any .22LR to point of aim. I agree, everybody should have one, but sadly there are not enough to go around.

 

[JP@AK]

sadly there are not enough to go around.

There would be if Richard didn't own half of them.

 

[spin132]

So, just to wrap this up, here's the sequence:



1940 - K-22 Masterpiece First Model. As BD stated, this was only made for one year, and then the war broke out. I believe this was the first appearance of the Micro-adjustable rear sight.

1946 - K-22 Masterpiece Second Model. Micro-adjustable rear sight, ribbed barrel, five screw frame.

JP@AK, I'm so confused! Based on the Standard Catalog, I always believed my 1948 K-22 was a 3rd Model? The Catalog states that the 2nd Model is prewar? Please help me understand -

Mike

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[Truckman]

JP@AK, I'm so confused! Based on the Standard Catalog, I always believed my 1948 K-22 was a 3rd Model? The Catalog states that the 2nd Model is prewar? Please help me understand -

I'm not Jack, but I'll throw in my two cents...You may be thinking of grouping both versions of the K-22 Outdoorsman in with the Masterpiece...To my understanding the 1940 version, with its micro-adjustable rear sight, was the first to be named Masterpiece even though it was the second K-22...I agree that it is confusing, but that's part of the fun of Smith & Wesson collecting......Ben

 

[JP@AK]

Yes. The SCSW does call the 1940 K-22 the "Second Model." But it is the Second Model K-22 (the Outdoorsman's being the first K-22). But the 1940 model is the first to be called the "Masterpiece." So, second model K-22, but first model K-22 Masterpiece.

Clear as mud.