denden
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Anyone know the first K-22 serial number made/shipped in 1948. I have K10184 and I was born in 1948.
K-22 Serial Number
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I have K-22 #K11194 that shipped in December 1947.
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denden
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Thanks, puts mine in '47 then.
Maybe. There is no rhyme nor reason to S&W shipping dates.
I have a commercial 1917 in the 180xxx range that shipped in January 1936, looong after most of those in that range shipped.
frankynohankypanky
Member
I have K3897 (Dec. '47), K9044 (Jan. '48), K16963 (Feb. '48) and a bright blue K36275 (Oct. '48), so you can see from this and the above that, as has been said many times, there is no correlation between numbers and shipping.
I was born in Jan. '48 but haven't bothered checking whether K9044 shipped on my birthday.
Frank S. SWCA2052.
I was born in Jan. '48 but haven't bothered checking whether K9044 shipped on my birthday.
Frank S. SWCA2052.
Not necessarily. There are many inquiries about serial numbers and manufacture dates in this Forum, and almost all replies note that S&W did not ship in serial number order. The only way to be certain of the date when a S&W was made is to obtain a factory letter from our Historian, Roy Jinks.
Actually the original K22 Outdoorsman dates to 1931. They were made 1st made in Jan 1931 and numbered within the M&P 1905 4th change series in S/N beginning about 632132. There were 19,500 made from then to 1940 when they were discontinued. The K 22 Masterpiece (Pre-war) model was made from 1940 to to 1941 then stopped during the war with just 1067 having been made.
larryofcc
Member
Yeah Frank. I have # 4339 K22 shipped on my birthday, 9-23-1947.Shipped before your lower number. Mine is a one liner with the large knob. Big Larry
Tkuisis
Member
I just received my letter on K10171 and it was shipped December 23 1947. The only way to know is with a letter.
crsides
US Veteran, SWCA Member, Absent Comrade
K 956 was shipped March 1947, my birth month and year. I was thrilled to get a birth month gun, especially a 3 digit K22.
If I went for the DAY, and it was anything other than the 19th, I wouldn't be so thrilled. One in 31 chances for the 19th.
hmm.
Charlie
