K Frame Coke Bottle stocks

[19leben]

I have read in the Std Catalog 4th about both N & K Frame Coke Bottle stocks having been shipped in the early 50s. Does anyone here have any or have any ever been confirmed? SCSW 4th also states that there weren't many made, so I don't expect much.
Primary reason for asking is that I have acquired a set of K Targets and they appear to have Coke characteristics. Likely not, but exciting to consider.

 

[sophie]

Pictures ain't coming through on my end.
What, no pictures?

 

[19leben]

I will post pics when I get home later.

 

[22hipower]

The question has come up before both with early non-relieved K targets and with some football cutout targets with checkering patterns modified to resemble those on "cokes." There are several different checkering patterns on some of them which do look like those on "cokes." The consensus, so far anyway, has been that there are no K frame "cokes."

Here are some of my non-relieved K targets that show the differences in checkering patterns.

And a previous thread showing some modified ones.

https://smith-wessonforum.com/acces...sold-k-frame-cokes.html?highlight=frame+cokes

Jeff
SWCA #1457

https://flic.kr/p/2nEY3Ze ,

 

[19leben]

Pics of the K Frame Targets. Are these Rosewood? They appear to have several characteristics of "Cokes".

 

[19leben]

More pics to include later N Frame Targets for comparison. SCSW also mentions that the filler portion on earlier versions is thicker. You can see the difference in the pictures.

 

[s&wchad]

I've never seen any documentation that factory K frame Cokes exist. I have owned several sets of N frame Cokes that were modified to fit a K frame. The modification involves removing about 1/8" of wood from the top half of the backstrap. It also removes over 80% of the value.

I sold this pair on the forum over 20 years ago.

I still have this pair.

 

[murphydog]

Pics of the K Frame Targets. Are these Rosewood? They appear to have several characteristics of "Cokes".

These have the smaller checkered area of standard K frame Target stocks.

Of the ones I have seen, the purported K frame "oversized special Target stocks" have had the more rectangular profile as viewed from the bottom, as opposed to the more oval contour of the true N frame version.

 

[glowe]

I've never seen any documentation that factory K frame Cokes exist. . .

Is there factory documentation that identifies N frame Cokes? I do not recall ever seeing any and would like to read some period documentation about what S&W said about them.

 

[s&wchad]

Is there factory documentation that identifies N frame Cokes? I do not recall ever seeing any and would like to read some period documentation about what S&W said about them.

Doc44 has this brochure in his album. They're described as "Special Oversized Target Type" stocks and it clearly shows the larger checkering area.

 

[offrdmania]

With the many decades that have passed, I wonder how many modified N sets are out there compared to original K's

 

[A10]

The only Kcokes I'm familiar with are a custom set that the illustrious Mr. Brown made for our own Dave Keith.

 

[19leben]

So, if they exist, we should assume that they will have the larger checkered area as with the N frames?

 

[A10]

So, if they exist, we should assume that they will have the larger checkered area as with the N frames?

I would think so.

 

[glowe]

Doc44 has this brochure in his album. They're described as Oversized Target Stocks and it clearly shows the larger checkering area . . .]

That image and description says nothing about the origins coke profile which I always wonder about?? That is what I am referring to is in regards to factory specifically requiring or requesting that the palm swell was something other than some workers whim?

 

[Retired W4]

The modified stocks on this Combat Masterpiece are close, but no cigar. Modified as s&wchad described.

 

[weatherby]

The palm swell on cokes at least IMHO is absolutely the most useless identifier.

Pretty much all Diamond targets have it.
This is a K frame regular diamond target set.

 

[glowe]

The palm swell on cokes at least IMHO is absolutely the most useless identifier. . .

So why did collectors name these stocks Cokes?

 

[offrdmania]

So why did collectors name these stocks Cokes?

I think its the coke bottle shape from the palm swell

 

[sceva]

Pics of the K Frame Targets. Are these Rosewood? They appear to have several characteristics of "Cokes".

I believe those are Diamond targets