K32 Masterpiece & Combat Masterpiece Compendium

[glenncal1]

Mine is a fairly ordinary 16-3, 3T's though. A little wear and tear, but a wonderful shooter.

 

[Green Frog]

I've posted these pictures of K-32's in past threads, but it seems appropriate to add them to this thread...

The next two pictures are two pre-WW2 6" K-32's, shipped as a pair to the Springfield MA PD. They were shipped with hump-back hammers and Roper stocks.

Regards, Mike Priwer

Oh my, pre-War K-32s with Roper Combat Grips... be still my heart! Would you like a nice set of eye teeth, Mike? As we say here in the South, "I'd give my eye teeth" for a gun like that. You have just about defined Grail Gun in my lexicon with these two pictures. Thanks for sharing.

Froggie

 

[Wiregrassguy]

Come on guys! Surely there are more examples...

 

[Wiregrassguy]

Bump to the top.

 

[mikepriwer]

One more pre-WW2 K-32

Guy

Here is a picture of my 4" pre-WW2 K-32, along with its 6" barrel. They are in a Brazilian cherry (Jatoba) display box that I made for it.

This next picture is the other side of the gun, sitting on top of the display box.

Regards, Mike Priwer

 

[blacklab11]

K-32

I have a Model 16-3 Serial#3KXXXXX made in 1972. I was told by Roy Jink's the the last of the K-32's produced were actually produced and assembled on frames that were originally Model 14 stamped. The number 6 was stamped over the number 4 at the factory at the time to make it a Model 16-3. I have seen several examples of this marking during 1972. Does anyone else have any knowledge on this happening??????

 

[blacklab11]

Additional 16-3 Serial # information on my gun produced in 1972 is 3K32XXX

 

[g-dad]

I have a Model 16-3 Serial#3KXXXXX made in 1972. I was told by Roy Jink's the the last of the K-32's produced were actually produced and assembled on frames that were originally Model 14 stamped. The number 6 was stamped over the number 4 at the factory at the time to make it a Model 16-3. I have seen several examples of this marking during 1972. Does anyone else have any knowledge on this happening??????

Yes, mine is stamped the same way.

 

[blacklab11]

Thanks for the response Dan

 

[Green Frog]

blacklab11, an interesting story came to me via PM I communicated with a member of this forum (who shall remain nameless to protect the innocent AND lucky!) He got a Model 16-3 that was over stamped as you describe, and when he noticed it and mentioned it to the seller was offered and accepted a discount on the price. Then he found out about the practice and may even have lettered the gun... anyway, it was apparently legit and at a bargain basement price. It pays to do your homework!

Froggie

 

[Blind Boy]

K32 no rib

Here is one shipped to Canada in 1941. It's in lovely condition and I added the KB Redheart stocks to shoot it.

 

[MrG5122]

Here is K208307. Not lettered, but circa 1954.
I apologize for the photography.

Interesting. Here is K208298. Only 9 apart!

 

[George-in-Florida]

Hi Guy,

I just discovered this thread you started. That makes me want to post a pic of my 4-screw Pre-16, that I've owned for 47 years. I'm the probable second owner of it, too. Let me take a picture and add it to this "compendium" of other owners' 16's.

George

 

[George-in-Florida]

My Pre-Model 16. My Favorite for 47 Years!

I may have to work on Picture Sending here, if they don't show up in this post...

Okay, it worked!

I was part-time working in a Connecticut gun shop on a rainy Thursday night, in the late Fall of 1971. Not many customers due to the rain, when in walks an elderly woman with a wet cardboard box. Her husband, at some unknown time, had passed away, and the box contained his handguns. Her daughters didn't want anything to do with firearms. The Shop Owner bought all of them. One was a K32, but at that time I wasn't really that familiar with them. To me, it was a .32, that's it. In lieu of weekly wages from this part-time, extra job ( maybe a $100), I bought the K32. And that is how, 47 years ago, I lucked upon my 4-screw, pre-model 16, K32 Masterpiece!

George

 

[g-dad]

Very nice George. Thanks for posting the pics!

 

[George-in-Florida]

Thank You, GDad. Taking iPhone pictures is an art that I haven't quite mastered yet. It really looks much better than the picture shows.

George

 

[Doug M.]

I recall that a few years ago, maybe 8 or so, someone posted a report and pictures about snagging a very rare 4" variant of some type. That's all I can recall of it, along with the fact that the people who actually know stuff about rarity and value placed its value at or above $3K.

 

[handejector]

Here is one I had the privilege of cleaning up for a friend.
Look close.
Look REAL close.

Did you see it?
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See it now?
It is the one. The ONLY one.

 

[George-in-Florida]

Ah, up close and personal to a "LERK"! Absolutely beautiful picture, by the way!

George

 

[SuperMan]

Thank you all for sharing your pictures...I have collected S&Ws for 40 years and have never had the privilege of owning ANY K-frame .32. For that matter I've only seen a couple in person...

Bob