I know that we have lots of threads about King sights. But that is because they are so dang cool.
So I hope that you're not too offended that I start another one...
A few months ago, at a local Show and Tell with a bunch of King enthusiasts we were asked to bring our King sighted guns AND a Poem about King Sights. When it came time to share poetry, this is the corny poem that I wrote and shared (get ready to roll your eyes)
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And these are the guns that I took to the Show N Tell.
An early post-war M&P King Supertarget:
An early K-22 Outdoorsman Super Target:
A K-22 4" Masterpiece:
A 38/44 Outdoorsman King Super Target:
A RM that shipped to King (Cockeyed Hammer, Sights and trigger stop):
A pre-war M&P King Super Police (engraved by Orville Kuhl):
... and a few more RMs with King front sights.
I would love to see your Kings, even if they have been posted a hundred times...
So I hope that you're not too offended that I start another one...A few months ago, at a local Show and Tell with a bunch of King enthusiasts we were asked to bring our King sighted guns AND a Poem about King Sights. When it came time to share poetry, this is the corny poem that I wrote and shared (get ready to roll your eyes)
:KINGs
by RKmesa 2020
I bought lots of guns in the Thirties
But the sights did not work with my eyes.
They were short, small and narrow
On top of the barrel,
Almost, as if in disguise.
The screws that attached them were tiny
And always seemed to shoot loose.
When the matches were tight
Sights would shift to the right
…At least that would be my excuse.
Then I noticed the guy that was winning
With groups that were all in the ring
His slick Smith & Wesson
Showed fruits of progression
With sights and a rib that said “KING”.
So I cleaned and oiled my revolver
And scrubbed it up with a brush
Then with check and a letter
“Please, please make my gun better…”
Off to King’s it went in a rush.
It finally returned three months later
And I opened the box all a stammer,
There lay beauty and function
My Smith at the junction
New Rib, Sights, and cased cockeyed hammer.
When back at the range with my buddies
My King Super Target in hand
I achieved all my goals
Punching tight ragged holes
In the paper attached to the stand.
So for shooters who live in the desert
If you want folks your praises to sing,
Put in effort and practice
But don’t shoot the cactus
And... make sure that your sights are stamped “KING”.
by RKmesa 2020
I bought lots of guns in the Thirties
But the sights did not work with my eyes.
They were short, small and narrow
On top of the barrel,
Almost, as if in disguise.
The screws that attached them were tiny
And always seemed to shoot loose.
When the matches were tight
Sights would shift to the right
…At least that would be my excuse.
Then I noticed the guy that was winning
With groups that were all in the ring
His slick Smith & Wesson
Showed fruits of progression
With sights and a rib that said “KING”.
So I cleaned and oiled my revolver
And scrubbed it up with a brush
Then with check and a letter
“Please, please make my gun better…”
Off to King’s it went in a rush.
It finally returned three months later
And I opened the box all a stammer,
There lay beauty and function
My Smith at the junction
New Rib, Sights, and cased cockeyed hammer.
When back at the range with my buddies
My King Super Target in hand
I achieved all my goals
Punching tight ragged holes
In the paper attached to the stand.
So for shooters who live in the desert
If you want folks your praises to sing,
Put in effort and practice
But don’t shoot the cactus
And... make sure that your sights are stamped “KING”.
And these are the guns that I took to the Show N Tell.
An early post-war M&P King Supertarget:
An early K-22 Outdoorsman Super Target:
A K-22 4" Masterpiece:
A 38/44 Outdoorsman King Super Target:
A RM that shipped to King (Cockeyed Hammer, Sights and trigger stop):
A pre-war M&P King Super Police (engraved by Orville Kuhl):
... and a few more RMs with King front sights.
I would love to see your Kings, even if they have been posted a hundred times...
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Beautiful guns there too!!
