Latest Grail Find!

[BlackAgnes]

Happened upon this gem today--an honest 97-98% condition pre-war kit gun, all matching and all original!

It'll have a place of honor in my collection!

How many have you seen lately???

Tim

 

[BlackAgnes]

Happened upon this gem today--an honest 97-98% condition pre-war kit gun, all matching and all original!

It'll have a place of honor in my collection!

How many have you seen lately???

Tim

 

[Mickey D]

Nice find and great picture.

 

[bps7us]

very nice.

 

[TXSWFAN]

Isn't it fun finding those. I was at my FFLs on Saturday and this fellow was in there with a 98+% .44 HE 2nd Model with a 4" barrel. He got it at an estate sale and wanted to find out its value. He left with it. He also had a NIB 520.

 

[armybass]

OK, I am a newbie....what model is it?

 

[rburg]

Originally posted by armybass:
what model is it?

Kit gun was the model. Not a number, but a name. In the prewar versions, it used an I frame and there has never been a kit gun with a model stamp on an I frame. When the Kit Gun was remodeled in 1953, it became the Model of 1953 Kit Gun. That later morphed into the Model 34.

 

[G-Mac]

Is that an internal lock under the thumb latch?

 

[BlackAgnes]

Gordy-- OMG! I think so! ;-)

Tim

 

[bps7us]

uh oh

 

[pberry]

Not my favorite model, but I sure like the wood bowl. That was one of my other passtimes a few years ago.
Phil

 

[BlackAgnes]

phil-- I bought the bowl and some beautiful boxes in Costa Rica a few years ago.

Tim

 

[moosedog]

A "Kit Gun"?
Does that mean that you had to put it together yourself?
Nice find.

 

[David Kachel]

Originally posted by G-Mac:
Is that an internal lock under the thumb latch?

Naw, they were smarter then. That's an internal UNlock. Its there to make sure the gun never locks up.

 

[smithman29]

That is simply an outstanding and ultra-desirable original pre-war .22 Kit Gun. I found the exact identical model, ser. #532XXX, exhibiting extended square butt regulation Police type stocks and a patridge front sight, about 5 years ago at a gun store in Lancaster County PA. Owner didnt realize it was a true pre-war kit gun and priced it substantially below market value. Yours is nicer than mine which retains approx. 85% original bright blue. Just happened across another identical 4" model last week retaining only 30-40% weak blue, with serial no. 276XXX. This had to be a factory converted 6" Beakert model as the serial is way low being built substantially before the actual production of Kit Guns by S&W in 1936. Left that one slide. Anyhow, congrats on a great catch. Enjoy and best regards.

 

[Allen-frame]

Fantastic.
Shouldn't you be on the pre-war side??

I don't appreciate being tempted while trolling my usual 1945 to present site

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Congratulations ,on a beautiful and rare gun .

Regards ,,,AL

 

[BlackAgnes]

Thanks, all, for the kind comments!

Tim