Let's see your kit gun!

[crsides]

An early one in original box. Always liked the two inch guns with the funky "sharkfin" , tall front sight blade. But compared to a 4" gun quite a bit LOUDER.

Ten digits early than yours. Really neat old kit guns.


Charlie

 

[3S16]

Nframe is number 1
I stand corrected. My S/N is M111XXX. I looked at page 351 of the SCSW under "M Serial Prefix" Models 34, 35, 43, 51, 63. M1-M30000 would be 1969-1971.
On page 224 it shows the 63 was introduced in 1977. Full production started with M103577. I still like my 63 a lot!

 

[Nframe_is_no1]

3S16,

No biggie! We are all human. Enjoy your 63. I'd love to find one just like it or a 651 to finish my collection.

 

[geoff40]

1958 factory nickel Model 43.

 

[stu1ritter]

My 34-1. I've always liked the feel of the little heavy .22

Stu

 

[M16]

I never met a kit gun that I didn't like.

 

[opaul]

These are mine and will never be sold by me. Also a picture of what the 'behind the side plate' looked like on the 34.

 

[BAM-BAM]

opaul.... what custom grips are those on the 63???

 

[lowriderfxr]

OK, here's mine. 1968 Model 63 no -, P&R with smooth targets.
Sad story - I bought it from a nice gentleman about my age (67). He said he bought it new to teach his son and daughter to shoot, and hopefully to get them interested in shooting sports. But alas, they had no interest in guns and neither wanted it.
In 2014 he put it up for sale on a "Handguns for sale" site and I was lucky enough to get it. Great guy and I felt his pain.
Now, me and my wife shoot the heck out of it and it rests nicely in an "official" S&W 22/34 holster while quail hunting, waiting for that "sitting bunny shot".

Maybe 1978?

 

[long colt frazier]

I'll play 63 with patrick grasshorns.
Mark

 

[MajorD]

The price of these neat little guns has rose sharply in the last few years! ( perhaps a bit faster that most others except maybe the n frames)
I really want to pick up a couple but they are getting hard to find - in my are I visit four shops fairly frequently and in the last 8 months have seen just two, and they were in what I feel is mint in the box pricing. I want a using gun but hope not to eventually settle for buying a mint one since prices have gone crazy.

 

[pharmer]

34-1 and 63, all I got. Joe

 

[weatherby]

Mine is a bit odd...... but it suits/fits me.

 

[long colt frazier]

Paul it only let me like it once;-)
Mark

 

[srsmyth]

Another 63 with Patrick Grasshorns, a 651, a Factory Engraved 63.

 

[3S16]

Yup. I'm guessing 1978.

 

[samwood]

A couple of centerfire kit guns:



60-4



631

 

[Vulcan Bob]

Very nice, mine are a nickeled 34 and I do consider this a kit gun (no pic) a 33-1 in .38 S&W. Enjoy that one!

 

[saemetric]

My 63-1 with Bianchi 5BHL Kit Gun marked holster

 

[opaul]

opaul.... what custom grips are those on the 63???

Those are Herret shooting stars I picked up like new in a grip box during the closing of a LGS. Glad you like them. They grip well and look nice on that pistol.