Masterpiece Lerk Trio - Complete!

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For a couple of years now, give or take, I've been in search of early postwar K frame masterpiece guns with the LERK features. The K22 - serial #K190 - I was fortunate enough to acquire from a good friend and fellow forum member. The K32 - serial #K56266, which is likely the hardest to acquire, was found on Gunbroker. The K38 - serial #K4563 - I thought I'd never acquire, though I knew where one was at. After asking 1,332,973,393 times, the seller (also a good friend and forum member) caved - or just sold it to me to shut me up. The boxes on the K22 & K38 are correct, original and numbered to the revolvers. I do not believe the K32 box to be original.

I believe, according to a thread I posted when I picked up the K32, that there are 4 K32's known with this feature, and 5 K38's known. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. I also believe this is the first time that a complete set has been introduced together.

Apologies for the photo overload, but as RKMesa so eloquently stated in one of his recent threads: "If you have more than one..."

















 
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Absolutely terrific achievement! Congratulations.

Your count agrees with mine: four known K-32s with the LERK, five known K-38s. There should be about 5000-5500 LERK K-22s.

I know a bare handful of collectors who are two-thirds of the way to a LERK Masterpiece trio, but I bet it will be a long time before the second set is successfully formed.
 
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Oh be still my racing heart!!

That threesome is fit to bring joy to the heart of any S&W revolver fancier, including me. ;) I believe you are probably right to state that such a set has not been photographed together, certainly not in recent years (say, the last 60! :eek:) You have every right to be proud of them and to show off. "It ain't bragging if you can back it up." :D

Congratulations,
Froggie
 
Absolutely terrific achievement! Congratulations.

Your count agrees with mine: four known K-32s with the LERK, five known K-38s. There should be about 5000-5500 LERK K-22s.

I know a bare handful of collectors who are two-thirds of the way to a LERK Masterpiece trio, but I bet it will be a long time before the second set is successfully formed.


My statement was a direct quote from you a while back! Thanks for the insight, as always.
 
But congrats on what you have.

I was happy to have the k22/6" target, k38 /6' target and the k38 combat 4". I bought them not knowing what they were
 
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I remember not too long ago the k32/6" was $700 I just seen one for $3,200.

LERK= Large, Ejector, Rod, Knob
 
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Wow!

I can only imagine owning such an insanely bad A trio!!

QUESTION- does the k32 exist in lerk 1 line address?
 
Congratulations to you. That is quite an accomplishment. Just beautiful.
 
Morgan:

My hat's off to you. Yours is the only LERK trio that I know of - and a rather beautiful trio at that! BTW - love that you posted a bunch of photos 'cause that is about as close to a LERK K-32 as I have ever come.

I know a bare handful of collectors who are two-thirds of the way to a LERK Masterpiece trio...

I'm so close...yet sooooo far. Like David, I'm 2/3's of the way there with my narrow rib trio.



Thanks for sharing,
 
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Very nice! Congratulations!

I'm 1/3rd complete on my 1 Liner "K" trio. I fear I have a VERY LONG road to haul.

Very cool!
Bob
 
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