Pre model 18

[daddio202]

I found an auction with a pretty nice little pre 18 for sale with open bid at $499 no reserve and a buy now option for $750. Well lately I have been beat at the last minute on a few nice guns so I decided I would go all in at $750. The gun is all original matching numbers including grips, made I guess 1952/1953 with serial K 170834. I found a period correct box the same week so it may not be original to the gun but I feel having it completes the gun a little more.
Seems with people having more time on their hands is making it tough to route out a good deal on gunbroker these days. I feel the condition of the gun warrants the price though. Having the 2 proud pins holding the front sight ramp in the rib just made it irresistible to me. The colors on hammer being pretty vibrant also helped me take the plunge.

 

[22hipower]

Nice, great guns. Don't see nice pre-18s for sale very often any more. Enjoy.

Jeff
SWCA #1457

 

[22/32 JDF]

Wow great gun and a great price. Good work. JIM

 

[Babysitr]

Real nice, harder to find than a masterpiece (pre-17).....I bid higher than that on one last year and wasn't close!

 

[mod29]

Nice gun! Money well spent.

 

[LEO918]

Very nice and a good price as well. I picked up mine about a year ago in a two gun acquisition. The box is numbered to the Pre 18.

 

[bigmoose]

Absolutely no doubt that you scored a fantastic gun at a great price. No regrets there, for sure. Congrats. Those 4" .22s are a blast to shoot.

 

[minconrevo]

I wanted a shooter grade Mod 18 no-dash and recently found one. Original blue, grips s/n to gun mechanically very sound. Some blue wear; enough that I don't feel guilty shooting it. About $450 which I thought was a good price.

Hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy this one.

 

[LPD256]

Daddio202-Mine is lettered to have been shipped 12/9/1952 and is K162776. Great guns. Enjoy.

 

[Engine49guy]

Few things in life bring such pleasure as a K-22.
If you examine your stocks medallions closely there's a good chance they are made of raw steel rather than nickled brass.
Something unique to S&Ws in that era.

 

[Pine_Worker]

Looking good!

 

[Targets Guy]

I think you did pretty well on that deal. The K-22 CM remains one of my "need" to have.

I paid $800 for my Model 18 ND and love it. No regrets.





Everything matches.

 

[Hondo44]

Few things in life bring such pleasure as a K-22.
If you examine your stocks medallions closely there's a good chance they are made of raw steel rather than nickled brass.
Something unique to S&Ws in that era.

I know the book doesn't state it, but I believe they're actually raw stainless steel. They have a slight magnetic pull to a magnet, and in 50 years, I've never seen any rust.

 

[CptCurl]

That's a really nice one!

I have a K-22 Combat Masterpiece, s/n K193475. Roy says mine shipped in August 1954. Mine's not as nice as yours, but 1954 is my birth year. It's a keeper.

Curl

 

[Art Doc]

Wow. $750? I can't get used to these prices. Still living in the past, I guess.

I have a 22 CM serial K123970 that shipped 10/23/51 to Thom Co., Honolulu, HI. I paid $265 for it (thinking at the time that I was paying too much) but that was a few years ago.

I always find it interesting when an old pistol turns out to have been shipped to a city or state that is now rabidly anti gun.

 

[Nightowl]

Great buy!! That is a great looking gun, and you really bought it right!!

 

[daddio202]

Wow. $750? I can't get used to these prices. Still living in the past, I guess.

I have a 22 CM serial K123970 that shipped 10/23/51 to Thom Co., Honolulu, HI. I paid $265 for it (thinking at the time that I was paying too much) but that was a few years ago.

I always find it interesting when an old pistol turns out to have been shipped to a city or state that is now rabidly anti gun.

That is a nice one Doc and at that price it's awesome. My FFL which does not do much gun business asked me when I came in "why in the world I spent $750 for a .22 long rifle??" He could not believe the price either. I showed him one with a box and many bids on gunbroker with a current bid at over $900. Seems the .22 models are pricing higher than the exact same guns in .38 special right now.

 

[red9]

Beautiful early .22 CM. I particularly like the re-purposed 6" box. I have one like it for the .38 version.

Bob

 

[Bob L]

Nice, Nice, Nice and did I mention it is Nice!

 

[RKmesa]

Congrats on grabbing that beauty and thanks for sharing with the rest of us!

 

[glowe]

Great K22 CM! I would have paid that price in a heartbeat if I had seen that one. I have the bookend K38 CM from 1951. #102,XXX. Only difference is that your revolver's Magna stocks have the more rounded top than mine. The transition of that feature has been discussed in the past, but we may be seeing the transition took place in 1952??

I am continuing my search for a K22 CM.