My favorite S&W revolver chambered in 22LR is my Model 45-2 which is basically just a Model 10 in 22 LR. I like the simplicity and utilitarian look of it. Why S&W never made these are regular catalogue revolver is beyond me. https://youtu.be/g_GphPnePhM?si=wPRbBq5swHQc1Itd
S&W revolvers which .22s top of your list
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gmiller0737
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Partial to My Model 17-4 Now that the I reamed the Cylinder & it no longer has sticky extraction It has "the 3 T's"
Jcon72
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Thanks to you and your shenanigan, now I need to find a model 45 to match my 58-0 and 10's!
shil
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I do like my 4" Model 34-1 very much!
helmsp
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Kit Gun followed closely by a 8 3/8" 17-4
S&W 34-1 / The Model of 1953 .22/.32 Kit Gun by swaficionado, on Flickr
S&W 34-1 / The Model of 1953 .22/.32 Kit Gun by swaficionado, on Flickr
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In the specific 1960 - 1980 timeframe of the OP, I would opt for any earlier .22 model of this era with the high polished blue finish. Barrel length and frame size up to you.
For a practical choice, an early model 63 if you can shoot a J frame well.
In the specific 1960 - 1980 timeframe of the OP, I would opt for any earlier .22 model of this era with the high polished blue finish. Barrel length and frame size up to you.
For a practical choice, an early model 63 if you can shoot a J frame well.
I have spoken with several of the engravers of these guns. Their engraving work time ranges from 90-120 hours (plus or minus a couple of weeks) per gun.
Here is another engraved K-22... a Combat Masterpiece that was engraved in Germany by Emil Willig and Gustav Shildbach.
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That's incredible! I would have guessed months plural, not ~ a month. After all, they are not wood carving, but removing steel in an incredibly precise way, by hand.I have spoken with several of the engravers of these guns. Their engraving work time ranges from 90-120 hours (plus or minus a couple of weeks) per gun.
Here is another engraved K-22... a Combat Masterpiece that was engraved in Germany by Emil Willig and Gustav Shildbach.
In my pre-retirement life, we used embossing rolls to put graphics in foil wrap, and I had the privilege of watching the engravers work on these rollers. The were all registered with the US Treasury Dept., because they were capable of making money printing plates and coin dies, which I watched them do for other countries. They had an array of dozens of punch-like tools and scribes in wooden boxes on the back edge of their benches, all of which they made themselves as part of their apprenticeship.
All the ones I saw were age 60+ and I can only hope the art doesn't die out.
Thanks for sharing the info!
I agree. That just goes to show just how talented these craftsmen/women are. And one of the reasons that I love engraved S&Ws...
My 4" 617 no dash that I had round butted as an understudy to my 4"686
Never found a 18 that would let you round butt it without messing up the serial #.
Never found a 18 that would let you round butt it without messing up the serial #.
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I have a 1948 K22 Masterpiece that I love shooting. And a Beakert-style 22/32 HBT, I think is what they are called. My most carried though, is a Taurus 342 that stays close when I'm fishing or working in the yard.
My favorite to shoot would be hard to say. I've got about a half dozen High Standards and 3-4 Colt Woodsmans, including a High Standard Victor and a Colt Woodsman Match Target, and a Ruger MkII Slabside.
Too many options to call one my favorite.
My favorite to shoot would be hard to say. I've got about a half dozen High Standards and 3-4 Colt Woodsmans, including a High Standard Victor and a Colt Woodsman Match Target, and a Ruger MkII Slabside.
Too many options to call one my favorite.
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