Show us your King Sighted Guns

[bmg60]

Hi
How about a thread for King Guns. I will start it off with 3 of mine. There are 3 1905 guns one 6 inch and two 5 inch. The 6 inch gun has the King rear with white outline, and the Red Ramp front with the mirror. The two 5 inch guns are 30's guns and are Equipped the same, except one has the Ivory front and one has the red front. The rear sights have the king white outline blade in the Smith and Wesson factory rear sight.
Jim Fisher

 

[hsguy]

Here is a 1905 Target with a King front sight and as I recall a rear King sight blade.

A 38/44 Outdoorsman with a King blade

Another style King blade, don't recall which gun this is on.

 

[BAM-BAM]

Not to hi-jack a thread. LOL

But,......I've been looking..... for years..... for a front sight blade for a King sight to restore my Father's pre War (WWII) Colt New Service in .357 mag. to it's origional condition. He told me the Colt with the trip to Kings was still cheaper in 1939, than a Smith .357 (Reg Mag. at $62)

I'm looking for a blade for a King Red ramp w/ mirror; the blade had a small square red plastic insert....... like on bmg60's guns above.

Any help in my search would be welcome.......send me a PM .... Thanks

I now return you to your regular programming!

 

[gdogs]

Not a S&W, but here is my Colt Officers King Super Target. The smoothest double action trigger pull I've ever felt.

 

[mikepriwer]

Here are a couple of full-King-rib guns. One is a 44, and the other is
a 38/44.

I'll try to find a better full-view picture of these.

Mike Priwer

 

[Dan M]

K22/40 with Kings enhancements

1917 Target

Triplelock Target with Kings enhancements it was the 1st time I had ever seen a Kings Trigger Shoe

 

[handejector]

duhhhhh,
I did not comprehend what I was reading.

 

[bmg60]

Hi
lee here is a close up of the sights on the 5 inch guns. they are S&W 2 screw rear sights from the 30,s unless king made sights that look like S&W. Lee I added a picture of a S&W rear sight looks just like the ones on the two guns. the sight that I added has a serial number on it.
Jim

 

[bmg60]

Hi
Here is another this one has been used but its still original blue. A scarce gun in 44/40 cal Triple Lock. Shipped in 1910 4 digit, with the full King Target.
jim

 

[handejector]

Hi
lee here is a close up of the sights on the 5 inch guns. they are S&W 2 screw rear sights from the 30,s unless king made sights that look like S&W. Lee I added a picture of a S&W rear sight looks just like the ones on the two guns. the sight that I added has a serial number on it.
Jim

Jim,
Note the "flat" on top of your frame.

Look at how this factory target is all one radius-

I think that flat is an M&P frame.

I have seen early King sights (marked) that had two tiny screws for windage like S&W sights. As I recall though, they were grooved on the rear face below the blade.
Factory sights are not grooved here-

 

[bmg60]

lee
I send you a pm with my Idea's. the sights on the 5 inch is the same as yours pictures it has no flat on the rear. the sights are S&W how king got them is the issue.
Jim

 

[handejector]

Jim,
What I mean is the King sight may be grooved on the rear, right above the hammer.
The flat I refer to is the top of the frame on the 5".

 

[DCWilson]

A great idea for a thread. Jim, thanks for starting this off.

Here are a couple. The first one is a Postwar transitional .38/44 Outdoorsman with a red bead front sight on a King reflector base. The rear sight has a King U-notch white outline insert.

And here is an unusual combination of large King sight on a small frame revolver -- another King reflector mounted on a prewar .22/32 Kit Gun.

 

[Dan M]

Jim,
What I mean is the King sight may be grooved on the rear, right above the hammer.
The flat I refer to is the top of the frame on the 5".

here is a picture of the kings sight on the T-lock

 

[bettis1]

Reg.# 1105. King reflector front sight with red insert, King #112 rear sight, King double cockeyed hammer, King short action, trigger shoe.

Bob

 

[Hondo44]

I have an N frame pre war target with S&W rear sight with the two elevation screws that has the grooves above the hammer behind the blade and is unmodified. I also have a '2 screw' pre war factory rear sight only with the serial number 9639 stamped on the under side. It's an N frame length with grooves above the hammer behind the blade.

I have to look but I think I or my son may have another pre war target with grooved rear sight.

 

[bmg60]

King Guns 38 special

Jim

I have an N frame pre war target with S&W rear sight with the two elevation screws that has the grooves above the hammer

I checked all my K frame Targets the rear of the sight is smooth.
I think it is only the N frame that has the grooves.
jim

 

[Hondo44]

Jim

I have an N frame pre war target with S&W rear sight with the two elevation screws that has the grooves above the hammer

I checked all my K frame Targets the rear of the sight is smooth.
I think it is only the N frame that has the grooves.
jim

Yes, I agree and I believe it coincides with the introduction of the RMs since most or all of those that I've seen have the grooved rear sight. But then again the sight I have off the gun is only a 4 digit # which has to be an early N frame unless it's not a complete #. However there's lotsa room for the entire # on the underside of the sight and I think I remember complete serial #'s on the rear sights.

 

[mikepriwer]

Here is a couple pictures of a 2" .38 M&P with a full king rib:

And here is a 5" .38 M&P, in same configuration:

Mike Priwer

 

[red9]

Here is my one and only, a pre-war 38. My dream is to find an N-frame being sold by someone stuck in the old days when a King conversion was worth less than an unmodified gun.

Bob #946