Show us your King Sighted Guns

[1950jcb]

Another Brand X

Pre war Colt OMHBT King Super Target in .32. The full treatment--rib, F&R sights, cockeye hammer, trigger shoe, and Ropers. I just couldn't say 'No" to this one.



By the way Fisher--wherever did you find that .44 HE 2nd King gun???????

Jim

 

[WCCPHD]

My two contributions.

First: A 38/44 Outdoorsman with a King double cockeyed hammer. It probably has a King action job as it has the smoothest action I have ever felt.

Second: RM 2269 with a King Reflector front sight.

 

[zainyD]

Sorry this isn't a S&W, but it's got King and F. Bob Chow components. I believe Bob Chow worked at King for a time before he set out on his own. It has a Official Police heavy barrel, but spent the money on a Colt letter and found it was actually an Officer's Model.

 

[Modified]

Since this thread has other colts in it, I figure this one ok, right?

These stocks don't quite fit right, I don't know that they have ever been on a gun before. It also could be that they changed a bit since they were originally made, since I think they have just been sitting in a box somewhere.

Bit of a speedbump in my S&W collecting, but I can't say as I am unhappy with it. King guns are addictive.

 

[05CarbonDRZ]

Are you a Lefty?

 

[Modified]

Are you a Lefty?

I am not, by my dad is. When I shoot this I'm going to have to go with the Sandersons it came with.

What I will probably do in the long run is find him a nice woodsman for those Ropers to live on permanently and give it to him for Christmas/Birthday. I picked those Ropers up for him, well thats a lie. I bought them because they are Ropers and I'm an addict, with the excuse that some day they would go to him when I found the right gun to put them on.

Then I found the right gun, and there's no way I can part with them.

I may just make a nice case for both sets of stocks, some magazines, and the gun and call it good. I think the gun probably warrants such attention.

 

[153]

Back when I was a pup, I had a friend who was in his 70's. He was a retired Police Officer, and quite the gun collector. He loved S&W's and pretty much only collected pre-war revolvers.

He frequented King's and Micro when they were doing business and had had quite a stockpile of sights. I always admired the workmanship of the reflector sights and white outline blades, and "cockeyed" hammers. Nearly all his S&W's had the reflector sights.

It's great to see these again, sorry that this old thread has lost so many pictures. These firearms really should be classified as "fine art".

 

[Modified]

In my insatiable lust for all that is King I found something that they apparently made that I think is pretty neat, thought you guys might too.

 

[JSW]

Here's my 1939 RM with a King red bead sight.

 

[Modified]

Wrong brand I know, but King made it better. I may love king guns a little bit too much.

1928 chopped barrel .45LC New Service.

 

[RKmesa]

I'll Throw Another One Up Here...

A 38 M&P with a Super Target Rib and Ropers...











Gotta love the King's...

 

[jhde69]

Tulsa?

Wells, I'm late to the party again...
One of my custom conversions with a modified King mirrored ramp and ivory insert.

Su Amigo,
Dave

Keith did you have the revolver with you in Tulsa this April?

 

[firemanhank]

Here is my King sight that rests on my RM.

 

[bengal fan]

I can't believe I've never posted in this thread King modified guns are just cool!
My King modified guns...

Non Registered Magnum with King reflector front sight & U rear blade

38 spl M&P Super Target

32-20 M&P Super Target with Roper stocks

38spl M&P with King reflector front & adjustable rear sights. This one also has Kings short action!

K 22 Outdoorsman with King reflector & U rear blade

38/44 King Super Police

Colt OM King Super Target with Kings cockeyed hammer

Colt Woodsman King Super Target with Kings honed action

 

[Widetrack]

My pre war Outdoorsman, King sights front and rear, barrel bobbed to 5" by King and pretty sure they did an action job on it

And my Super Target New Service in .45 ACP

 

[Green Frog]

Does anyone here have a Baby Chief with the King's Super Police conversion done? Would you be willing to post pix of same? To me, that seems like the ultimate S&W hide-out gun... the smallest 38 Spl they ever built but with sights that make it more likely that you could hit what you were aiming at in a poor light/high stress scenario. They must have made at least a few of them, right??

Froggie

 

[thomasinaz]

Here's my 1905 4th chg. Target with a gold bead front sight and Kings rear blade.

 

[Modified]

Does anyone here have a Baby Chief with the King's Super Police conversion done? Would you be willing to post pix of same? To me, that seems like the ultimate S&W hide-out gun... the smallest 38 Spl they ever built but with sights that make it more likely that you could hit what you were aiming at in a poor light/high stress scenario. They must have made at least a few of them, right??

Froggie

Pretty unlikely. The King Super Police conversion seems quite rare to begin with and the first Baby Chief was built 6 or 7 years after D.W. King's death. It could be that a former King employee or MicroSight/Ricky (maybe, not sure how long they ran) could have done it.

I completely agree with you though. I'd love to own such a gun. Or a pre-war round butt 2" M&P with the job, which seems to me much more likely and would also be a glorious carry gun.

 

[SAFireman]

King Sighted Five inch pre-war Heavy Duty

This was my first King gun. It shoots far better than I and it has one of the smoothest actions that I have ever felt.

It is a pre-war Heavy Duty with a 5" barrel. It is scary accurate with my hand loaded 158 gr semi-wadcutters.

 

[quinn]

And My Non-S&W King Super Target

Colt New Service, 7.5" barrel, 44 Russian and S&W Special with Ropers. Awaiting letter from Colt on this one. And then my 5.5" Registered Magnum is lettered with King Sights...