The Ultimate K-22/Model 17 Thread

[PMRet]

Two of my favorites, a 617 no dash and an early postwar K-22.

 

[nuguy]

Glad I started this thread, very educational, and humbling. I had never heard of a nickel K22.

Ok, my meager one 17-3 is numbered 6K33xxx.
Can someone give me a year?

Thanks for all the awesome pics.

Probably 1974

 

[beagleye]

 

[jtcarm]

Posted this a while back, but time for a 2nd look:

OK, time from a break from all the NIB treasures and safe queens. Want to share a K22 that's worked - hard - from the day it was purchased new in 1952.

A gent in his 80s brought this into the LGS. He was seeking advice as to what he should "do" with it now.

He purchased it (K150xxx) new in 1952. Carried it working traplines in western Oregon for 60 years. It "lived" in this holster for the entire period, stored in it too.

Finish is 1/2 gone, rust and scratches. Even a ring in the barrel. But it worked on, decade after decade. He has no idea of how many animals it dispatched, including more than a few bears, he says.

As for what to "do" with it, I'd say an honored retirement is in order.

The experience & story behind it are worth more than if it were unfired & 95% + condition.

The gentleman must not have had anyone to pass it on to.

 

[fungunnin]

410bore ....

Wow ... Way to understate a couple amazing K22s.
A LERK with Sanderson's and another with an original box and I assume original stocks!
Beautiful!

Sent from my Motorola Flip phone.

 

[BAM-BAM]

Looks amazingly similar to a Pre-27!

If it dates to "1936" then it is a first model ...........sometimes known as a "Registered Magnum"......LOL

The holes in that gun do look a little large for a 17

 

[aphelion]

Posted this a while back, but time for a 2nd look:

OK, time from a break from all the NIB treasures and safe queens. Want to share a K22 that's worked - hard - from the day it was purchased new in 1952.
(snip)
As for what to "do" with it, I'd say an honored retirement is in order.

A beautiful gun. I've got K32xxx here that is its twin, from 1948 if I remember right. It is honored by continuing to be carried and shot.

 

[birdshooter]

17 no dash and 18-3. Also have a 617. I need to get all three in a phot together.

 

[onetonson56]

A 17-2 from 1968. My favorite 22.

 

[bgrafsr]

Pre Model 18:


'53 K-22:


617:

 

[retnavyshooter]

Only have one(for now) K22. It's a 6 inch,TT,TH,TS 17-2.; Ser.#K729558. Don't know what the birthdate would be. I do know it is a great shooter, and I prefer it to my Model 41.

Mick

 

[Dennis S]

Here is mine.

 

[pharmer]

17-3 # 3K 865xx, 18-3 #1K63xx Joe

 

[MrTrolleyguy]

My three .22s

17-6 6" Dead Eye



While not a 17 or 617. This is a model 35-2 6" It is a J frame .22 caliber. Purty ain't she.
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The brand new 617 4" is bashfull and wont come out yet.

 

[jsfricks]

Here's my early post war K22-

 

[Birdgun]

Here's my Model 17. Love this revolver. I've taken a few cottontails, some raccoons, and a couple of 'possems with a Model 17.

S&W Model 17-4 "K22 Masterpiece" in .22 Long Rifle

Thanks for looking at my Model 17.

God bless,
Birdgun

 

[TXSIG]

My Model 17-3

 

[S&WshooterFIN]

My first gun was S&W model 17 K-22 Target Masterpiece in early 1990s.
Then I bought mod 686 6" and 586 4". I have "lost" all of them

Two years ago I found and bought 17-5

Now I have whole K- Target Masterpiece family (K-14, K-16 & K-17)

 

[OutAtTheEdge]

Resurrecting A Zombie Thread? I'll Play!

Who doesn't like bringing a long-lost thread back from the dead?

Here's my 4-screw M17 K22 Target Masterpiece. I picked this one up for an embarrassing price 20 years ago. It had been sitting in a gun store display case for months with no apparent customer interest. I rarely appraise a gun at 98%+, but this one is just about there.

 

[Retired W4]

This is my finest K22 Masterpiece, with original magnas and box. Shipped July, 1950. I have a few others but this one stands out in my collection.