What Do I Have? Father's Gun Passed On To Me After His Death

[montywinters]

Smith & Wesson K-22 Masterpiece 22 long rifle K 27548 Pre 1956

Just wondering what it is worth?

 

[jb28]

Money wise, so.eone will be along and answer that for you.
It was your dads gun left to you = priceless.

 

[22hipower]

Since it was your Dad's, most of us would say it was priceless. It is refinished in nickel which detracts from the value were it in original finish and the grips are after market. I would expect to find it priced where I shop for $800-$1000 with the box, others may suggest the value is lower but I've seen some nicely refinished in nickel sell in that range. Nice gun, one that should be passed down to your children. And I'm sure it is great at the range and there is no reason not so shoot it. Enjoy. And welcome to the Forum.

Jeff
SWCA #1457

 

[montywinters]

Money wise, so.eone will be along and answer that for you.
It was your dads gun left to you = priceless.

Thanks.

 

[montywinters]

Since it was your Dad's, most of us would say it was priceless. It is refinished in nickel which detracts from the value were it in original finish and the grips are after market. I would expect to find it priced where I shop for $800-$1000 with the box, others may suggest the value is lower but I've seen some nicely refinished in nickel sell in that range. Nice gun, one that should be passed down to your children. And I'm sure it is great at the range and there is no reason not so shoot it. Enjoy. And welcome to the Forum.

Jeff
SWCA #1457

Thanks, I think he only shot it twice.

 

[JP@AK]

Some observations:

You called it "pre 1956." While that is correct, your K-22 is even better than that. It is from 1948 and still has the one line address. That makes it special. So does the fact that it belonged to your father. Who cares what the market would pay for it? You should keep this revolver in the family for your heirs.

The nickel refinish and the aftermarket stocks keep it from being collectible anyway. Nevertheless, you should take it out and enjoy shooting it. I once had a one-liner that could put 25 rounds into a group I could cover with a half-dollar.

Condolences on the loss of your dad.

 

[montywinters]

Some observations:

You called it "pre 1956." While that is correct, your K-22 is even better than that. It is from 1948 and still has the one line address. That makes it special. So does the fact that it belonged to your father. Who cares what the market would pay for it? You should keep this revolver in the family for your heirs.

The nickel refinish and the aftermarket stocks keep it from being collectible anyway. Nevertheless, you should take it out and enjoy shooting it. I once had a one-liner that could put 25 rounds into a group I could cover with a half-dollar.

Condolences on the loss of your dad.

Thank you for your words. Dad bought it in 1956, the year of my birth. I appreciate your further insight and clarification.

 

[A10]

It's a nice revolver. The one thing I would add is that the display case is for an Nframe (large frame) revolver and from the configuration of the inserts it appears to be from the mid 70s (smarter people here would know better than me!). Did your father have the revolver to go with it? I would guess it would be a Model 27-2 or 29-2, .357 or .44 magnum respectively. Both would be top of the line handguns.

Oh, and to me if this were for sale in my area top dollar would be around 600. It's cool, but the refinish and Jay Scott grips detract from the value. As others have mentioned there is a lot more value in it having been your Dad's.

 

[montywinters]

It's a nice revolver. The one thing I would add is that the display case is for an Nframe (large frame) revolver and from the configuration of the inserts it appears to be from the mid 70s (smarter people here would know better than me!). Did your father have the revolver to go with it? I would guess it would be a Model 27-2 or 29-2, .357 or .44 magnum respectively. Both would be top of the line handguns.

Oh, and to me if this were for sale in my area top dollar would be around 600. It's cool, but the refinish and Jay Scott grips detract from the value. As others have mentioned there is a lot more value in it having been your Dad's.

Not sure about the box. Dad could have purchased it later. The gun was purchased in 1956, the year I was born. I can confirm that.

 

[A10]

Not sure about the box. Dad could have purchased it later. The gun was purchased in 1956, the year I was born. I can confirm that.

That in itself makes the gun invaluable. Lots of us search for birth year guns and here you were delivered with one! I have always contended that people should be issued a gun at birth....