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Filling another hole in my S&W K-22 Collection #5381390 07/01/11
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,567 The Great Smoky Mountain Range generalstuart OP Campfire Regular
OP generalstuart Campfire Regular Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,567 The Great Smoky Mountain Range	Hello I have hunted Hard for a Four screw Pre-17 for a long time now and finally found the Right One to add to my S&W Revolver collection. The Four screw version K-22s that are not Model stamped 17 are a Tough find. The reason for this is that S&W dropped the upper side plate screw on the Five screw versions sometime in late 1955 making all K-22s after that Four Screw variations, but in 1957 they started stamping all of their guns with model number's and the K-22 got the Model 17 number assigned to it. That means in order to find a Pre-17 Four screw variation Non Model stamped K-22 they only had a less than Two year Production run of them leave the factory, and I was Pleased to locate this example. I found this gun the day before Father's day so it was kind of a Father's Day present to myself. It shipped out of the Factory in June 1956 to the Sharpleigh hardware store in St. Louis, MO and evidently was Logged into their inventory in July 1956 as the box bottom shows Being 55 Year's Ago.. From there it Laid around until April 11, 1958 as the sales slip shows it sold to a Doctor C. Marano for the Sum of $40.00. It came to me with it's original Box, Tools, and paperwork as shown and the Magna stocks shown on it are serial numbered to the gun. It is out of my Current S&W Collecting Interest to purchase anything other than Five screw Pre-Model stamped S&W revolver's but since this was a Non-Model stamped Pre-17 and that it had such a short production run I felt it a worthy find to add to my others....The gun appears to have only Been Factory fired so the Good Doctor that originally purchased it must have been far too busy to enjoy it...Cheers, TheGeneral. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/hammerdown-7/1956SWK-22Boxpaperworkandtools014.jpg[/img] Yeah, though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death ,... I Shall Fear no Evil, as I Always have with me Me my Loaded Smith & Wesson "..

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Re: Filling another hole in my S&W K-22 Collection generalstuart #5381421 07/01/11
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 19,602 Likes: 14 MAGA B BillyGoatGruff Campfire Ranger
BillyGoatGruff Campfire Ranger B Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 19,602 Likes: 14 MAGA	Great pics as always. Looks like a real beaut! MAGA

Re: Filling another hole in my S&W K-22 Collection BillyGoatGruff #5381446 07/01/11
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,567 The Great Smoky Mountain Range generalstuart OP Campfire Regular
OP generalstuart Campfire Regular Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,567 The Great Smoky Mountain Range	Originally Posted by BillyGoatGruff Great pics as always. Looks like a real beaut! Hello BillyGoatGruff Thanks for the Kind words, I appreciate it. S&Ws to Guys are what Shoes are to Woman... They Just seem to accumulate over time for some Unknown reason ? Regards, TheGeneral. Yeah, though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death ,... I Shall Fear no Evil, as I Always have with me Me my Loaded Smith & Wesson "..

Re: Filling another hole in my S&W K-22 Collection BillyGoatGruff #5381448 07/01/11
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utah708 Campfire Outfitter U Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 7,578	Truly a specimen worth being in a comprehensive collection. I wonder what the rate of return is on the $40 investment in 1958 until now.

Re: Filling another hole in my S&W K-22 Collection utah708 #5381531 07/01/11
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Chrome Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,966 Georgia USA	Wow ! Real work of art...

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Re: Filling another hole in my S&W K-22 Collection generalstuart #5381615 07/01/11
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T LEE Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 73,096 Punta Gorda, FL	Outstanding yet again Sir. George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you! Old cat turd! "Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison. I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me

Re: Filling another hole in my S&W K-22 Collection generalstuart #5382004 07/01/11
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 18,881 Placerville,CA,USA E Eremicus Campfire Ranger
Eremicus Campfire Ranger E Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 18,881 Placerville,CA,USA	Beautiful ! I sorely miss the one I bought about 1963. E

Re: Filling another hole in my S&W K-22 Collection Eremicus #5382055 07/01/11
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Tombstone Campfire Member Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 352 Chandler Arizona	Nice lookin Pistola! "You've got to be slow in a hurry." Wyatt Earp

Re: Filling another hole in my S&W K-22 Collection Tombstone #5382078 07/01/11
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Fischer Campfire Regular F Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 691 Lithia - Central Florida	All I can think of to say is WOW!!! Incredible find! www.fischercustomknives.com

Re: Filling another hole in my S&W K-22 Collection generalstuart #5382491 07/01/11
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,329 Likes: 4 Wyoming F frogman43 Campfire Outfitter
frogman43 Campfire Outfitter F Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,329 Likes: 4 Wyoming	IMPOSSIBLE! You have a hole in your S&W collection to fill??? I didn't think that could be possible! LOL Nice looking Smith there....I reach for my 17-3 a lot from the safe to use around the house for various "Varmint" chores! Last edited by frogman43; 07/01/11. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

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Re: Filling another hole in my S&W K-22 Collection frogman43 #5382718 07/01/11
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gregintenn Campfire Ranger G Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 16,127 Likes: 2	Man! That is beautiful!!!!!

Re: Filling another hole in my S&W K-22 Collection generalstuart #5382737 07/01/11
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222Rem Campfire Outfitter 2 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 10,718	Another great find as usual. That one's a real honey. How come YOU can't be my neighbor instead of the culls I've got?! Just not fair..... Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill

Re: Filling another hole in my S&W K-22 Collection generalstuart #5383845 07/02/11
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OP generalstuart Campfire Regular Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,567 The Great Smoky Mountain Range	Hello All I appreciate your Kind words here. The Hunt for more S&Ws continues...TheGeneral Yeah, though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death ,... I Shall Fear no Evil, as I Always have with me Me my Loaded Smith & Wesson "..

Re: Filling another hole in my S&W K-22 Collection generalstuart #5383915 07/02/11
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 7,467 With your mother..... Bricktop Campfire Tracker
Bricktop Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 7,467 With your mother.....	Maybe you can use it to kill another 50-pound "Wild Cat:" http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/4649439/1 I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum. Originally Posted by safariman I do tend to fit in well wherever I go in person. Originally Posted by Fireball2 The campfire is the most outside exposure I get. No TV, no newspaper.

Re: Filling another hole in my S&W K-22 Collection Bricktop #5383985 07/02/11
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tex_n_cal Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 22,274 Back in Texas, for good!	great find, enjoy my 5-screw as well. "...the designer of the .270 Ingwe cartridge!..."

Re: Filling another hole in my S&W K-22 Collection Bricktop #5384882 07/02/11
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,567 The Great Smoky Mountain Range generalstuart OP Campfire Regular
OP generalstuart Campfire Regular Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,567 The Great Smoky Mountain Range	Originally Posted by Bricktop Maybe you can use it to kill another 50-pound "Wild Cat:" http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/4649439/1 Good Point, Or Maybe a 150 Pound Coon....That aint uncommon in Tennessee.. Yeah, though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death ,... I Shall Fear no Evil, as I Always have with me Me my Loaded Smith & Wesson "..

Re: Filling another hole in my S&W K-22 Collection generalstuart #5385053 07/02/11
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The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,884 Likes: 44 USA	I hate you.

Re: Filling another hole in my S&W K-22 Collection generalstuart #5386189 07/02/11
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,127 Occupied California 4 4xbear Campfire Tracker
4xbear Campfire Tracker 4 Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,127 Occupied California	Very nice find. I keep a 5 screw model around and won't let go of it. Bear Bear Life is what happens to you as you are making other plans. NRA Patron Member

Re: Filling another hole in my S&W K-22 Collection 4xbear #5386560 07/03/11
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 115,424 Likes: 13 South Florida deflave Campfire Sage
deflave Campfire Sage Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 115,424 Likes: 13 South Florida	That's a great revolver general! Let us know how she shoots! Travis

Re: Filling another hole in my S&W K-22 Collection deflave #5387118 07/03/11
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supercrewd Campfire Tracker S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,312 Likes: 1 Joplin MO	I stumbled into one just recently, while mine is a collection of one. 17-4. I can't see the black on black sights due to aging eyes. Any fixes other than using nail polish or something less than aesthetic? NRA Life Member

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