The Original K-22 "Outdoorsman"

[Hammerdown]

Hello
Here is old Beater I have had awhile. It was shipped in 1936 and is wearing it's original sneakers..H.D.






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[Max]

One fine piece of hardware there.

[thumbsupracing]

Nice. My friend just bought one at a gun show this weekend from another dealer, then sold it about 2 hours later to another collector.

[Hammerdown]

One fine piece of hardware there.

Hello Max
I appreciate your Kind words and I shoot this as well....:gun: Hammerdown

[Gazoo]

That's an old beater?

[Hammerdown]

That's an old beater?

Hello Gazoo
Juat Kidding...:p H.D.

[Gazoo]

Hello Gazoo
Juat Kidding...:p H.D.

Whew. I was looking at my old POS Hi-Standard Sentinel R-101 and thinking "I thought this was a beater. Must be some sub-beater category I didn't know about." :D

[Hammerdown]

Whew. I was looking at my old POS Hi-Standard Sentinel R-101 and thinking "I thought this was a beater. Must be some sub-beater category I didn't know about." :D

Hello Gazoo
I started out with well used looking S&W's but in the past few Year'save Upgraded to at least 90% or better to make my Overall collection more balanced and worth more. I do not have a beater in my safe..H.D.

[rjrivero]

Hello Gazoo
I started out with well used looking S&W's but in the past few Year'save Upgraded to at least 90% or better to make my Overall collection more balanced and worth more. I do not have a beater in my safe..H.D.

I think that's the understatement of the year right there. Wow you have some nice pistols!!!:thumb:

[Gazoo]

I do not have a beater in my safe..H.D.

Me either....I leave them laying around the house for the neighborhood kids to steal. Kidding!!! Simmer down there!

[Tusker]

Here is my last one. All Matching, grips, box, etc. I can't seem to find anyone with an interest in it. Very late 1939, or early 1940, before the second model came in. :)
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With her Ivory:
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[Oriondk]

That looks really good wearing the ivory. Are you trying to sell it?

[StrawHat]

HD,

Actually, judging from other photos you have posted here and elsewhere, that might qualify as a beater!

Wish mine looked like that.

[snake charmer]

My only 22 revolver is a M17 of late '50's or early '60's vintage, don't shoot it as often as I should.

[Max]

Some of these guns just look too good. They are truly classic. They really don't make them like this anymore.

[Hammerdown]

Some of these guns just look too good. They are truly classic. They really don't make them like this anymore.


Hello Max
With The cost's of Manufacturing today we could Not afford the pre-War quality Guns today, and the Men that Built them are long gone. Those guns were all hand fitted and assembled. Back then, S&W had a soft fitting department and a hard fitting department when they built handguns.When the Raw forgings came to soft fitting, they were shaped and fitted. That is why we saw all the part's serial numbered as each one was carefully fitted for the gun it was intended for. Then they got sent to plating or the bluing department and returned to hard fitting or final fitting. This is where all the serial numbered parts were united with the guns they were fitted for, even the grips were hand fitted to the frames and fit them very tight and uniform. After that they went to final inspection and then on to the Packing department where the excess Oil was wiped clean and they were packed in their Box's to be shipped. In the early 1960's S&W standardized frame sizes and made Internal part's retro fit. The true hand fitting process was lost forever after that, along with the remarkable silky smooth hand fitted actions...They even stopped using the Carcassion Walnut in their grips due to Lower availability and cost. The Carcassion Walnut was the Heart wood of the tree and showed Black streaks in it. Eventually they used standard Walnut and the checkering Lined per inch were reduced to a more Broader checkering for faster production. At best the last wood checkered grips made at S&W Looked more like Pallet wood rather than the Elegant Walnut of Pre-War Times...:rolleyes: H.D.

[Dframe]

My only .22 K-frame, indeed my ONLY K frame is a beater only in that it's lacking some of it's finish. Mechanically it's perfect and very accurate. I've jokingly refered to it as the worlds loudest 22. It's a model 53

[Hammerdown]

My only .22 K-frame, indeed my ONLY K frame is a beater only in that it's lacking some of it's finish. Mechanically it's perfect and very accurate. I've jokingly refered to it as the worlds loudest 22. It's a model 53


Hello DFrame
The Model 53 is one I have not added to my collection. I have been hesitant due to the sticky extraction issues they are known to have. I did see a nice Early Four screw First year issue model 53 Last Year but it did not have the Original Factory Box and only came with the .357 Necked down Nickel washed cylinder Inserts. If I should come across one with the Two extra cylinders being .22 L.R and .22 W.M.R. I will add one of those. Regards, Hammerdown

[Dframe]

I'll keep my eyes open. I've not had any extraction issues. I clean the chambers of oil before I shoot and haven't yet loaded anything to Maximum, though I'm approaching it.
The closest I've come to difficult extraction was cured with only a gentle bump to the extractor with the heel of my hand. The action is excellent on my gun and loading the ammunition is fun. People are mystified by the gun because the roll mark only says .22 Magnum, and there is no mention of it's true calibre which of course is 22 Jet. Hammer is there a website for S&W serials? Mine is K440XXX

[Hammerdown]

I'll keep my eyes open. I've not had any extraction issues. I clean the chambers of oil before I shoot and haven't yet loaded anything to Maximum, though I'm approaching it.
The closest I've come to difficult extraction was cured with only a gentle bump to the extractor with the heel of my hand. The action is excellent on my gun and loading the ammunition is fun. People are mystified by the gun because the roll mark only says .22 Magnum, and there is no mention of it's true calibre which of course is 22 Jet. Hammer is there a website for S&W serials? Mine is K440XXX



Hello DFrame
According to my Serial Information which is in the revolver section here, see Link below, Your Model 53 is a First Year issue being it falls into this bracket.1961-K-429895--K--468098. I have always been intrigued with the Jet, but to be Truthfull, I feel Harvey K-Chuk the designer and wild cater of the Mid to late 1950's had a far better Idea by Modifying a K-Frame K-22 by Punching the cylinder to accept the More common .22 Hornet round in his revolvers. These are a rare find, but if I should ever see one no matter what shape it is in, I am a Player for Buying it...The barrels of these Modified K-22's are stamped Harvey K-Chuk and also give the bullet dimmensions of .224" on the Barrel stamps..:thumb:Hammerdown

http://www.revolverforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=139

[Dframe]

Thanks for the information Hammerdown. I wasn't aware of the hornet revolvers. Are they in standard case dimensions, or K? That would be a really interesting revolver to shoot. Did Harvey ever have any case setback problems with his hornets?

[Hammerdown]

Thanks for the information Hammerdown. I wasn't aware of the hornet revolvers. Are they in standard case dimensions, or K? That would be a really interesting revolver to shoot. Did Harvey ever have any case setback problems with his hornets?

Hello DFrame
He had no issues with his Hornet K-Chuk revolvers. There were only about 350 of them made and Three Very rare ones had a Barrel Flat with the caliber stamped into it, the rest were roll stamped on the barrels. He took a standard .22 Hornet Brass shell trimmed it .050" and fire formed it in the gun just using a Primer for ignition. It took the shoulder out of the Hornet round and made it custom fitting for that cylinder RCBS sells dies to make reloads for them... Hammerdown

[Hammerdown]

Hi
I got some Range time Last week, and this is the Grand Son to my Registered Magnum a Pre-27 that shipped in 1954. It shoots Far Better than I am able to hold it..:p. Hammerdown





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