K22

Just to prove I am not as old as Goo thinks I am.
Got my research letter from S&W on My .22 outdoorsman. Shipped in april 1936, so it's a little more than one year older tham i am.;)

I don't know who owned it before, but they took very good care of it. Almost looks new.98% of the blue remaining and a perfect bore.:D

Well John I thought you were allot younger then that! The times I met you, with Joe Van, I thought you were a "kid". I was born in 8-34.

With all the joking going on for the past decade or so I came to believe John was kindred to Methuselah! Neither of you are as old as my father though and he's still going strong....and still a stubborn old Kraut to boot. LOL

My S&W M18 isn't as old as the K22 but I still have the original Bangor-Punta box it came in.

The sword of Charlamange the just
Is ferric oxide, known as rust
Great Ceaser's bust is on the shelf
And I don't feel so well myself
Ogden Nash
;)

12/33 was a busy mounth.
Bob

It was the depression (the real one), what else did our folks have to do?

:thup:all of us old farts would like to see her. Congrats on the new pistol.

da gimp

OFC, Mo. Chapter

Before the government screwed things up, we used to buy K22s at gun shows for $200 on average. Occasionally you would find a good 5 screw but most were just good pre Bangor Smiths. I have a M18 and it is a handy and very accurate piece. These older Smiths just yell quality, especially a really old example such as yours. I really think that people don't realize the value in these older pistols: they never wear out and even a well worn K22 will shoot perfectly for another lifetime. Congratulations on a good find.