My 1948 gun exhibits none of those traits. In searching for one of these guns you will likely run across the term The Three T's: In fact, I'm barely a novice when it comes to the third model K-22. I started looking at the changes to the gun during this period. After I began investigating production numbers I couldn't stop there. But there were four other years when the production numbers were low 1947, 1950, 19. The fewest serial numbers were assigned in 1949. The only way to know for sure is order a letter on your gun. Remember, there can be a big difference in the manufacture date and the ship date of a gun. What did I find? Sure enough, more third model guns were assigned serial numbers in 1948 than any other year. I thought it peculiar, so I went back to the serial number table to take a closer look. During my search to buy three of the third model K-22 guns for Christmas gifts, I noticed that there were more 1948 guns being offered for sale. The K-32 and K-38 companion guns would have been in this serial number range as well. Third Model Serial Number Range K101 to K317822 1948 S&W K-22 Masterpiece Serial Number Locationsįor some reason, Smith & Wesson stamped the "K" spaced far away from the numbers, although it is part of the serial number. He laughed and quickly changed the subject from the extra $250 cost, to the tapered barrel and all of the serial number locations on the 1948 gun. When I picked this gun up from Benny, my FFL guy, I told him I was going to be embarrassed to write about it and disclose what I had paid.
For an old codger like me, coming to terms with the extra $250 I had to pay to get this 1948 gun ($1,450 offered price vs $1,700 actually paid) is a difficult adjustment. In my search last evening I counted about 30 third model guns, ranging in price from $900 - $1,200 generally, with the best examples approaching $2,000. 1948 Smith & Wesson K-22 Masterpiece $1,699 Purchase Price Break-DownĪs of right now, you can find these guns available for sale online. This was the backdrop of how things were when my k-22 Masterpiece rolled out of the Smith & Wesson factory that same year. George Orwell finished his manuscript for his new book "1984" and checked himself into a TB Sanatorium in 1948. The Summer Olympics made their return in 1948 in London, England. The first woman was elected to the Senate.
The United States Armed Forces were desegregated and women were allowed in the Air Force (WAFs). The State of Israel was created and the Arab-Israeli War occurs. The Berlin Blockade and Airlift kicked off the Cold War. "Badges? We don't need no stinking badges." The year was 1948 and Humphrey Bogart was filming the movie "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre." Another of his films was already in theatres that year, "Key Largo." Other events of 1948. Smith & Wesson's K-22 Masterpiece - The Third Model was Produced from 1946 to 1957 1948 SN: K30606
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