S&W K-22

[Calfed]

I've been looking at 5-screw S&W's for some time now, especially .22 caliber. I glommed one at an auction the other day and it arrived at my FFL last week..

Only have the auction pics now...






It is in excellent condition, with just a little blueing wear at the muzzle and the front of the frame, near the crane.

[dave]

Not knocking the gun (I always wanted one) but the cylinder also has the pal wear on it. Either out of time or someone constantly dropped the hammer from half cock w/o going to full cock first, and turned cyl. by hand to a notch. With SA Colts that is a killer!

[Johnny P]

Not knocking the gun (I always wanted one) but the cylinder also has the pal wear on it. Either out of time or someone constantly dropped the hammer from half cock w/o going to full cock first, and turned cyl. by hand to a notch. With SA Colts that is a killer!

Does a S&W revolver have a half cock?

[wiley]

No half cock, but you will want to get a bottle of finger print remover!

[Johnny P]

None of my S&W revolvers have a half cock, but they all have the turn ring from being shot many times. Doesn't hurt a thing.

[Allen]

None of my S&W revolvers have a half cock, but they all have the turn ring from being shot many times. Doesn't hurt a thing.

10-4. The cylinder stop is spring loaded. With the cylinder open you can depress the stop with your finger and it will return---it always drags on the cylinder and starts making a ring from day one when they are new. I have a model 17 K-22 (3 screw) and a 10 shot 617, both with 6" barrels like yours. They are very accurate and fine weapons but for what they cost they should be.

[dave]

Did not know that (obviously). Seems like a rather bad cosmetic defect! Never owned any Smith's.

[Calfed]

No half cock, but you will want to get a bottle of finger print remover!

The FFL that shipped it on behalf of the auction house wiped it down before shipping it. No fingerprints when it arrived. Not sure why the auction house didn't do it before taking the pics for the auction.

[Calfed]

10-4. The cylinder stop is spring loaded. With the cylinder open you can depress the stop with your finger and it will return---it always drags on the cylinder and starts making a ring from day one when they are new. I have a model 17 K-22 (3 screw) and a 10 shot 617, both with 6" barrels like yours. They are very accurate and fine weapons but for what they cost they should be.

Thanks, Allen.

I've got a number of S&W revolvers and have been looking for a K frame .22 for a while now. I was happy to get this one, especially since it was a 5 screw model.

[Calfed]

Did not know that (obviously). Seems like a rather bad cosmetic defect! Never owned any Smith's.

I have several of S&W revolvers and the only ones that do not have "drag lines" from the cylinder stop are two model 27's that are unfired. I don't know of any revolver collectors who consider drag lines to be "defects"--cosmetic of otherwise.

[Johnny P]

Defect and cosmetic seems to be at opposite ends of the descriptive spectrum.

[dave]

How is the cly stop lowered in order to rotate cylinder to next chamber, when firing?

[Allen]

It is pulled down when pulling the trigger or hammer then releases quickly back into place. If you open the cylinder and pull the hammer back you will notice that it only pulls down long enough to clear the slot in the cylinder then snaps back. It then rides on the cylinder and falls into the next stop slot so it leaves a ring from one slot to the next. There's no portion of the cylinder that won't have a ring. The wear only gets so bad and that's it. I have 8 Smiths, my model 29 has been shot the most and the ring isn't very bad. It doesn't leave a noticeable groove in the cylinder or anything. For the quality, fit, feel and accuracy of these pistols I find this to be a minor dislike.

[Calfed]

I picked up the revolver and took a few pictures. The gun is all matching, including the grips. It doesn't look bad for a gun that is 60 years old--bluing excellent and only a few minor scratches. Based on the condition, I would say that this did not get fired much. There is a little blue wear at the muzzle, on the cylinder and at the front of the crane

[Johnny P]

Very nice S&W.