Awesome catch , I only once had that happen . Very nice !

 

fantastic find , these are some of the most elegant revolvers ever made ,

 

Mistakes happen and you were the lucky recipient this time around. I am sure somebody at that store dropped the ball so to speak.The LGS lost a lot of money and the previous owner lost out as well. Probably a widow wanted it out of the house and knows nothing about guns.Anyway a very nice K22 . They do not make them like that anymore. I have a K22 that I bought 20 years ago and I thought I was getting a deal at 500 dollars.

 

Arrgh! Now I have to worry about widows. . .

The consignment price was set by the customer. . . .but now I am going to feel guilty for a week. Until I shoot the thing, that is. If it shoots to 1952 S&W standards, I think the pain will dull.

 

Flangster you shouldn't ever admit to robbery on a website. nice pistol.

 

What a deal...:bthumb:

 

What a super deal and nice write up. The Model 17 is one of the best .22s to have and those target sights are the bomb.

Good luck with it and your lottery ticket.

 

Congratulations.

You don’t need a lottery ticket. You already won the lottery.

 

I'm a 1952 model. I should have that rig!

Many years ago, I lucked into a perfect Model 17-4. A new arrival, priced by a young clerk.
"Just a .22", was his thinking. He was all about guns being tactical. The gun was easily worth twice the price.
Thing was, they also had a K22 in the case, not so pristine, that was priced where such a gun should have been. I guess the owner didn't notice the discrepancy.

 

I would be cautious about answering your phone for awhile....someone might realize the error they made. Nice catch!

 

Nice looking revolver at an unbeatable price. I love reading about people who find good deals on guns that are typically over priced. You were right not to pass that deal up. Even better that it came with some leather. You now have your barbecue gun setup!

 

That is a nice find. On top of that you got a good deal. I bought a 1953 K22 like that for $350, but that was over 20 years ago. I once walked into a pawn shop and bought a old S&W 357 that turned out to be a Reg Mag.

 

You were a LOTTERY WINNER for sure that day!

 

Nice find!

 

Model 17

if it makes you feel better this Sunday morning just remember that the original owner paid under $200 for the pistol so they made a huge profit.

 

Finding an old , clean 17 is a rare find in itself. Too find one at that price is amazing. Hope you stopped at church on the way home to do some penance

Seriously, finds like that are what keeps me haunting mom and pop gun shops on a regular basis. Nothing feeds the addiction like when you hit a deal on something you love. It makes it all worthwhile!

 

Finding an old , clean 17 is a rare find in itself. Too find one at that price is amazing. Hope you stopped at church on the way home to do some penance

Seriously, finds like that are what keeps me haunting mom and pop gun shops on a regular basis. Nothing feeds the addiction like when you hit a deal on something you love. It makes it all worthwhile!

Ma and pop gun stores are becoming rare, we must support them. Stay away from the big box stores that are out of state, they won't help your local community. Here in rural New Hampshire we've lost two good stores around me, one sold real black powder, that was a real loss.

 

Very nice find. You can't find them if you don't look. Great looking revolver.

 

Congrats. That was a smoking deal.

 

VERY, VERY nice, Ben. You are living right these days. :t:t

Doug

 

I got a few K22s myself. I just had out my 1958 Stoger Shooters Bible to look up Llama 22 pistols. In 1958 a K22 was $81 large, the 41 was a cool $100. Both a tidy sum back then. You have to adjust for the dollar. You are talking over a weeks pay for some in early 50s. You didn’t see a lot of them. Was hard to justify that kind of money for a 22 pistol. I got my first one new in 1964? I was a thing of awe compared to what we were use to.
I just traded a Hi-Std HD Military for a very nice 1950 K22. They are going for decent money. $750-$1K. I would jump on any for $500, in reasonable shape. They were dragging behind in S&W line up. 3 yrs ago K22, K38, m19 and m28s were fairly reasonable. The top has been found in the popular models and now the others are coming up to meet them.
There is no more of these revolvers being made. The present production may be same model but they don’t hold a candle to the older guns. Just about any S&W with adjustable sights in this time period is going to be close to $1K.

 

I got a few K22s myself. I just had out my 1958 Stoger Shooters Bible to look up Llama 22 pistols. In 1958 a K22 was $81 large, the 41 was a cool $100. Both a tidy sum back then. You have to adjust for the dollar. You are talking over a weeks pay for some in early 50s. You didn't see a lot of them. Was hard to justify that kind of money for a 22 pistol. I got my first one new in 1964? I was a thing of awe compared to what we were use to.
I just traded a Hi-Std HD Military for a very nice 1950 K22. They are going for decent money. $750-$1K. I would jump on any for $500, in reasonable shape. They were dragging behind in S&W line up. 3 yrs ago K22, K38, m19 and m28s were fairly reasonable. The top has been found in the popular models and now the others are coming up to meet them.
There is no more of these revolvers being made. The present production may be same model but they don't hold a candle to the older guns. Just about any S&W with adjustable sights in this time period is going to be close to $1K.

Was just watching a auction on sunday I think every smith and wesson revolver that was clean and nice brought at least 1100 dollars without the 15% buyer premium and fees. Both the model 41 s that were collector status were 1350 and 1400 dollars plus the fees and buyers premium.If you have nice stuff to sell it is definitely a sellers market.

 

Great find. I would have grabbed that as soon as I checked it over. In my area a $1000 would be the minimum price on something like that. I looked at a couple a few weeks ago and none were under $1000.

 

Great revolver, I just checked my earliest Gun Digest 1967 and the K-22 was a cool $89. That was $10 less than a Walther P38 and $15 more than the PPK to give you an idea.

 

Great deal on a great revolver! Cool story, too.
I happened upon a minty 1954 Masterpiece K-22 about a year ago. I got an even more incredible deal....free.

Yes, free. My father-in-law gave me several firearms. In addition to the K-22 was a 1939 Winchester 94 and an old 1920's Iver Johnson in 38 S&W. The only condition is that I give them to my grandsons (his great grandsons) when they are old enough. No problem with that deal.

 

Nice revolver. You have a real gem to enjoy!

 

Bought model 17 3Ts for all five Grandkids. Beginning in 1997 at 150$ to 2013 at 850$ 😓

 

I don’t need another k frame 22, but if I saw it at that price would have jumped on. It too

 

I know this is an older post but this is the 17-2 that showed itself in the local "Tactical" GS glass case. When I saw it had a set of N frame presentation grips and a target hammer and trigger I was guessing someone had used it for paper match work. Then I tried the single action and knew that its previous owner had made some magic happen. It has a fair share of honest holster wear and a few deeper finish marks from lack of an oil wipe down before long storage. But the barrel is immaculate on the inside and it shoots to the sights better than any other K frame I own. Came across the set of dark inner metal disc Magna's at a local swap meet for very cheep. Still looking for a crisper set that are not $$$$. Feel lucky to have found this and like the OP couldn't get the cash out fast enough when I saw the asking price. Better yet it came with the nice Basket Weave holster. Perfect for the trap line or the farm.
Its my favorite 22 to knock about with.