Manufactured in 1948. Matching serial numbers on butt, right grip panel, cylinder and barrel. Comes with a period K-22 Masterpiece gold box (unnumbered), bore brush and bore rod with two attachments.

Excellent, retaining 97% original blue finish showing slight muzzle wear, light cylinder drag line, and light speckling of brown on the back strap at the top. Nearly all original case colors remain. The grips are excellent with sharp checkering overall. Mechanically excellent. The box is very good with minor-moderate wear.