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dual cylinder S&W Mo. 48

john418
I recently acquired a Smith Mo. 48-a Mo. 17 in .22 WMR clothing. Barrel is stamped 22 MRF (for Mag Rim Fire I assume-lord forbid Smith should acknowledge the existence of Winchester in its stamping). Gun has 8 3/8" barrel, wide target hammer and trigger, large uncheckered target grips and two well-fitted cylinders: one in .22 WMR and one in .22 LR!

I'm told on one hand that Smith made a very few 48's with both cylinders and that this might be a find and on another that someone just robbed an old K-22 cylinder and threw it in. Both fit precisely and good bluing on each matches the gun. I've shot them both very accurately.

I e-mailed Smith these questions but have received no response.

Any knowledge out there?
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  • Contender Man
    Hi and welcome to the forum!

    Model 48's were Mfg. from 1959-1986

    K Frame

    22 LR cylinder was an option

    Having the second cylinder adds (typically) $150-200 to the value of the revolver, which w/o the extra cylinder is $400-450+

    They didn't make a lot of dual cylinder sets, but they aren't a real rarity either.

    If your revolver is in top shape and you've got the box and papers you might want to get a S&W letter on it ... they run $30, but in addition to giving you some insight into when your gun was made, where it was shipped to, etc., they do add value. If the revolver is basically a shooter ... just enjoy it!


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    If you only have time to do two things so-so, or one thing well ... do the one thing!
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  • john418
    Mr. TC Man,

    Thanks very much for the response.

    I bought the gun for 400 from a neighbor of my elderly Aunt's when visiting her in the TX Panhandle during the holidays. He seemed very happy to get that for it. Tho there was no box nor papers and the spare cylinder was in an old Crown Royale bag, the bluing and grips are wonderfully fine and pretty. Perhaps I'll pursue the S&W letter out of curiosity.

    Still, I have every intention of shooting the gun. On a good eve for my eyes (we live in serious snow country & shoot indoors under mediocre light in the winter) and with the .22 LR cylinder, it seems every bit as accurate as my old Mo. 41.

    Thanks again & Best, John
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