“kit gun”
I used build airplane kits as a kid and I wondered why the S&W .22 was called a `kit gun’ since it obviously came fully assembled.
It’s a gun small enough to carry in your personal kit, tackle box or whatever you carry field gear in. Not a sidearm, just something extra.
The Smith & Wesson is a little small for me, I carry my grandfather’s H&R Sportsman .22, a larger revolver holding nine shots, with a longer barrel.
Hmmm...Kit gun...never heard that before...but understand the “kit” name now...carry in your “kit”.....heck I have three of those, Victory Model S$W 38s, one in Special, one in 38 S&W, and one that was 38 S$W and retrofitted after the war to take specials....Each with different barrel lengths....I really like all three of them. Great shooters.