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You will hear the 15 and 18 referred to as the "combat masterpiece" and the 14, 16 and 17 as the "target masterpiece."
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While this is true, I feel obligated to point out a minor mandatory disclaimer or explanatory note...
The "Target" appellation is an invention of later-day collectors to more easily distinguish between the (generally) long-barrel, Patridge-sight "Masterpiece" models and the (generally) short-barrel, ramp-sight "Combat Masterpiece" models. The word "Target" was not used on factory boxes or literature. IOW the Model 17 and its immediate predecessors were originally sold simply as the "K-22 Masterpiece".