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A stainless steel development of the Smith & Wesson Model 36 Chief's Special revolver, the Model 60 has a swing-out cylinder, and features an exposed hammer. It has been in production since 1965, and was the first regular production all stainless steel firearm made. [1]
According to Supica, many of these returned pistols were not actually repaired. Employees at Smith & Wesson simply took a new pistol off the line, restamped the serial number, and shipped the pistol to the customer in place of the old one because repair time would have been too costly. [2] Model 61 engineering changes:
At this time, S&W retired the 4.5 inch barrel and switched all Sigmas to the 4.0 inch barrel. Sigmas from this era onward are considered "2nd generation" Sigmas. Shortly after the introduction of the VE series, Smith & Wesson further improved it by adding an accessory rail but did not change the model number to reflect this update.
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Smith & Wesson Model 642 Ladysmith in .38 Special. In 1952 the safety hammerless concept was applied to Smith & Wesson's J-frame. The finished product became the Model 40 and 42 chambered in .38 Special and is alternately known as the Smith & Wesson Centennial as it was produced in the 100th anniversary of the founding of Smith & Wesson.
In the 1920s and the 1930s, the inability of conventional police service revolver ammunition to reliably penetrate heavy steel framed automobiles was perceived as a problem as United States law enforcement agencies encountered well organized and funded bootleggers. [1] In response, Smith & Wesson introduced the large frame .38/44 Heavy Duty in ...
The no-frills Model 58 also lacked an ejection rod shroud, but retained the pinned barrel and counter bored cylinder of the more expensive Model 57. The Model 58 was manufactured from 1964 to 1977 and roughly 20,000 were produced. In 2008, it was released again by S&W, both in bright nickel and bright blue finish. [4]
Smith & Wesson Model 30; Smith & Wesson Model 34 Kit Gun; Smith & Wesson Model 36; Smith & Wesson Model 57; Smith & Wesson Model 60; Smith & Wesson Model 64; Smith & Wesson Model 73; Smith & Wesson Model 317 kit gun; Smith & Wesson Model 340PD; Smith & Wesson Model 386; Smith & Wesson Model 460; Smith & Wesson Model 500; Smith & Wesson Model ...