[marktwain]

These S&W revolvers are wonderful guns. I have had many of them, and they are classic. I sometimes carry a steel model 36 five shot or the ultra modern 337 high tech scandium version. Pictures at the link.

[barb-tex]

What were the revolvers chambered for .38 S&W (short&weak?)

[dirtboy]

I have one of these that I got from my grandfather. Gun fanatics I have known love seeing and shooting this gun. It’s not powerful, but it is a very fundamental weapon.

[riverrunner]

I have always said if one can get the job done with five or six shots a revolver is hard to beat.

[mbynack]

The first pistol I carried in the Air Force in 1978 was a S &W 38 Special. The cops got the new semi-autos and the officers got the old 1911s. We lowly command post guys got the cast offs.

[Lurker]

This gentleman should take care about the ammo he feeds that revolver. It won’t take any +P loads at all. And I seem to recall that it fired a lower powered load that was specially made for the military. It was an FMJ if I recall correctly.

I’ll have to do some research on it later.

[Condor51]

Wheel guns will never die.

I'm hankering to get a new handgun. At first I was looking at all those 10-15 'high capacity'(snix) magazine ones - then I stopped.

I started going only to .45ACP 1911's with a 7 or 8 round mag, or wheel guns. Now I know I want a wheel gun - period. A .357, 45LC or maybe The Judge: .45LC/.410.

Found a nice 'Judge', Blued finish & 6½ barrel. A little over $400 out the door through Davidson's Gallery of Guns. Looks like a 'Dirty Harry' hand cannon :-)

Price IS a factor. No way I'm paying $1,200 for 45LC Colt, or $1K for a S&W.

[JoeProBono]

[Hardastarboard]

My favorite revolvers always have been, and continue to be, the Model 19 / 66 series from S&W. Great guns right out of the box - smooth, even trigger pull, and a great, classic sleek look. Especially the deep blue early Model 19’s. There’s no better looking gun made, IMHO.

[smokingfrog]

Nice gun, if you can find one in good condition.

[Durus]

I love revolvers. That being said, it’s a mistake to call a revolver “more dependable” then a semi-auto. A revolver is a complicated mechanism with significantly more moving parts then a semi-auto. There are some advantages to a revolver without a doubt, but let’s not get carried away.

[R W Reactionairy]

Correct me if I am wrong but the M&P was / is a K Frame. In 38 Special pretty much a lower finish Model 10 from the era before S&W started using model numbers rather than model names.

[Ramius]

I have a 1909 Colt, .45LC. In very nice condition. I know it was originally sold to the USMC and issued to a Marine in Seattle during WW1. I know where it ended up (the guy I bought it from) but I have no idea what all happened in between.

[VOA]

“
By the time the second half of the War to End All Wars rolled around,
fighting six guns were relegated to historical footnotes.
Living on only through the legends of John Wayne and Doc Holliday, right?
Wrong. Smith & Wesson revolvers went to war.
“

DECADES AGO, as a teenager, a fellow church-goer had one of these revolvers.
I suppose it was from his father (served in Korea?).
My memory is dim, but IIRC, there was minimal stamping on the gun,
such as no serial number.
Perhaps it was impressed on a part of the gun you wouldn’t see until
the gun was disembled for cleaning.