by Michael de Bethencourt | Dec 30, 2008 | Smith and Wesson K-frames, Uncategorized
A six shot, .357-caliber blue steel revolver of medium size or K-frame. It was manufactured by Smith and Wesson and was available with a two and a half inch barrel and adjustable sights. In its day it was considered by some as the “Cadillac of snubs” and was at one...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Dec 27, 2008 | Colt D-frames, Uncategorized
One of two Colt Detective Special styled snubs (the other being the Agent) manufactured with an aluminum-alloy frame. The Cobra was a medium sized or D-frame Colt revolver manufactured in .22 and .38 caliber and available in two and three inch barrel lengths. The Colt...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Dec 24, 2008 | Smith and Wesson J-frames, Uncategorized
The Chief’s Special is a small sized or J-frame Smith and Wesson revolver manufactured in a variety of calibers and barrel lengths. Copied by many its quality remains a benchmark for every other snub. Models include the Model 36 (blue steel), Model 37 (aluminum-alloy...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Dec 23, 2008 | Smith and Wesson J-frames, Uncategorized
Often misidentified as hammerless, the Centennial is the designation for the frame-concealing encloses-hammer Smith and Wesson snubs. Introduced in 1952 as the Model 40 and named in honor of the company’s centennial the Centennial features a unique “Quasimodo” style...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Dec 18, 2008 | Smith and Wesson J-frames, Uncategorized
The most common designation for various “humped back” hammer shrouded Smith and Wesson snubs. The hammer shrouded frame was produced to compete with Colt’s factory produced, after-market hammer shroud attachment. The hammer shrouded design permits a small portion of...
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