Evolved from the Smith & Wesson

Smith & Wesson

Smith & Wesson is the largest manufacturer of handguns in the United States. The corporate headquarters is in Springfield, Massachusetts. Founded in 1852, Smith & Wesson's pistols and revolvers have become standard issue to police and armed forces throughout the world...

 Hand Ejector Model of 1902, the .38 Smith & Wesson Model Military & Police Model of 1905 is the third evolution of the S&W Model 10 (1948 to date) and the forerunner of the S&W Victory revolver. A six-shot hand-ejector swing-out cylinder) K-Frame revolver chambered in .38 Special

.38 Special

The .38 Smith & Wesson Special is a rimmed, centerfire cartridge designed by Smith & Wesson. It is most commonly used in revolvers, although some semi-automatic pistols and carbines also use this round...

(aka 38 S&W Special & 38 Colt Special) with either round-butt or square-butt and checkered walnut or hard rubber grips. Some models may also have a lanyard "D" ring on the grip butt. Blue or nickel finish, barrel length 2", 4", 5", 6", or 6.5". Four-screw cover plate, S&W logo on right side.

Five specific variations are noted below, not including the British .38/200 caliber Service Revolver (1940 - 1945) or the S&W Victory Model (1942 - 1945). Due to manufacturing totals, the earlier models are more coveted by collectors. A Target model was also manufactured in each variation and adds up to an additional 50% to its collector value.

Variations

M&P Model of 1905 (original) mfg. 1905 - 1906 (approx 10,900)

M&P Model of 1905 1st Change mfg. 1906 - 1908 (approx 73,650 = 1st + 2nd Change mfg. combined)

M&P Model of 1905 2nd Change mfg. 1908 - 1909 (unknown, see 1st Change note above)

M&P Model of 1905 3rd Change mfg. 1909 - 1915 (approx 94,800)

M&P Model of 1905 4th Change mfg. 1915 - 1942 (approx 458,300)