Smith and Wesson revolvers

[OLIAR15]

Next episode of the 2020 confinement pictorials, the S&W revolvers, a world famous brand with a huge following. Mine mostly fall into the 80s-90s period.

I am not a fan of the internal lock, both aesthetically and morally. I think a responsible adult gun owner should not be imposed such a device. Therefore I sadly haven’t bought a new S&W in a long time, but thankfully quality second hand examples are plentiful here in Switzerland.

And yes, I like combat grips. I’ve read some people hate them and think they’re an aberration. They fit my hands perfectly, are very comfortable and I love the look and the Goncalo Alves wood. I find the flaring at the bottom of the target grips make it unnecessarily wide for the little finger, despite having large hands. This also creates a tendency for the gun to rotate upwards in the hand when shooting, especially with heavy loads.

First and oldest one is not exactly a revolver, but close

1922 - Perfected Target Pistol (3rd model single shot)





1943 - Victory





1974-75 - 29-2





1982-86 - 27-2





1986 - 586 Distinguished Combat Magnum





1987 - 586-1 Distinguished Combat Magnum





1988 - 66-3 Combat Magnum





1989 - 629-2 Classic Hunter

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1990 - 17-6 K22 Masterpiece





1991 - 29-5 Classic Hunter





1994 - 686-4 Distinguished Combat Magnum





Just bought but not yet received

1990-92 - 610





And a non S&W, didn’t want to leave it out alone, and the design influence is obvious

2007 - Manurhin MR73 (Chappuis Armes)

[Triple X]

Very nice!

[titsonritz]

So off.

Just kidding, nice wheel guns.

[halfmoonclip]

Wow. Amazing finish to the Frenchified Smith. They made Walthers of course.
Yeah, gotta love Smith revos. I've drifted back to some, having drifted away for awhile.
Moon

[bignc]

Cool as heck! For some reason I keep scrolling back to look at that victory model. I love the stories they tell...

[grinder01]

Heres my S&W. 1942 chambered in 38 S&W. Great uncle's bring back.

[Triple X]

Amazing collection.
I too like the combat grips better.

[ddbtoth]

Nice collection!

[Pappabear]

Very nice collection. I've got a dirty Harry gun that has never been fired except at the plant for test firing. Sadly, when the guy shipped the gun to me he literally put the wooden box in an envelope and tore it up.

PB