Smith & Wesson Ladysmith

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Smith & Wesson Ladysmith
Smith & Wesson Model 642 LS Ladysmith (8212014974).jpg
A Smith & Wesson Model 642 LS Ladysmith
TypeRevolver or pistol
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service1902–1986
Used byFBI
Production history
ManufacturerSmith & Wesson
VariantsModel 631LS
Model 36LS
Model 60LS
Model 65LS
Model 642LS
Specifications
Barrel length2 in (51 mm) to 3.5 in (89 mm)
Cartridge.22 Long
.32 H&R Magnum
.38 Special
.357 Magnum
9mm Parabellum
ActionDouble Action Revolver
Semi-auto Pistol
Feed system5-round cylinder (.38 revolver)
6-round cylinder (.32 revolver)
8-round magazine (9mm revolver)

The S&W Ladysmith (later styled LadySmith) is a series of handguns manufactured by Smith & Wesson starting early in the first decade of the 20th century. Early models, branded were chambered in .22 Long. Starting in the 1980s, under the slightly modified "LadySmith" moniker, S&W manufactured several short-barreled revolvers and semi-automatic pistols.

History[]

Smith & Wesson has produced firearms over the years in several standard frame sizes. M-frame refers to the small early Ladysmith frame.[1] Later LadySmith small revolvers were made on the somewhat larger J-frame, the standard S&W small-frame revolver.

The tiny M-frame .22" hand-ejector Ladysmith revolver was produced from 1902 through 1921, and later diminutive revolvers were termed LadySmith, capitalizing the "S".[1]

Models[]

  • Smith & Wesson Model 36 LadySmith (AKA: Chief's Special LadySmith): a blued steel, small frame, 5-shot, .38 Special revolver.
  • Smith & Wesson Model 60 LadySmith (AKA: Chief's Special LadySmith): a stainless steel, small frame, 5-shot, .38 Special or .357 Magnum, revolver.[2]
  • Smith & Wesson Model 65 LadySmith: a stainless steel, medium frame, 6-shot, .357 Magnum revolver.
  • Smith & Wesson Model 631 LadySmith: a stainless steel, small frame, 6-shot, .32 H&R Magnum revolver.
  • Smith & Wesson Model 642 LadySmith: a small frame, 5-shot, .38 Special, hammerless revolver with an aluminum frame and stainless steel cylinder.

Miscellaneous[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Boorman, Dean K. (2002). The History of Smith & Wesson Firearms. Globe Pequot Press. pp. 44–46, 87. ISBN 978-1-58574-721-4.
  2. ^ Hartink, A.E. (2003). The Complete Encyclopedia of Pistols and Revolvers. Edison, New Jersey: Chartwell Books. pp. 225–230. ISBN 978-0-7858-1871-7.

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