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A brand new no-lock Model 36. Thank you, Smith & Wesson.

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April 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
This Smith & Wesson Centennial Airweight (pre-Model 42) has always felt to me like a swanky international sort of pistol. Best to not test that theory, though.

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November 21, 2024 at 8:11 PM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
If you know, you know.

Any guesses on what this Smith & Wesson revolver is? Here's a clue: it's pre-WW2.

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March 15, 2024 at 5:10 PM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
Well, happy 168th birthday, Smith & Wesson! It's been a privilege to know you, and I look forward to many more.

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November 19, 2024 at 12:27 AM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
When Smith & Wesson developed the Model 52 pistol for the Army Marksmanship Unit in 1958, the goal was simple: make the world's most accurate match-grade centerfire pistol.

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June 20, 2024 at 4:34 PM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
Quick and simple today: got some range time in and dirtied this Smith & Wesson M&P 5.7.

What did you bring on your last range trip?

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May 1, 2024 at 12:07 AM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
Not just any Smith & Wesson M&P40C, but one from the personal collection of Ed Brown. Ed sadly passed away last September, and his family is now selling off some of Ed's guns. This was good of a deal to pass up.

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March 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
Pictured here is a nice early Smith & Wesson .38 Centennial (pre-Model 42) that left the factory in 1956 for Kirkwood Brothers in Boston, MA.

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October 1, 2024 at 5:53 PM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
Texas Department of Corrections didn't mess around in '81. Smith & Wesson Model 65 with gonçalo alves grips. .357 Magnum thunder in a K-frame package. Fixed sights: all business. This is what "institutional badass" looks like. 💀🔥 #smithandwessonpartner #smithandwesson #357magnum #lawenforcement
July 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
Last weekend's range trip got rained out. No worries ... this goodie from Smith & Wesson just arrived, upping the stakes for this weekend's trip!

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October 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
These stills never get old.

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December 31, 2023 at 11:06 PM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
Plot spoiler: I didn't attend a Coldplay concert over the past week. Just a lot of range time with this Smith & Wesson PC1911 chambered in God's Caliber.

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July 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
I really, really like shooting this Smith & Wesson Model 327 TRR8. 8 rounds in the wheel is a lot of fun, and it's dead nuts accurate. The rubber grip it came with was fine, but this Pau Ferro Hogue seemed befitting.

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April 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
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June 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
Smith & Wesson just released three new revolvers that don't have "the lock:" the Models 10, 19, and 36.

Prediction: in 20 years or so, collectors will start to actively seek out the "lock" guns.

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January 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
Here's a nice way to start the day. Smith & Wesson prewar .38 Military & Police Target at the range, pushing 158 grain .38 Special LRN loads. No surprise that the bullseyes were well shredded. #smithwesson #smithandwesson #smithandwessonpartner #38mp #38special #leadroundnose #rangetime #pewpew
January 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
Art Lewis was a well-known Choctaw silversmith who worked under his Indian name Neetha Loosa. He probably made these Smith & Wesson J frame grips in the 1960s, and they look fantastic on this 1958 vintage Chiefs Special revolver.

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June 11, 2024 at 3:52 PM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
This 1984 @Smith_WessonInc Model 10 probably spent a few decades on duty. Grip worn nearly smooth from endless draws, but drop some oil in and watch it stack bullets at 25 yards. Peak reliability never goes out of style.

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August 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
For any Smith & Wesson collector, this .38 Military & Police is one of the tough ones to find. Shipped in May of 1936 to a construction company in Detroit, this prewar .38 Special snub with a square butt grip frame looks brand new. #smithwesson #smithandwesson #smithandwessonpartner
December 18, 2024 at 10:25 PM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
(4/4)

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January 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
In 1857, @smithandwessoninc made four revolvers. This is the only known survivor from that year.

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September 26, 2024 at 4:02 PM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
In 1853, the first Smith & Wesson partnership produced several dozen of these "Volcanic" magazine pistols. This is serial number 6—one of the earliest firearms in existence to bear the Smith & Wesson name.

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June 9, 2024 at 5:18 PM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
In 1876, Smith & Wesson released the .32 Single Action, which was meant to take the place of the aging Model 1 revolver.

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September 28, 2024 at 10:13 PM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
It's easy to write a hagiography on the Smith & Wesson Registered Magnum revolver.

This particular example left the factory on February 21, 1936, and was shipped to Von Lengerke & Antoine in Chicago.

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March 19, 2024 at 2:10 PM
firearmshistorian.bsky.social
Back around 2002, I bought my first revolver: a Smith & Wesson Model 60. That was the revolver that taught me much of what I know about revolver shooting. I regret that I sold it some years later to help with a house downpayment.

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April 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM