The semi-automatic pistol was becoming more than a mere oddity at this time, with such tremendous guns as the M1911 and Luger being adopted by major militaries. Handguns too were in a state of great flux, with many of history’s wildest, weirdest and most iconic designs having seeing inception. The outbreak of WWI in 1914 saw significant and widespread innovation in small arms, greatest among them the machine gun and all its terrible effectiveness. , via Wikimedia Commons Wartime Adoption and Usage 38 Special, that the future Model 10 was truly codified, and for all the later and many revisions, variations and options, the revolver has been in continual production, and service, ever since.īy The original uploader was Olegvolk at English Wikipedia. This added much-needed strength and durability to what was seen as a significant shortcoming of the 1 st generation models when roughly handled, dropped or abused, the thin, relatively weak ejector rod could be bent, rendering quick ejection of cartridges or spent cases difficult or impossible. Most relevant to many users of the M&P was the addition of a lug beneath the barrel that allowed the ejector rod to engage it securely. 38 Special Military & Police saw other design revisions rolled out as the 2 nd Model, with much streamlining of the action and trigger mechanism being foremost among them. 38 S&W Special in 1902, what we call just. 38 Long Colt against enemy combatants, and so Smith & Wesson took to the drawing board, redesigning and rechambering the M&P for the then-new. Reports from the fighting did not speak favorably of the performance of the. Way back then when the gun was designed and adopted, America was embroiled in the Phillipine-American War. A perfect size for both carry and shooting, it remains a very popular configuration today, so long as one does not require a barn-burning magnum cartridge. The new military revolver was designed around a petite but sturdy frame that would come to be known later on as the “K” frame in S&W parlance larger than the tiny J frame, but not as massive as the L frame. 38 Military & Police was born, only much later in the 1950’s to be dubbed the Model 10. It had an ejector rod at the front of the cylinder exposed beneath the barrel when the cylinder was in battery and rudimentary fixed sights typical of revolvers of the day. Cribbing a feature from Colt’s earlier Model of 1889, the gun featured a cylinder release mounted on the left side of the frame, a six round capacity and double-action operation. Army and Navy for a new centerfire revolver sidearm to be chambered in the then standard. The genesis of the Model 10 was in the year of 1899, designed and produced by Smith & Wesson to fulfill a contract request from the U.S. In this article we’ll take a look at the life, times and legacy of this classic sixgun, and hopefully you’ll come away with more appreciation and understanding of its influence. Indeed, even if you have never seen or handled a genuine, vintage Model 10, you have still been touched by its legacy that lives on in even the newest Smith and Wesson revolvers. Serving in almost every major war and innumerable smaller dust-ups, regime changes, police actions and civil conflicts, the Model 10 is a handgun that any serious shooter should be familiar with. 38 Hand Ejector Model and Military & Police (a livery recently resuscitated by Smith & Wesson for their excellent striker-fired semi-automatic pistols), the Model 10 is one of the most numerous and beloved fighting handguns ever, with a reputation that few others can ever hope to match. Known by other monikers at different times in its long production, including the. It has been produced nearly continuously from 1899 to today.
That revolver is the legendary Smith and Wesson Model 10, progenitor of the iconic and loved K-frame, and ancestor of all its descendants. One that codified both performance and design for over a century to follow.
For any wheelgun aficionado, especially an admirer of Smith & Wesson’s, there is one revolver that blazed the path for millions of others.
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