And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Lowest revolver pictured is a Smith and Wesson Model 60, the first stainless steel revolver made. First produced in 1965. Ruger didn't make stainless revolvers until after the New Model Blackhawks were introduced in '73.
The unloved one on top, is a true pocket pistol. Can be fired from a jacket or hoodie pocket, with a hammer, not so much. 38 snubbies are a bit under powered. Same gun in 9mm delivers significantly more velocity.
I have one in '38. Good for +P also. I don't have to use the lock. I also have a Taurus 66 which has a lock in the hammer. It's less visible than the one on the Smith and I don't have to use it either. Yet.
Too bad they defaced the one with the internal lock. What idiot needs that on a revolver?
ReplyDeleteLowest revolver pictured is a Smith and Wesson Model 60, the first stainless steel revolver made. First produced in 1965.
ReplyDeleteRuger didn't make stainless revolvers until after the New Model Blackhawks were introduced in '73.
I used to own one. Pre-lock. I regret selling it.
DeleteYou can keep the top one with the Hilary hole. The other two are sweet.
ReplyDeleteKlaus
Nice ! No S&W snubbies here, my only two are a .38 Spcl. Charter Arms Undercover Gen I and a Taurus 941UL in .22 Magnum.
ReplyDeleteThe unloved one on top, is a true pocket pistol. Can be fired from a jacket or hoodie pocket, with a hammer, not so much. 38 snubbies are a bit under powered. Same gun in 9mm delivers significantly more velocity.
ReplyDeleteI have one in '38. Good for +P also. I don't have to use the lock. I also have a Taurus 66 which has a lock in the hammer. It's less visible than the one on the Smith and I don't have to use it either. Yet.
DeleteTwo days ago I saw a snubby in .50. Why?, I wondered.
ReplyDeleteI think I would do myself a mischief firing that thing.
I've got one like the top in .357 magnum (mod 640). It's a handful but the muzzle flash and report are awesome.
ReplyDeleteI have an ancient Ivers Johnson snub nose .22 revolver. An eight shooter.
ReplyDeleteThe one in the middle looks like it belongs to a New Orleans pimp!
ReplyDeleteGeneral Patton agrees.
DeleteSmith puts one out every two minutes, or so I've heard.
ReplyDeleteJpaul
It is quite simple to remove the locking mechanism in the top revolver.
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