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S&W Russian Model No. 3 Emiliano Zapata's No.3, captured by Emil Lewis Holmdahl. Zapata's name is scratched on the ivory handle. Smith & Wesson produced large numbers of the Model 3, in three distinct models, for the Russian Empire by special order. The first was the 1st Model Russian (the original order design), with the Russian Ordnance ...
Over 131,000 S&W Model 3 revolvers were eventually sold to the Russian Army. [3] In addition to the S&W-made revolvers, Belgian-, Spanish- and German-made copies were adopted by several European countries and were used until the 1920s. The .44 Russian chambering became a hit in the domestic market as well, gaining a reputation as the first ...
The heeled bullets make the cartridge incompatible with .44 Russian, .44 Special, and .44 Magnum, which was made larger in diameter and longer to cover the exposed part of the bullet. Its power resembles the .41 Long Colt, [1].32-20 Winchester, [2] or .44-40 Winchester, [3] and it could be used to hunt small game at short range. [2]
Smith & Wesson Model 2 (S&W .38 Single Action) Smith & Wesson.38 S&W: 5 United States: 1876-1911 Smith & Wesson Model 3: Smith & Wesson.44 Russian, .44 S&W American, .38 S&W, .44 Henry, .44-40 Winchester, .45 Schofield, .32 S&W: 6 United States: 1868–1898 Smith & Wesson .38/44: Smith & Wesson.38 Special/44 6 United States: 1930–1941, 1946 ...
The .44 Smith & Wesson Special, also commonly known as .44 S&W Special, .44 Special, .44 Spl, .44 Spc, or 10.9×29mmR, is a smokeless powder center fire metallic revolver cartridge developed by Smith & Wesson in 1907 as the standard chambering for their New Century revolver, introduced in 1908. [3] [better source needed]
The .44 Magnum was an immediate commercial success. The direct descendants of the S&W Model 29 and the .44 Magnum Ruger Blackhawks are still in production, and have been joined by numerous other makes and models of .44 Magnum revolvers and even a handful of semi-automatic models, the first being produced in the 1960s. [12]
The Triple Lock, officially the Smith & Wesson.44 Hand Ejector 1st Model New Century, is a double-action revolver. It was and is considered by many, including handgun enthusiast and expert Elmer Keith, to be the finest revolver ever made. [1] Its popular name refers to its extra (third) locking lug on the cylinder crane.
The first caliber offered was the proprietary .44 Merwin & Hulbert (.44-30), which resembles the S&W .44 American, but is longer overall. Eyeing the lucrative contracts the Smith & Wesson enjoyed with Imperial Russia, this model was later produced in .44 Russian. [4]