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==Smith & Wesson Model 38/49==
==Smith & Wesson Model 38/49==
[[Image:SWBodyguard.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 49 .38 Special]]
[[Image:S&WBody3.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 49 .38 Special]]
[[Image:S&WBody3.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 38, Aluminum framed version of Model 49 - .38 Special]]
[[Image:SWBodyguard.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 38, aluminum-alloy-framed version of Model 49 - .38 Special]]
[[Image:S&W38Nickel.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 649, stainless variant of the Model 49 - .38 Special]]
[[Image:S&W38Nickel.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 649, stainless variant of the Model 49 - .38 Special]]
The Smith & Wesson Model 38/49 "Bodyguard" is a Model 36 that has a "Camel Hump" hammer shroud used to prevent clothing snag, as the hammer is concealed in the shroud.  The Smith & Wesson Bodyguard was unusual in that the alloy framed "Airweight" was released to the public first as the ''Smith & Wesson Airweight Bodyguard'' in 1955.  In 1957 Smith & Wesson changed the named to the ''Model 38''When they released the version with the steel frame, they renamed the gun again, to the ''Model 49'' in 1959.  So the early alloy framed revolvers are usually the Model 38 and the Steel framed versions are the Model 49.
The Smith & Wesson Model 38/49 "Bodyguard" is a Model 36 that has a "Camel Hump" hammer shroud used to prevent clothing snag, as the hammer is concealed in the shroud.  The Smith & Wesson Bodyguard was unusual in that the alloy framed "Airweight" version was released first, as the Smith & Wesson Airweight Bodyguard, in 1955.  In 1957 Smith & Wesson introduced a new model numbering system, with the Airweight Bodyguard becoming the Model 38.  The steel-framed Bodyguard, the Model 49, was not introduced until 1959, unusual in that most Ariweights were ''preceded'' by their steel counterparts.
 
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Revision as of 23:12, 11 April 2010

The Smith & Wesson Model 36/38/49 is used in the following:

Smith & Wesson Model 36 "Chiefs Special"

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Smith and Wesson Model 36 - .38 special - 5 shot. First pattern with flat latch cylinder release.
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Smith & Wesson Model 60, stainless variant of the model 36 - .38 Special.
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Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special


The Smith and Wesson Model 36 (often called simply ".38 snubnose") was introduced in 1950 as the "Chief's Special" (sometimes called the "Police Chiefs Special"). When Smith & Wesson adopted a model number only system seven years later, the revolvers' name was changed to Model 36. It is famous as being the first J-frame revolver in the S&W series (the earlier models were called "I-frames"). It is commonly used as a "belly gun", being stuffed in the pants waist, or as an officer's "Spare Rod", strapped to the ankle in a holster. It holds five rounds of .38 special.

Film

  • An unruly bus passenger in Speed

Television

  • Third Watch Used by numerous characters throughout the life of the series.

Anime

  • In Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman, the character Ryu found a broken one in an antique store, and used it as the base for the laser gun he built for himself, which he dubbed a "Smith and Wesson-style Magna Blaster".
  • Used by Elroy, a hitman hired by Hotel Moscow in Black Lagoon


Smith & Wesson Model 38/49

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Smith & Wesson Model 49 .38 Special
Smith & Wesson Model 38, aluminum-alloy-framed version of Model 49 - .38 Special
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Smith & Wesson Model 649, stainless variant of the Model 49 - .38 Special

The Smith & Wesson Model 38/49 "Bodyguard" is a Model 36 that has a "Camel Hump" hammer shroud used to prevent clothing snag, as the hammer is concealed in the shroud. The Smith & Wesson Bodyguard was unusual in that the alloy framed "Airweight" version was released first, as the Smith & Wesson Airweight Bodyguard, in 1955. In 1957 Smith & Wesson introduced a new model numbering system, with the Airweight Bodyguard becoming the Model 38. The steel-framed Bodyguard, the Model 49, was not introduced until 1959, unusual in that most Ariweights were preceded by their steel counterparts.

Film