44 Smith & Wesson Special. Smith’s new revolver would be called the .44 Hand Ejector First Model. So concerned was S&W about holding the new revolver together to withstand the rigors of the new ...

In 1957 Smith & Wesson introduced the Model 19 Combat Magnum at the behest of Border Patrolman Bill Jordan. Law-enforcement types flocked to the Model 19 like deer to a corn feeder, resulting in ...