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 ...

Naturally, it was presented to Jordan. In 1957, when Smith & Wesson changed from names to model numbers, the Combat Magnum was given the Model 19 designation. It has been one of the company’s ...