S&W brought out their first swing-out cylinder revolver, the. Up until this time all of S&W’s large-caliber revolvers had been of the hinged-frame, top-break variety, and, while popular, they were never viewed as quite rugged enough or chambered for powerful enough cartridges to be a real threat to Colt’s predominance in the American military and civilian markets. 44 Hand Ejector – also known as the ‘Triple Lock” or “New Century” – in 1907 to compete with Colt’s New Service revolver. Smith & Wesson introduced their first large frame (referred to as the N-frame), swing-out cylinder, DA revolver, the.

PHOTOS BY JAMES WALTERS AND BUTCH SIMPSON PHOTOS BY JAMES WALTERS AND BUTCH SIMPSON