38 Special revolvers. One modern example of a .38 Special–capable revolver is the Model 686. The 686 is based off Smith & Wesson’s L (medium) revolver frame. The “L” frame accommodates a ...

Key point: Durable, simple, and popular revolvers. The .38 Special is one of the most durable cartridges in history. Introduced in 1898 as the .38 Smith & Wesson Special, it was meant to upgrade ...

38 Special/.357 Magnum, has switch-barrel capability ... family business—that business being Smith & Wesson—to start his own gun company. The cornerstone achievement of Dan Wesson Arms was the Model ...

The Wesson name became an indelible part of firearm history when Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson established Smith & Wesson back in 1852. His great grandson, Dan Wesson II, worked at that ...