The cornerstone achievement of Dan Wesson Arms was the Model 12, a switch-barrel revolver that acquired a devoted fan base among wheel-gun aficionados. The Model 12 morphed into the Model 15, and ...

The main distinguishing feature of the Dan Wesson revolvers was a system of interchangeable barrels. In modern times, no maker offered that feature. It was possible to change a long, 6-barreled ...

It was the Model 715 that bolstered sales significantly and, more importantly, established Dan Wesson Firearms as a top innovator in the marketplace. Owners of the revolver could change barrels ...

The Dan Wesson DWX barrel (center), compared to the 1911-style Staccato P barrel (top), and the 1943 vintage VIS 35 (bottom), which combines 1911 and Hi-Power designs. Tyler Freel The Dan Wesson DWX ...