S&W Safety Hammerless models made and shipped circa 1900 era contained a flyer in the box stating that the gun was designed for blackpowder ammo. & it could be harmful & unsafe to fire smokeless powder ammo. for which the gun was not designed. As you know, blackpowder .38 ammo. is no longer made. Perhaps a Forum member could post a photo of that flyer ( I don't currently have one ) . Also there are Forum & S&WCA Members in Australia that have these guns in their collections and have apparently satisfied their law enforcement requirements regarding the Safety H.hammerless models. Also, the Australian Arms Auction in Melbourne sells the SH Models, w/o a problem, so they may know how to prove the legality to the authorities. Ed.