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During the 1880s, Smith & Wesson co-founder Daniel Baird Wesson was seeking to design and produce a revolver for self defense that would be entirely safe to handle until properly gripped and fired by a long, heavy double-action pull on the trigger. He was particularly motivated by reports of children firing guns accidentally. Such a revolver would have no external hammer, and could not therefore be fired with a light single-action pull. D.B. Wesson began work on the project with his son Joe, and the result was the first in a long line of double-action-only self defense revolvers. These would be extremely difficult for a child to fire. Such guns would have an additional advantage for law enforcement officers, who could draw their revolver from underneath clothing without a hammer catching on a pocket or coat and impeding the draw. This concept lives on in some modern S&W revolvers. Today, these early revolvers, named by the factory “Safety Hammerless” or “New Departure” are classic collector items.

D.B. Wesson assigned the development of the new revolver to his son Joe, and this was one of Joe’s first drafting projects. Joseph H. Wesson had learned a lot from his father, and had inherited much of his forebear’s mechanical aptitude. His first model design was completed on May 1, 1884. In addition to it being a double-action-only revolver, it incorporated a grip safety in the backstrap of the firearm. Gripping the revolver tightly deactivated an internal hammer block, and allowed the gun to be fired. This first design did have a flaw. It featured a heavy striker bar. Unfortunately, if the gun was dropped on its muzzle the forward inertia of the striker bar could allow it to strike the primer, sometimes firing the gun accidentally. Joe Wesson went back to the drawing board and came up with a second concept in January 1886 which eliminated this problem. This design utilized a much smaller firing pin which could only ignite a primer if it was struck a strong blow by the internal hammer. It automatically retracted after being struck, and did not continue to touch the primer even while the hammer was at rest.

Initial plans were to produce the new revolver in calibers .32 S&W, .38 S&W, and .44 S&W Russian, and early advertisements stated these intentions. However after producing a prototype, it was decided to make them only in the two lesser calibers. The first guns manufactured were known as .38 Safety Hammerless models, and eight nickeled revolvers were produced in July 1886. Twenty more nickeled revolvers were made in August of that year, and these guns were held in inventory until February 1887, when production and distribution began in earnest. Over the life of the .38 Safety Hammerless models, five distinct model variations were generated, differing primarily in the barrel locking systems. All, of course, were of “top break” design where the cartridges or empties were ejected automatically when the barrel and cylinder were released and swung down. During its production life, this arm was made with either a blue or nickel finish, and was offered in a wide range of barrel lengths from 2” to 6”. Production ceased on the .38 model in 1940, with a final serial number of 261,493. The first revolver illustrated here is a .38 Safety Hammerless 5th model with a 4-inch barrel made in August of 1915.

S&W tooled up and began producing the .32 Safety Hammerless models in February, 1888 when 16 nickeled revolvers were made. The improvements made to the latching mechanism on the .38 models were incorporated on the .32, the first ones being essentially reduced-size versions of the .38 Third Model. Three different model variations were made in the .32 revolver over its production life. These changes involved improvements to the barrel catch, the front sight, and the cylinder base pin attachment. Almost all were equipped with black rubber stocks, although as with the .38s, stocks of other materials were available from the factory on special order. At first, the .32s were offered only with 3 and 3.5” barrel lengths. In 1898, the “bicycle gun” variation with a 2-inch barrel came out and was popular with cyclists wishing protection against canines wishing to do battle with their velocipedes. These 2” guns are scarce, and collector values for them are quite high today. The .32 revolver illustrated as the second one here is a .32 Safety Hammerless Third Model, nickel finish, with the more common 3-inch barrel. It left the factory in November 1921, and carries a serial number in the early 223,000 range. In nearly perfect shape, it appears unfired and is accompanied by a correct factory box. Because of its condition, I suspect that it resided in someone’s dresser drawer for many years after being purchased. A factory authenticating letter shows it was initially shipped to a large popular hardware store of that era. The final or Third Model was made from 1909 until 1937, with an ending serial number of 242,981.

Interestingly, although the factory always referred to these revolvers as the “Safety Hammerless” models, the factory cardboard box labels were imprinted with the words “New Departure.” This was apparently because Smith & Wesson wanted to differentiate these “hammerless” revolvers as being a departure from the norm of double/single-action guns. In spite of these two different factory nomenclatures, today these revolvers are popularly and affectionately known by today’s shooters as “Lemon Squeezers” because of their grip safety and the genre’s similar action to a once common kitchen utensil of the same name

Smith & Wesson’s top-break revolvers, introduced way back in 1870, lasted well into the Twentieth Century and were imitated by other manufacturers worldwide. The .38 Safety Hammerless was the final mark of that S&W breed, but its influence continues on to the present day. In 1952, S&W introduced its Centennial Model revolver, so named because it commemorated the 100th year of the company’s history. It was a .38 special J-frame 2”-barreled revolver with no external hammer. It had a grip safety almost identical to that used on the Safety Hammerless models. This was a swing-out cylinder type, of course, but the concept was very much in line with the immensely successful “Lemon Squeezer” which was its ancestor. In fact, that nickname stuck with the newer gun, as well. The Centennial Airweight model with an aluminum frame was also introduced in 1952, with full-scale production beginning in August 1953. At first the Airweights had aluminum cylinders, but they were replaced with steel cylinders quickly for safety reasons. The Centennials and the Centennial Airweights became the Models 40 and 42 in 1957, when model names were replaced by model numbers at the factory. These two revolvers were dropped from the S&W lineup in 1974. Model 640 stainless steel Centennials with no grip safety have been made since 1989 and the Model 642 Centennial Airweights (aluminum frame and stainless cylinder) since 1990. The blackened aluminum/stainless Model 442 Centennial Airweight came on stream in 1993. In late 2007, an updated and strengthened all-carbon steel Model 40 was introduced as the Model 40-1, available in blue, nickel, and case-hardened finishes. These revolvers are complete with grip safeties, and their heritage goes way back to the original Safety Hammerless models of 1886! Unlike many other revolvers in the Smith & Wesson lineup, the new Model 40-1 has no politically correct internal key-lock on the left side of the frame.

The original Safety Hammerless revolvers introduced a genre that survives to the present day. Popular in their time, good condition specimens are still quite desirable on the collector market, and excellent examples, particularly if accompanied by an original box and papers, are quite valuable. They are all classics!

Hope you enjoyed this brief summary.

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I collect target guns. I have no interest whatsoever in this type of firearm---that is, right up until I read this absolutely outstanding piece of work!!

My compliments to the chef!!

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Some great information! Thanks for all the time this must have taken.
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John, Congrats on a very nice synopsis, and FYI, here's some additional misc. info: Some of the last batch of .38 Safeties were never completed. I was given the frame, in the white, for ser. number 261,491 and another unnumbered frame, also in the white, as souvenirs of the final production run. There were a few other frames, also unfinished, with higher ser. numbers than 261,493. They were also given away, as I recall. The first 2 inch barreled .32 Safety, ser. number 53252, was shipped June 4,1893, as a special order, however the 2 inch " bicycle" guns were not cataloged until 1898. There were a few other shipments of short barreled Safeties in the early 1890s on special orders only, some as short as 1.5 inches, but 53252 was the first 2 inch. Ed.
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Been looking up information about this .38 that's been handed down in my family, and this is amazing! Thank You!

You might also find the tests done in the "Annual Report of the Chief of Ordinance to the Secretary of War for the fiscal year ended june 30, 1889" fairly interesting too.

Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance to the Secretary of War ... - United States. Army. Ordnance Dept - Google Books
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John, great write-up! I always learn something new
when you do a story. ed and dsobelman added information
that I would never have learned elsewhere. Thanks, all.
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Thank you very much! I have had an interest in the .32 Safety Hammerless for some time, and just acquired a 1st model which now completes the 3 gun set. I am patiently waiting for it to arrive in the mail. Now AI guess I'll start on the 38's.
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Interesting as always, John. I can't wait for the book.
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Two small additions to the excellent narrative above. The D-3 catalog of 1923 says that the .38 Hammerless is now fitted with walnut checkered stocks, and that no pearl stocks are available at that time.
Also you should include the M940 in 9mm with the modern hammerless models.
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I'm looking at this .32 hammerless safety 2in. barrel. My problem is there is no markings on it other than serial no. and the grips are wood with no markings. The seller is calling it a first model, Smith and Wesson .32 safety hammerless. does it look legit?
Hard to tell from the pictures. It's a dead ringer for the S&W .32, but it's well known that there were copies. To my knowledge, other than perhaps prototypes, all S&Ws had factory markings.

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The early ones did not have a logo except for on the grips, but they should have text on top of the barrel.
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Thanks guys I went ahead and started a new thread. Didn't want to hijack Johns.
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Lettered .32 Second, 2" bicycle revolver. Nice synopsis, these are really great tiny mechanisms almost like a Swiss watch. (Factory letter posted in the other thread.)
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Just joined this forum after buying my first handgun recently, I decided to research the older smith and Wesson that my dad gave me 25 years ago that his mom gave to him. From what I have discovered, the gun that has been in my closet for 25 years and probably 40 years in his sock drawer is a like new fifth model 2" safety hammerless "bicycle gun". The serial number is 261285, which may be one of the highest known serial numbers on a bicycle gun. The information I am sharing was provided through a very helpful person on another gun site. After reading the above thread I figured I would join this forum and share my discovery. I am seriously not a gun person and am glad I dexisted to investigate the old gun that has been wrapped in a sock for the past 65+ years. If anyone else has more information on this gun I would greatly appreciate learning more. I would also be curious about the value of the gun.
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Here is a pair of .38 4th models shipped in 1908 with 5" barrels.



.38 2nd Model shipped in 1888 with a 3 1/4" barrel.

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John, you should turn this into an Expert Commentary. That way, it will not get lost in the shuffle over time and will always be available for research and casual reading.

In addition, I wanted to add a couple of pages from the 1923 and 1925 Catalogs. I see the reference made to the walnut stocks on the 38 Safety in both catalogs, but have never seen them on a 38 Safety.
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Here are my three Safety Hammerless. Two are Club Guns.
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Can anyone tell me if the .32 S&W version of this gun will use the .32 S&W Long ammo commonly sold these days and assuming the gun is in good mechanical shape if it is safe to shoot with today's ammo.
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Can anyone tell me if the .32 S&W version of this gun will use the .32 S&W Long ammo commonly sold these days and assuming the gun is in good mechanical shape if it is safe to shoot with today's ammo.
The answer to your question is no. The .32 S&W Long cartridge is too long to chamber fully in a .32 S&W cylinder. Modern .32 S&W ammo should be safe to shoot in these little guns if they are in good condition. It can still be found here and there, and a search on the internet should yield some sources.

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Thanks for the quick reply. Not familiar with the .32S&W cartridge so I appreciate the help. I see ammo listed in .32 S&W long, .32 S&W short, and some with no designation other than .32 S&W. I assume that I need the later? Am waiting on my permit to pick up a Safety Hammerless 3rd model from a friend. Thought I might pre-order some ammo for it while waiting, but was confused as to what caliber it really is/takes. The gun simply says .32 S&W. Appreciate your help in educating me. C.
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"... simply says .32 S&W." That is the correct designation of the cartridge.
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I have some doubts ;
which the year of manufacture of the series 171 .... cable white pearl nickel color?
f I understand the production of 2-inch guns in .32 caliber were very scarce ? which market value of the weapon quoted above ?

Excuse the typos because I do not master English
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S & W directed acima and começou to Produzir you Hammerless models Segurança em fevereiro 32 , 1888, when they foram feitas Nickeled 16 revolvers .
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Great article, on a great little gun!

My first S&W was a 2", blued, 4th Model .38. It was 1990, I paid $150, and it was in pristine condition. Foolishly traded it away. Hindsight, you know...
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