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Without a doubt, the finest in K frame adjustable sighted .38 Special revolvers.

Many of us who carried them on the job or in the military(which was my expirence) depended on them.

Who knows how many were manufactured over the years. Great examples still exist out there along with a large amount ANIB 15's...

I own a 15-2 only fired 6 times, and 2 15-3's

Bring 'em out !

1964 15-2


1976 15-3


1974 15-3 Sunday Go To Meetin Gun
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I love the Model 15 as mine is a great shooter.
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Purty too !

Maybe I'm biased a bit, but the 15 is just soooo sweet in your hand.
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Agreed and in bad weather you can take your model 67 for a walk. Same thing only better.
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This one went to the campus P.D. of a LA university.





Do pre-model versions count?


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I agree oldafsp. Here's my 15-2: Shipped November 1962.



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We can't ignore the Father of the 15's, the K-38. They are more than welcome here..

Don't know about you Bill, but everytime I handle one of mine lots of memories come back.

A Model 15 in action. Photo courtesy of the USAF Security Police Museum.

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I have a 15-4. Used a bit, but so am I. I was very happy the day I came across this gun at a LGS. I also carried one of these in the military. I started with it when we were still called Air Police. Then the USAF changed it to Security Police. A more accurate title, but not as cool sounding. I really enjoy shooting this gun again. They really are classic.
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Massad Ayoob with his Model 15. Mas uses this in IDPA Stock Service Pistol class.

He obviously is a Model 15 fan too !

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Here's my 15-3 unfired that I just picked up.
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Saxon pig you have my holy grail gun from 1951 my birth year. Any chance you could be my long lost father who could do an intra family gun transfer for out of state? Guess not the quest continues from behind the wall in Caifornia.
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We can't ignore the Father of the 15's, the K-38. They are more than welcome here..

Don't know about you Bill, but everytime I handle one of mine lots of memories come back.

A Model 15 in action. Photo courtesy of the USAF Security Police Museum.

That is an outstanding picture. I wouldn't mind printing and framing that as art.
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I love the M15. Mine is a plain ol shooter but still lots of fun.
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Just posted a range report on an ol' 15-3 I picked up a couple weeks ago.
It shot better than I really expected.
The finish has seen better days, but I got rid of all the light rust and de-grimed and de-greased the grips, putting on a couple of thinned coats of polyurethane.

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Just happen to have a four screw mdl.15 no dash,
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15-3 with "executioner" elk bone grips.
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More Model 15's in action:

Security Police Emergency Response Team works a hostage rescue drill at Camp Bullis, Tx.

Note the SP far right with the folding stock 870 and on the far left, a CAR-15. The predecessor to the M4.

In the late 1970's our tactics and training were undergoing growth at a very rapid pace. More and more of us realized the need to be able to respond just as the civilian agencies did to a given situation.

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ok , I got sucked in to this whole wheel gun thing about two weeks ago when I purchased a 15-2 at the local Cabela's, I was about to settle on a 10-3 they had but I wanted something with adj. sights and when I saw the 15-2 I could not believe it , after many hours of internet reasearch I figured this would be a good choice for my first revolver , so Plopped down $ 275 washingtons & a $25.00
Cabela's gift card and took home a really nice 38 with the usual holster wear , took it to a local S&W guru who told me locks up like a drum good timing and good bore, after a little further research found manufac date 1962 with T.P.D stamped on frame under grips (stocks)
being here in AZ probably Tuscon police dept.I was told I could have only done better if I had stolen it or inherited it , so off to the AZ desert for a test drive,WOW let me say that again Wow now I get this whole wheel gun thing !!! what a blast !! 50 rounds of158 grain S&B l.r.n & shoots better than any of my semi auto's (except for maybe my buckmark) as usual I did it backwards should have started with the wheel guns !!!! (live & learn)
I now think that S&W stands for Someday Wanna or Someday Willhave Im already looking for a 22lr S&W revolver, I don't think I will get as lucky on the $$$ as I did on the 15-2. (been told that must have been a mistake) but I will try to be patient & see what happens I"M HOOKED
may have to sell a couple of the semi auto's to get some more classic blue steel !!!

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My favorite for a saturday of plinking is my 15-3 from 1974
Shoots whatever I feed her and never complains
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Here is my '69 vintage Model 15-3.
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And because I love the Target parts:

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My nickel Model 15 w newly installed Grashorns ....



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I'll contribute this picture of an early Pre-15, K101707 from January 1951.



I am embarrassed to confess that I don't shoot this gun anywhere near as often as I should. My excuse is that I already know it is extremely accurate when I do my part, and I put my efforts into getting familiar with (and tuning up, if necessary) guns that I don't yet shoot as well.
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I've posted these pics before, maybe time for me to take some new ones.First up is a couple of blue 4 screws, followed by a nickel one. Combat Masterpiece picture by combat10 - Photobucket And finishing with my 15-3
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Blued steel is a beautiful finish. That said S&W jumped ahead light years when they produced the Combat masterpiece in stainless steel, making a truly iconic revolver even better, or at least more durable for duty wear. I wish the Model 15 I carried in Viet Nam while in the Air Police would have been fabricated out of stainless steel.
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I wish the Model 15 I carried in Viet Nam while in the Air Police would have been fabricated out of stainless steel.
It did make it hard to keep your sidearm in perfect operating condition didn't it. The humidity was horrible. My gear started mildewing as soon as I got in country...
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I kinda like'em.

I qualified during LEO certification in the early 1970's with this 15-3. I remember the trainers words still, "Bring no automatic handguns of any kind. Do not bring any Ruger's or Rossi's. Do not bring anything but Smith & Wesson or Colt revolvers."

I wrapped the grips in that sticky black "friction tape" that was around in those days so that the revolver fit my hand perfectly. Stayed in same place in my hand for each cylinder full...done real good too.

Not used it much since then...still looks new.




Just kinda like the looks of this bright and shiny 15-4 with the Sambar Stag.

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Yes it did, plus the leather holsters we used really attracted moisture. I wiped mine down with a silicone rag everyday. As an aside, just before going over I bought the then new Model 60 which I discreetly carried everyday and never had a hint of corrosion.



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I also carried a Model 15 as an Air Force SP. It turned me from a Colt guy to a Smith guy.

The only one I currently own is this former BIA LE gun:



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About four years ago, I was looking for a Model 10 at the gun show. I had seen some cheap at the previous months show.
I didn't find a cheap Model 10, but I found this Model 15-3... For $175.
Before the wood grip only chorus kicks in, I usually have PC magnas and a Tgrip...I use the Uncle Mike boot grips when I carry IWB.
I just can't seem to miss with this revolver.
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Although the most famous (in some folks opinion) Smith is the Model 29, the Model 15 has had it's day in limelight too!

From Adam 12 to Jaws and Die Hard, where Sgt Al Powell (Reginald Vel Johnson) uses his Model 15 to stop the last bad guy in the end of the movie.

These are the overlooked Smith, the one that did it's duty every day. All of you proud Model 15 owners have my appreciation for posting on this thread.

Many beautiful 15's and K-38's have been posted here. From safe queens to the every day shooters. Keep them coming.

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I found and bought my first 15 earlier this year. It was a 1969 produced 15-3 w/ original magna grips numbered to the gun. The fit and finish is simply remarkable. The SA and DA trigger pulls are what made S&W famous. With the magna grips stored for safe keeping and replaced with some nice S&W target grips, this 15-3 handles like an absolute dream. With no sight adjustments firing WWB 130 gr. FMJ's it shot POI to POA at 15 yds. Out to 25 yds., it is easy to keep all rounds in the center of my personal nemesis... the B-27. At night it is loaded and immediately available to my wife for those times when I must be away from the parsonage. She is very effective with it out to 15 yds.
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Here is my 15-3 from 1975. It was part of my initiation into S&W wheel guns (along with a 686 bought at the same time). It is an excellent shooter, but I don't shoot it near enough. Mmmm, I wonder what I might do tomorrow? My apologies for the bad cell-phone pics.
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Mine, shoots real nice, 15-3.
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Guys, nice 15 pics and info! I don't have a 15, just a shiney 67 no dash from 1973. Good looker and shooter. If the right deal presented itself, would have a 15 as well! Enjoy your 15's! Bob
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My 1971 15-3 Smooth and tight.

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15-1 1961


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I think I need that pre 15 from January 1951, my birth month/year
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Great shooters, for sure.
My only 15 is a $200 ex-LEO gun from Summit Gunbroker:

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Great shooters, for sure.
Here's my only 15, along with a 67, sort of an "honorary 15".

Beautiful dark grips on that 67! I.ve been looking for some myself. Bob
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