In the Michael Connelly book The Black Ice, the protagonist, Harry Bosch and another minor character refer to aSmith 44 that was given to Harry as being a right handed revolver. The author further stspates that Harry never used it because he had never taken it to a gunsmith to be converted to a left handed gun by moving the safety lever to the other side.

Never seen a converted right handed 44 or a safety lever on one; must be a rare Smith indeed!��