Question on S&W names

Penmon · May 25, 2011

Just a quick question on S&W vocabulary,I am the process of engraving a few chrome name plates for a gun display I am putting together. If my model 19-4 is a “Combat Magnum” and my model 28-2 is a “Highway Patrolman” and my model 1917 is referred to as the “ 45 Hand Ejector Military” dose my model 27-2 and 25-3 have names or nicknames other than model 27 and 25.

These are examples of the format I would like to use for my engraving plates any suggestions would be most welcome. I can engrave in script, double line block or block.The stock plates I have are 1 in by 3 in.

Smith & Wesson
19-4
“Combat Magnum”

OR

Smith & Wesson
28-2 “Highway Patrolman”

Thank You
Jim AKA Penm

jhvaughan2 · May 25, 2011

27 is "The .357 Magnum"
25 is "The 1955 Model .45"

And actually I think the proper names of the other two are "The Combat Magum" and "The Highway Patrolman" -- but that may just being to picky.

Engine49guy · May 26, 2011

My favorite two are the Model 40 "Centennial" and the Model 49 "Bodyguard"....I would leave off the dash numbers.

k22fan · May 26, 2011

Jim,

What looks best to me is a 2 line name plate similiar to:

Smith & Wesson 28-2
Highway Patrolman

It's been a long time since I had a 25-3 but it's not a Model of 1955. Its full commemorative name is on the barrel, 1852-1977 125th Anniversary ...

I think that by the time 27-2s hit the market nobody was calling 27s the ".357 Magnum" any more because by then 19s and 28s had been out for a long time but I don't recall a more modern period correct name for 27-2s.

lebomm · May 26, 2011

IIRC, Smith & Wesson, on their instruction sheets, lists model name first, as in ".357 Highway Patrolman, Model No. 28" or ".38 Military & Police, Model No. 10"

Larry

Doc44 · May 26, 2011

The 25-3 is the "45 Colt Commemorative", the Model 28 is the ".357 Highway Patrolman", the Model 27 is the ".357 Magnum", the Model 25 is the "1955 .45 Target", the Model 19 is the ".357 Combat Magnum", and your 1917 is the ".45 Hand Ejector Model of of 1917".

These names are taken from S&W's literature and from the book by Roy Jinks (circa 1977).

Bill

Penmon · May 26, 2011

Thank you, thank you, thank you
Jim AKA Penmon

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