HELP! 2 questions on model 13!

[nils]

Can anyone tell me
a) if model 13's have/had a transfer bar
b) why the model 13 for nypd (1200 guns) was recalled?

If this is in the wrong spot please move it and I appologize.

Thanks for the info
Nils

 

[nils]

Can anyone tell me
a) if model 13's have/had a transfer bar
b) why the model 13 for nypd (1200 guns) was recalled?

If this is in the wrong spot please move it and I appologize.

Thanks for the info
Nils

 

[Andy Taylor]

S&W revolvers do not have a transfer bar. They have a hammer block, which serves the same purpose. They have had this feature since sometime around WWII (don't know exactly but I am sure someone here will). The M13 was not introduced until the mid-70's, so it is safe to say that all M13's left the factroy with the hammer block.

To my knowledge NYPD always issued revolvers chambered for .38 special, not .357 magnum, so M13's going to them would be a bit unusual. NYSP (New York State Police) did issue M13's from the mid 70's into the early 80's when they switched to N frame M28's, but I have no info on any recalls of these guns.

 

[Nframe_is_no1]

According to SCSW, in 1972, the NY State Police (NYSP) wanted to order fixed-sight model 19s. They were worried about the fragility of the adjustable sights. S&W obliged and made about 1200 guns marked model 10-6 but chambered in .357. There was no recall, but they changed their minds for some reason and decided to order model 28s instead. The 1200 guns were sold as surplus on the civilian market and sold so well that S&W decided to regularly catalog the revolver as the model 13. Thus, there are about 1200 model 10s floating around chambered in .357 magnum.