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[Gmartrain]

So I inherited this revolver after my dad passed. He called it a lady smith but I can't find anything on it other then it may be a hand ejector. It's 22 short. Any help would be great.

 

[s&wchad]

Yes, that's a Ladysmith with a bobbed hammer. Don't shoot it with high velocity .22's.

 

[DWalt]

Actually, it was designed for the .22 Long cartridge, but back in the days before high speed .22 ammunition was invented. Using .22 Short standard velocity ammunition is OK. Some prefer to use the weaker .22 CB cartridges. Adolph Hitler supposedly owned a .22 Ladysmith before he took control over Germany. I do not presently own one, but I did for awhile long ago. If I had one in working condition now, I would not shoot it for fear of breaking something unfixable. True or not I can’t say, but the original Ladysmith had a reputation as being a favorite of certain ladies who were in the rental date business. BTW, S&W called its size the M frame, which was quite small compared to the more common and larger K and I revolver frame sizes of the same time period (1902-21).

 

[AC Man]

My question is how did you live all those years and not ask what it was?

 

[cgt4570]

You have an M frame Ladysmith 3rd model. Here's my 6" target version beside my 10" 29. I shoot the Ladysmiths and my civil war era tip up .22 Smiths sparingly with subsonic .22 BB or CB shorts. Those are basically a primer and bullet with very little if any gunpowder. DO NOT try to shoot anything high velocity! It will blow out the forcing cone and damage your Smith.