Model 15 Mania
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EldoEsq
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Here is my lone addition to the thread...15-2 shipped in 1965...
mod57
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Here is my '69 vintage Model 15-3.
As received:
And because I love the Target parts:
Ralph
As received:
And because I love the Target parts:
Ralph
georgepittenger
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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.
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.
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
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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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...
15-3,
Cocked & Locked
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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.
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.
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.
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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sigp220.45
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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:
The only one I currently own is this former BIA LE gun:
amd6547
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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.
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.
The Model 15-TV and Movie Star
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.
More Model 15's in action.
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.
More Model 15's in action.
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.
I've only got the one, a Combat Masterpiece from 1951 (S118XXX).
My favorite! Perfectly proportioned. 
bobf
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