new favorite Smith!! it's a... a... (gulp)... can't say it....

[murphydog]

Nice revolver! I don't understand the concern about the name...no one gives me any grief when I carry my Ma Deuce .

 

[keithherrington]

Hey ryxlyx, it's 2014...

...so get in touch with your female side;-) The only thing better would be a 586 L-Comp.
Keith

 

[rcp1936]

My first carry gun in 1994
Still carrying it most of the time

Currently using a Barami HipGrip

 

[Shorty 45 MK2]

That sir is a nice revolver!

Don't let people give you grief over the name, they're just jealous!

 

[DR505]

Nice revolver...just don't limp-wrist it!

 

[Bill Douglas]

Ah, yes, A Ladysmith. Named after the famous battle of Ladysmith in South Africa Battle of Ladysmith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Ranger514]

Color me totally jellies

 

[snubbyfan]

There ain't nuthin' wrong with wrappin' your hands around a little Lady and she's a beauty.

 

[Snapping Twig]

According to the SCSW the 65-5 LS was introduced in 1991 with forged parts, the end of the dash 5 revision had a change to a MIM trigger in 1997, (MIM triggers are easy to ID as they have a channel in the back).

Says the 65 LS was discontinued from the catalog in 2005 during the 65-7 series but was still in production (IL began app 2002).

Interesting. Mine is a 65-5, but I do not know the mfg date.

AFAIK, MIM S&W's have the firing pin in the frame, the cylinder stop is also the long cast variety and easy to distinguish. The OP's appears to be like mine and not MIM.

 

[Nevada Ed]

You do know that lady's don't go anywhere with out their lip stick right. First picture still nice.............

but those blades in the second are very interesting...........

Got to love a 3" tube.

Very nice.

 

[ryxlyx]

Ill be darned-- this 65-5 I've shown ISN'T MIM after all-- it has both forged hammer and trigger-- cool. Could've sworn I saw a channel behind the trigger-- it was either a shadow or I was remembering the wrong gun. Also, hammer has the firing pin. Truth be told I wasn't looking for forged anyway, as it was my assumption (that I'm quite happy to be wrong about) that they all were MIM anyway. MIM-less-- but not for the lack of trying!

Also explains the older-style latch-- I'm wondering if the later MIM 65-5s didn't have the newer slanted one.

 

[lhump1961]

Near as I can tell the MIM trigger appeared around 1997 and could be found in dash 5's with serial # prefix starting with C but not all C's for sure...some grey area there. The dash 6 came along in 1998 to include the MIM hammer and change of internal lockworks (not the "hole").

My dash 5 has a B prefix and dates to 1993 or 94. I don't know when the flash chroming stopped on the hammer and trigger.

 

[MrTrolleyguy]

Congratulations

I think you are on to something here. A great carry piece sounds right, I hope it serves you well.

I have not had any luck finding one for sale online. A bet a few other people who read this thread will be keeping an eye out for another pretty lady.

 

[22hipower]

Great revolvers although this one is a little later (-6). The script never bothered me either (like the idea of it being named for a battle in Africa though). Sometimes even carry her little sister.

Jeff
SWCA #1457

 

[Jaysq]

Really sweet, nice looking revolver for sure.

How did you get your dog to lay still long enough to get your photo, with all those knives and a gun on his back?

 

[Isis1200L]

Oh, she's sweet! Great find.
Have fun at the range with her.

P.S. I'd love to know the brand/color in the bottle right under
the ejector shroud.

How 'bout some pics of the 66 too? I've got that on my list.

 

[markyboy57]

Don't let the name bother you, they are great revolvers. As you can see below, I like them... alot!
I'm secure enough in my manhood to not care what is written on a good revolver. In fact it is good
many will not buy them because they say Lady Smith. Leaves more for those who know how nice they are.
They are addictive!

A 65-5 3" barrel, I like this gun better than my 66-2 3"



A 65-7 3" MIM and IL, still a nice revolver.



A 60-9 2" Great little J frame magnum. Nice carry gun.



A 60-14 2" A christmas present for my wife, the one that started it all.



A 66-4, 2 1/2" an oddball I can't find much about.

 

[ryxlyx]

Doggonit-- forgot to paint my toes this morning! Threw in a couple more modded Benchmades to make up for that:

Gotta Love 3"-ers!! Top down, all 3"-- 66-2 I purchased on this forum maybe 2 months ago, 66-3 I picked up the other night, 60-4 (J-frame) I bot new 20 years ago (you can drive golf balls w/ that thing) and lastly the 65-5 LS.

Bot a 36-6 3" (full lug/target/blued version of the 60-4) day before yest'y, and I now realize I forgot to include my 3" 36-1 HB in the family photo-- that makes six.

60-4 has a set of raw walnut Spegels, no finish. I putz w/ guns like I do w/ knives, so this one still needs a little sanding to fit my hand perfect. Then 10 coats/10 days handrubbed pure tung oil, which I put on all stocks, handguns and long guns both (Craig uses spray lacquer).

My 3" and 4" Smiths will get (or have already gotten) Spegeled (Spegelized??), also Spegels will end up on a Baby Chief. I've got 2x5"-ers and an 8", on those I like the more traditional target-style Ahrends Tacticals-- Retros look nice but as a lefty I need both sides scalloped. Just today I received in the mail my first set of Tacticals-- I sent them a sweet piece of padouk back in mid-April. Gorgeous. Need a couple more.

When I found out 20 years ago how accurate that little 3" J-frame was it was EZ to fall in love w/ the larger 3" K's. Yeah I know these things are spendy but if you're patient, you'll find something. Just don't Fall in Love TOO much-- those are the stratospheric prices.

66-4 intrigues me w/ the more-"finished" look on top, I'm guessing a 3" will join the lineup eventually... and all but the last few have forged H/T, the looks of which I prefer over flashchromed.

Lastly (in the SD lineup but not pictured) there is my 3.5" 27-2, which I got--

just to make everything else look SMALL!! hehe-- R.

 

[Isis1200L]

Evenin', ryxlyx. If you don't mind a suggestion.
That bottle of pretty purple-ey polish with the spangly sparkles (just above the front sight)
would dress up those 'lil piggies peekin' in the picture juuuuuust right.

 

[Texas Star]

Nice piece, don't give the name a second thought. I prefer the ladies myself.
Gary

Just tell people that it's named for a town in South Africa that became famous during the Second Boer War of 1899-1902.

Oops. I later found the reference to this in an earlier post above. But if anyone misses it, they may see this one.