What would it take for S&W to make a "new" revolver?

[Harkrader]

cometpx4:
" I have spoken to many many handgun enthusiasts, who have never owned or fired one . . ."

About 12 years ago I was traveling with a revolver for a competition. The airline required the check-in person to assure it was unloaded and in a proper case. The lady had no idea what to look for, so I suggested she call the sheriff, who had airport security.
She did so. When three deputies showed up they thought the lady was calling in a problem and all but braced me against the wall. I finally convinced them, with the lady's help, that *I* was the one who wanted them there, and explained why.
They took my gun box into a back room. I stood at the door and watched. They had no idea what it was. None had ever held one before, much less fired one. They did not even know how to open the cylinder. I showed them, and they eyeballed it as though cartridges might be hiding somewhere in there.

About that time I started seeing very desirable revolvers on sale for throw-away prices, and bought some I had been hoping for. Today they would sell for several, and some cases many, times what I paid for them. ($300 for a Python. Very ugly, but fired as though new.)

 

[Harkrader]

The one at far left is a Lew Horton 624, one I still have.
The one on the far right is Trail Boss with no graphics.

Second from right was my first. I did NOT want one but was at a gunshow where an older man had one on a table with a box of full-spec ammo. Eleven rounds were missing. He told me that was how many he fired before deciding it was a very bad idea.
I don't remember what I offered, but I lowballed because I really didn't want it. He declined.
Three days later I'm there to pick up a gun (Wisconsin's 48-hour wait) and see the beast is still on his table. The show was closing in one hour. I again made my offer. He grimaced and said "OK". Frankly, I said "OH (Bull rear-end effluent)!" But bought it. He threw in the box of 39 cartridges.
When a relative admired it years later, I couldn't act fast enough to push it into his hands. He says he loves to hand it to macho types who have never fired one and who believe it is Dirty Harry in a pocket-carry size. Many, he says, never fire an entire cylinder-full of my top-end reloads.

 

[Harkrader]

Other than the LH-Combat Special, I got the others from men who had "had enough" of them. Cheap.

 

[Invictus357]

It's a nice idea but as others have said it's all about sales.

Personally I would love Smith to come up with a carry revolver for a new generation.

I'm thinking a hammerless N frame 357, 3" barrel, 8 shot, no lock, railed, night sights, that kind of stuff.

It will never happen though.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

We need to have a special series revolver made for the members of the Smith and Wesson Forum. Selling 500 units would be a piece of cake.

We tried that several years ago in a thread and it went nowhere. First of all you are gonna have to get 500 of us to agree on the SAME gun with SAME features and put up money pre manufacture, and get one guy to handle the money, place the order and then put up with all the grousing about.....well everything. GAME OVER