
Remove existing grips & compare your metal grip frame with the two Grip Frame Photos at the top of the Smith & Wesson Page of the Website. Reminder: Some S&W models come in both a round butt and a square butt version. Use model number to look up Grip Frame on chart of Smith & Wesson Model Numbers. Model number should be two or three digits, e.g. Need the model number, which should be stamped in the metal above the hinge as you open the cylinder. Determining Grip Frame (Using Model Number):. Part A: Need to know the Grip Frame (J, K, L, N, or X), and whether you have a Round Butt or Square Butt. (If you have Hogue rubber grips, the clip attached to the bottom of the frame needs to be removed for our replacement grips).įinding Grips for Your Smith & Wesson Revolver: To find out whether you need Square butt or Round butt grips remove the existing grips and compare the grip frame to the pictures at the top of this page. This is the large frame revolver which may have a square butt or a round butt, but all later models (since mid 1990's) have round butts. This is the medium frame revolver which may have a square butt or a round butt, but all later models (since mid 1990's) have round butts. Early models may have a square butt or a round butt but all later models have round butts. They are classified by size and designated with a letter. Barrel Lengths: 2 in (5.1 cm), 2.5 in (6.3 cm), 3 in (7.6 cm), 4 in (10.1 cm) 5 in (12.7 cm), 6 in (15.2 cm), 6.5 in (16.Click on the Chart of Smith & Wesson Model Numbers in order to find your grip frame. Weight: 34 ounces with 4" heavy barrel (963 grams). These copies most often appear in European made movies, though interwar sales to the US and elsewhere mean they could potentially show up anywhere. As with all Spanish production from this period, the exact details vary wildly between examples and shop, though the hammer is often an obvious external difference from a proper Model 10. Like the Ruby Pistol these were purchased in large numbers by France (in the Mle 1892 Revolver's 8x27mm SR cartridge) during World War I to address a handgun shortage. Many Spanish shops produced copies of the Model 10.
According to the FBI, the Model 10 is the most purchased handgun in the US. As of 2000 over six million M&P/Model 10's had been manufactured by Smith & Wesson. Formerly known as the "Military and Police" (M&P), the Smith & Wesson Model 10 is the most successful police revolver in history and can be seen in countless movies. There was also a special run of the Model 10 with a 2.5" Heavy Barrel made for the Michigan State Police in the 1970's. Barrels came in 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6-inch versions. From 1960 until today it was fitted with a heavier barrel and ramped front sight. 38 Smith & Wesson for the British Commonwealth. WWII models ( Smith & Wesson Victory Model) were also chambered in. 38 Long Colt/.38 Special and occasionally. Earlier versions, including the forerunner model of 1899 up until 1960, had thin barrels and a rounded front sight. It uses the K-frame size, like the Smith & Wesson Model 15 and Model 19.
The Smith & Wesson Model 10 is a classic police revolver used by police and military on most continents from the earlyġ900's until this day.
This Spanish-manufactured clone of M&P revolver was widely used by French army during WW1. Orbea Revolver 1892 Espagnol - 8 x 27mm M1892.