More History ... I had looked up the Model 11 ...

by JimT, Texas, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 20:48 (548 days ago) @ A K Church

Over 6 million Model 10's were produced since 1899. The Model 10 has been
described as the most popular handgun of the 20th century. These as well as a
number of other Models were all built on what S&W now calls "the K-frame."

THE MODEL 10 HAS BEEN USED BY THESE COUNTRIES:
Canada- Various Police Forces.
China
Costa Rica
France
Hong Kong Police Force
Icelandic Police
Iran
Ireland- Armed units of the Garda Síochána
Israel
Jamaica
Japan - Used in some prefecture police headquarters since late 1940s.
Jordan
Kingdom of Laos
Latvia
Libya
Malaysia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Norway - standard firearm of Norwegian Police Service from 1981 until about 2007.
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Portugal
Saudi Arabia
Singapore Police Force
South Africa
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Thailand
Turkish National Police
United Kingdom - formerly a police-issue weapon
United States- Military and Police Forces, prisons who had armed guards.

PRODUCED IN THESE BARREL LENGTHS:
2"
3"
4"
5"
6"
Some special contract 2.5" barrels were produced also.

PRODUCED IN THESE CALIBERS:
.38 Long Colt
.38 Special
There was a .357 Magnum - a small prototype run of Model 10-6 revolvers in
S&W .357 Magnum caliber was made by S&W prior to bringing out the Model
13.
Also from the late 1940s to early 1960s Smith & Wesson made a variation of the
Model 10 chambered for .38 S&W called the Model 11 in caliber .38/200 (.38
S&W aka 9×20mmR)

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Ele era velho.
Ele era corajoso.
Ele era feio.