The third model of the 38 Single Action was made from 1891 to 1911 and is often known as the 1891 Model, Model 01 or the Model of 91 as the latter is stamped on the top of the barrel. at least one second model was produced with a 5 in barrel, with last three numbers of These revolvers had a spur trigger, lacked a trigger guard and were serial numbered consecutively from 1 through 108,255. Rare versions had barrels of 6, 8 and 10 inches in length. It was produced in blued steel and nickel-plated versions, with most models having a 3 + 1⁄ 2-inch or 4 + 1⁄ 2-inch barrel. The second model of the 38 Single Action used a shorter and more efficient ejection and extraction system and lack the shroud of the 1st model. This pistol was used by the Baltimore Police Department from 1876 to 1917 and such revolvers are marked "City of Balto". Serial numbers range from 1 through to 25,548 between 18. Models were available in blued or nickel-plated finishes, and the majority were produced with 3 + 1⁄ 2-inch or 4-inch barrels, although barrels as long as 7 inches were sold. It had a spur trigger and lacked a trigger guard. 38 Single Action can be identified by its smooth barrel (lacking fluting), and the long extractor shroud similar to the Smith & Wesson Model 3 Russian pistol, which lent it the nickname "Baby Russian". These revolvers fired black powder cartridges, and were available in nickel or blued finishes. In 1876, Smith & Wesson Model 2 debuted in a single-action format, meaning the hammer had to be cocked manually to set the trigger in order to fire the revolver. It was a larger caliber version of the third model of the Smith & Wesson Model 1 1/2.
It was a "top-break" weapon, with the barrel release catch located on the top of the frame, just in front of the hammer. The Model 2 fired a black powder cartridge. The single-action was produced in three varieties from 1876 through 1911, with total production exceeding 223,000 units the double-action in three variants from 1880 to 1913, with total sales somewhat under one-million guns.
The manufacturer's first of that caliber, its 5-shot cyclinder was chambered in. 38 caliber revolver produced in both single and double action by Smith & Wesson. The Smith & Wesson Model 2, also referred to as the Smith & Wesson.
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