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Smith & Wesson Bodyguard .38 Special

The Smith & Wesson Bodyguard is a family of small J-frame revolvers with shrouded hammers manufactured by Smith & Wesson. They are available chambered in either .38 Special or .357 Magnum.^[1]

Models[edit]

Model 38[edit]

The Model 38 is aluminum-framed, has a carbon steel barrel, a carbon steel cylinder with a five-round capacity, and is chambered in .38 Special.^[2]

Model 49[edit]

The Model 49 is an all-carbon-steel-framed revolver chambered in .38 Special.^[2]Moo.49

Model 638[edit]

The Model 638 is aluminum-framed with stainless steel cylinder and barrel. Chambered in .38 Special.^[2]

Model 649[edit]

Smith And Wesson Model 37 Airweight Serial Numbers

The Model 649 is an all stainless-steel framed revolver. Chambered in .357 Magnum or .38 Special.^[2]

M&P Bodyguard 38[edit]

The M&P Bodyguard 38, introduced in 2014,^[3] is the latest incarnation of a Smith & Wesson revolver using the Bodyguard moniker. It is an aluminum alloy framed revolver chambered in .38 Special, and is available with a Crimson Tracelaser sight integrated in to the grip. Like previous Bodyguard models, it has a five-round cylinder and a concealed hammer but unlike the previous models, the hammer cannot be cocked for single action fire.^[4]^[5] The lockwork is different than any other Smith & Wesson revolver and the model has no parts interchangeable with the J-frame series.^[6] Chambered in .38 Special, it is available with a Crimson Trace (previously Insight) red-dot laser sight integrated in to the grip.^[7] In 2018, S&W announced a new version of the Bodyguard which lacks the integrated laser sight.It is most closely related to the Centennial models.^[6]

History[edit]

Users[edit]

Clyde A. Tolson, special assistant to FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover, owned a Model 38 Airweight, serial number 512236, with his name engraved on the side.^[8]

Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, South Vietnam's chief of National Police, was photographed using a Model 38 Bodyguard to execute a Viet Cong prisoner, Nguyễn Văn Lém, during the Tet Offensive of 1968. ^[9]

Bernhard Goetz used a Model 38 in a 1984 shooting on the New York City Subway.

Fictional[edit]

John D. MacDonald's fictional character, Travis McGee, uses an Airweight Bodyguard in Darker than Amber and other novels.

Guido Mista, a character from Golden Wind.

Harry Angel, a character played by Mickey Rourke uses an Airweight Bodyguard in the movie Angel Heart.

Claire Redfield in Resident Evil 2(2019) uses a S&W Bodyguard as her starting pistol

James Bond is issued a S&W 'Centennial Airweight' 'hammerless' revolver as one of two new sidearms (along with the Walther PPK) in Doctor No.

Ricardo Tubbs carries and uses a stainless or nickel-plated Bodyguard model in many episodes of Miami Vice.

Smith And Wesson Model 37 Airweight Serial Numbers

References[edit]

Smith And Wesson Model 37 Airweight Serial Numbers Identification

^Boorman, Dean K. (1 December 2002). The History of Smith & Wesson Firearms. Globe Pequot. p. 78. ISBN978-1-58574-721-4.
^ ^a^b^c^dAhern, Jerry (2010). Armed for Personal Defense. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. p. 47. ISBN1-4402-1643-6.
^'First Look: Smith & Wesson M&P Bodyguard Handguns with Crimson Trace Lasers - Guns & Ammo'. Guns & Ammo. 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
^Shideler, Dan (20 August 2010). Guns Illustrated 2011: The Latest Guns, Specs & Prices. Iola: F+W Media, Inc. p. 58. ISBN1-4402-1624-X.
^'Smith & Wesson(R) Introduces New BODYGUARD(R) Line. Company Launches New Compact Pistol and Revolver with Integrated Laser System' (Press release). Smith & Wesson. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
^ ^a^bWiley Clapp. 'S&W's New Bodyguards'. American Rifleman. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
^'Smith & Wesson® Introduces New M&P® BODYGUARD® Handguns with Crimson Trace® Laser Sights'(PDF) (Press release). Smith & Wesson Corp. July 15, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
^Supica, Jim; Nahas, Richard (2007-01-03). Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson. F+W Media, Inc. ISBN089689293X.
^Buckley, Tom (April 1972). ''Portrait of an Aging Despot''. Harper's.

Smith And Wesson Model 37 Airweight Serial Numbers Chart

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