Smith & Wesson Ladysmith

The S&W Ladysmith are a series of handguns manufactured by Smith & Wesson starting early in the 20th century. Early models were .22 caliber. Starting in the 1980s, S&W manufactured several short-barreled revolvers and semi-automatic pistols in .38 Special (S&W Model 36LS), .357 Magnum (S&W Model 60LS and S&W Model 65LS) and 9mm Parabellum (S&W Model 3913LS). During the 1980s, the Federal Bureau of Investigation adopted a revolver very similar to the Model 65 Ladysmith, but without the moniker. (This was prior to the 1986 FBI Miami shootout.)

Miscellaneous

A Ladysmith is carried by Amelia Peabody in the novels of Elizabeth Peters.

References

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