The Smith & Wesson Model 12 is a .38 Special revolver built on Smith & Wesson's medium-sized K-frame, made in the United States from 1953 to 1986. It is an aluminum alloy-frame version of the earlier Model 10, also known as the Military & Police, and was produced in both two-inch and four-inch barrel configurations; early examples also used an aluminum cylinder. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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It was made from 1953 to 1986 in both two-inch (50.8 mm), 17 ounces (482g) and four-inch (101.6 mm), 19 ounces (539g) configurations.
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However, after continued negative reports, Air Force officials decided that the revolvers were not suitable for issue, and the model was withdrawn from service, all but a few examples being crushed or destroyed.
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.38 Special
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1953-1986
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In 1953, the United States Air Force (USAF) ordered a variant of the S&W Military & Police Airweight with a two-inch barrel and aluminum cylinder to be issued to US Air Force flight crew members, called the Revolver, Lightweight, Caliber .38 Special, M13.
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