Smith & Wesson Model 14

The Smith & Wesson Model 14, first sold as the K-38 Target Masterpiece, is a six-shot, double-action revolver built on the medium-size K frame and fitted with adjustable open sights. It was made for centerfire bullseye target competition, the kind of match now called NRA Precision Pistol, and is chambered for the .38 Special cartridge. It was first produced in 1947 and took the Model 14 number in 1957, when the company gave all its guns numerical model numbers. Most examples have 6 inch or 8 and three-eighths inch barrels, with a small run of 4 inch and fewer 5 inch barrels. It shares its frame with the Model 10 Military and Police revolver and has two close siblings, the Model 16 in .32 S&W Long and the Model 17 in .22 Long Rifle. Although meant for paper targets, it was authorized for duty with the Los Angeles Police Department in the 1960s and early 1970s. A single-action-only version was sold in 1961 and 1962, and a 2,038-gun Dayton run with 4 inch barrels was made from 1965 to 1968.