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Smith & Wesson Model 15

Small Arms And Sidearms

The Smith & Wesson Model 15, originally sold as the Smith & Wesson K-38 Combat Masterpiece, is a six-shot, double-action revolver with adjustable open sights, built on Smith & Wesson's medium-size K frame. Chambered for the .38 Special cartridge and generally fitted with a 4-inch barrel, though other barrel lengths have been offered over its production life, it is essentially a shorter-barreled version of the Smith & Wesson Model 14 and an adjustable-sight, target-shooting variant of the Smith & Wesson Model 10. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
.38 Special 1
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Revolver 1
Introduced YearSourced to the subject's own account
1949 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Pistol / Revolver 1
Connections

Operated By

United States Air Force, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Smith & Wesson Model 15
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Manufactured By

Smith & Wesson

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Source Wikidata: Smith & Wesson Model 15
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Smith & Wesson Model 15
  • service status
    The Model 15's main production run lasted 50 years until 1999, when it was discontinued for approximately a decade, with only brief limited runs in the Heritage Series line
  • Infobox: cartridge
    .38 Special
  • Lead section
    It is chambered for the .38 Special cartridge and is fitted with a 4-inch (100 mm) barrel, though additional barrel options have been offered at various times during its production. It is essentially a shorter barrel version of the Smith & Wesson Model 14 and an adjustable-sight version of the seminal Smith & Wesson Model 10 with target shooting features.
  • Lead section
    The Smith & Wesson Model 15, initially the Smith & Wesson K-38 Combat Masterpiece, is a six-shot double-action revolver with adjustable open sights produced by Smith & Wesson on the medium-size "K" frame.
  • Operated By: United States Air Force, Wikipedia article text
    The Model 15 was the standard issue sidearm of the United States Air Force Security Forces from 1962 to 1992.
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2. Smith & Wesson Model 15 (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q15951231 (P571 inception): 1949
Quote, Wikidata Q15951231 (P571 inception): 1949
Inception (Wikidata property P571): 1949.
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Wikidata: Smith & Wesson Model 15
Wikidata Q15951231, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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