Description:
Here is a special edition variant of Smith & Wesson’s Centennial Airweight .38 Special Revolver, numbered model 442, First Engineering change. Manufacturer and warrantor is Smith & Wesson of Springfield, MA. Custom work is factory, via Smith & Wesson's Performance Center. Exclusive distributor was Chattanooga Shooting Supplies. Construction is steel barrel, cylinder, and internal parts in a lightweight alloy frame. Type is double action only revolver, with completely enclosed internal hammer that operates against a floating firing pin. Like all S&W Revolvers for the past century, it has a transfer bar internal safety device to guard against accidental discharge if the revolver is dropped. The -1 variant does not have any internal lock. Cylinder capacity is 5 rounds of .38 Smith & Wesson Special caliber ammunition, including .38 Special +P loads. Barrel is 1 7/8 inch, nominally 2 inch, with black serrated blade front sight against a frame integral fixed notch rear sight. Trigger is .312 smooth faced MIM combat type, with 12 pound vicinity pull. Finish is matte blue barrel and cylinder rod, with closely matching black matte anodized frame. Cylinder is stainless steel. Thumb latch and trigger are chrome plated steel. Grips are factory issue Desantis modified Barami type, with belt or waistband hook, and with checkered lateral surfaces and groove indention for two fingers. Weight empty is 15 ounces, with center of gravity at the trigger, 17 ounce vicinity loaded. Maximum overall length is 6 1/4 inches from the muzzle to the grip frame curve; 4 1/4 inches high, and with a lateral thickness of only 1.3 inches, comparable to the slide thickness on many semi automatics that are more complicated and less reliable. More than any other firearm, a double action revolver will only fire when its operator intends for it to. This Performance Center 442-1 comes to us from its exclusive civilian owner in the Rocky Mountains. Surface detractions are negligible, principally faint rotation marking on the cylinder, and mild carbon deposits. We rate this 442 as Excellent in Box, 95 percent vicinity by our estimate. Photos, at any rate, ought to suffice for our distinguished shoppers to judge finish grade for themselves. Bore, chamber, and mechanism are all clean. We estimate this revolver was fired fewer than 100 times. It comes in its original box with hang tag, warning sticker, red cable lock, extra grips, instruction manual, NRA enrollment card, and a never executed factory registration card. Replacement pricing for any Performance Center J Frame starts at $525 on smith-wesson com. We're offering the special edition 442 in the photos, however, for only $ 359.00. Not transferable to civilian residents of California. Add a set of standard small magna size polymer grips in gray bone, ivory, or hot pink color for only $19. Add a 1980s set of black rubber Sile Combat grips only $19. Add a Tyler T Grip adapter, matte black, gloss black, or polished aluminum alloy, only $36 with no additional shipping charges.
Condition:
Used, Minor Wear
Brand:
SMITH & WESSON INC
Model:
15116
Caliber:
.38 Special
Item #:
977981716
Stock No.:
HG9196
UPC:
022188867916
Location:
TN
Trades Accepted: Yes.
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