The Model 10 premiered after World War 2 and descended from the Victory Model. This six-shot, double-action / single-action design utilized a swing open cylinder and an exposed hammer. The K-38 Target Masterpiece’s legacy comes from the famed Model 10. The Target Masterpiece added a long six-inch barrel, a slight rib for a level sight plane, a Patridge front sight and a micrometer adjustable rear sight, with a short-throw hammer and an adjustable trigger. The K-38 Target Masterpiece became the Model 14, but it’s directly descended from the Smith and Wesson Model 10. The K-38 Combat Masterpiece descended from the K-38 Target Masterpiece by trimming the barrel and changing the front sight. The K-38 then became the M15 when Smith and Wesson moved to number designations entirely. The K-38 gained its name from the medium frame that S&W designated as a K frame, and 38, which stood for the. While specialized hardware is great for the warfighter, COTS makes adoption easy. Smith and Wesson had the K-38 as a COTS, or commercial off the shelf, product.
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