John Wesley Hardin
Moderator
Y si por alguien le interesa la clasificación aun mas técnica y aun mas sub-dividida de los S&W (a mi la verdad me da flojera aprenderme toda esa letania de letras y por eso me quedo con la mas comun de J, K, L , N, X,)
Pero por si alguien la queria conocer, tomado del Standard Catalog Of Smith & Wesson de Nahas y Supicas (y a lo mejor faltan modelos que introdujeron despues como los L frame sin full underlug), pero estos las de la fecha de esa edición que lo tome:
Pero por si alguien la queria conocer, tomado del Standard Catalog Of Smith & Wesson de Nahas y Supicas (y a lo mejor faltan modelos que introdujeron despues como los L frame sin full underlug), pero estos las de la fecha de esa edición que lo tome:
Carbon Steel and Alloy Frames
• M Frame: Early Ladysmiths – discontinued before model numbering.
• I frame: Predecessor of the J frame with leaf mainspring and strain screw.
• Improved I frame: Successor to the I frame with coil main spring.
• J frame: Smallest current production steel frame with fixed sights (Examples are the M30, M31, M36).
JAS frame: Shrouded hammer with aluminum alloy frame (M38 = JAS-38).
JS frame: Shrouded hammer with carbon steel frame (M49 = JS-38).
JA frame: Aluminum alloy frame with fixed sights (M37 = JA-38).
JAT frame: Aluminum alloy frame with target sights (M43 = JAT22).
JC frame: Fully concealed hammer (M40 = JC38).
JAC frame: Fully concealed hammer with alloy frame (M42 = JAC38).
JR frame: Carbon steel J frame for .38 S&W (M32, M33 = JR38).
JT frame: Carbon steel J frame with target sights (M34 and M35).
JTM frame: Carbon steel J frame, target sights, .22 Magnum (M51).
J Magnum: Larger J for .357 in alloy or steel FS or AS.
• C frame: Between J & K frame size - used only for the non-cataloged Model 73 in carbon steel.
• K frame: Carbon steel frame with fixed sights (M10 = K38).
KA frame: Aluminum alloy K frame with fixed sights (M12 = KA38).
KAT frame: Aluminum alloy K frame with target sights.
KR frame: K frame for the .38 S&W (Model 11 = KR38).
KT frame: Carbon Steel frame with target sights (M14, M15, M16, and M19).
KTC frame: Target Centerfire .22 Magnum (M53).
KTM frame: Target Rimfire magnum (M48).
• L frame: Larger and heavier than a K frame, with a full underlug barrel on a carbon steel frame with fixed sights (M581).
LT frame: Steel L frame full-lug with target sights (M586).
• N frame: Largest of the current frames, carbon steel frame with fixed sights (M20, M21, M22).
• NAT frame: Aluminum alloy N frame with target sights.
• NA frame: Aluminum alloy N frame with fixed sights.
• NT frame: Carbon steel frame with target sights (M23, M24, M25, M26, M27, M29).
• NTM frame: Carbon steel frame with target sights for the Highway Patrolman (M28).
Stainless Steel Frames
• E frame: Stainless steel J frame size (M60 = E38).
• ET frame: Stainless J Target (M63 is ET22).
• F frame: Stainless steel K frame size (M64 = F38).
• FT frame: Stainless K Target (M-65 = FT22, M66 = FT357).
• H frame: Stainless steel L frame size (M681).
• HT frame: Stainless steel L frame with target sights (M686).
• G frame: Stainless steel N frame size.
• X frame: Stainless steel frame for the .460 and .500 S&W Magnums.