Smith & Wesson Model 1905

The .38 Smith & Wesson Model Military & Police Model of 1905 is the third of Smith & Wesson's .38 Hand Ejector models.[1] Later models in this series include the .38 Military & Police Victory Model[2] and the S&W Model 10.[3] The Model 1905, as with the other .38 Hand Ejector models, is a six-shot revolver built on the Smith and Wesson K frame, with a swing-out cylinder chambered in .38 Special.[4] At various times throughout its production, it was offered with a round or square butt grip frame; checkered walnut or hard rubber grip stocks; with or without a lanyard ring on the butt; blue, nickel, or chrome (produced in very small quantities) finish; and a barrel length of 2", 4", 5", 6", or 6.5".[5] This model had a "five screw" frame, with four screws holding the side plate and one screw at the front of the trigger guard.[6]

Smith & Wesson Military & Police Model of 1905
TypeRevolver
Place of originUnited States
Production history
Designed1905
ManufacturerSmith & Wesson
Produced1905 - 1942
No. built937,000+
Specifications
Mass28 oz. (6.5" bbl)
Length8.75" (4" bbl), 11.25" (6.5" bbl)
Width1.4375" (1 7/16") - cylinder
Height4.75"
Cartridge.38 Special
Caliber.357 in (9.1 mm)
Barrels2", 4", 5", 6", or 6.5"
ActionDouble action
Feed systemSix-round fluted cylinder
SightsFixed or adjustable

Variations

Four minor design changes were made during the production run of the Model 1905, with two, the 1st and 2nd changes, overlapping in manufacture. Additionally, at approximately serial number 316648, the factory began heat treating cylinders.[7]

.38 Military & Police Model of 1905 - 10,800 manufactured c. 1905 - 1906
.38 Military & Police Model of 1905 1st and 2nd change - 73,648 manufactured c. 1906 - 1909
.38 Military & Police Model of 1905 3rd change - 94,803 manufactured c. 1909 - 1915
.38 Military & Police Model of 1905 4th Change - 758,296 manufactured c. 1915 - 1942


Users

 China: Indigenous copies chambered for .32 S&W Long[8]

References
  1. Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson. Gun Digest Books. 2006. p. 139.
  2. Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson. Gun Digest Books. 2006. p. 142.
  3. Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson. Gun Digest Books. 2006. p. 173.
  4. Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson. Gun Digest Books. 2006. p. 139.
  5. Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson. Gun Digest Books. 2006. pp. 139–140.
  6. Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson. Gun Digest Books. 2006. p. 139.
  7. Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson. Gun Digest Books. 2006. p. 139.
  8. McCollum, Ian (2021). "Revolvers". Pistols of the Warlords: Chinese Domestic Handguns, 1911 - 1949. Headstamp Publishing. pp. 522–537. ISBN 9781733424639.
  • Blue Book of Gun Values, 29th Ed., Blue Book Publications Inc.
  • Cartridges of the World, 10th Ed., Krause Publications Inc.
  • Gun Traders Guide, 28th Ed., Stoeger Publishing Co.
  • Article "S&W's M&P", Guns & Ammo Magazine, Payton Miller, December 23, 2008.
  • Alpha-Catalogue 1911: S & W 1905 (variants, details and salesprices in German-Mark (1911)), Page 161, archive.org.
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