Therefore, the Model 10 was outfitted with a traditional frame for enhanced durability to withstand more punishing rounds. Modern technology can overcome this, but the metallurgy of the 1890s could not handle ammunition with smokeless powder due to the increased pressure and power. This caused top-break revolvers to have weaker frames than traditional revolvers because the frame is hinged instead of being forged from one solid piece of metal. However, an auto-ejecting revolver must be built in a top-break configuration, like a double-barrel shotgun, instead of the traditional swing-out cylinder. The elegant form of the Model 10’s cylinder ( Photo by Jim Grant) Model 10: Old fashioned even newĪuto-ejecting revolvers were popular around the late 1890s because they allowed for quicker reloads. Whereas, the Model 10 requires the user to extract them by pushing an extractor rod rearwards. Automatic ejecting revolvers, like the Webley, extract spent casings from the cylinder when the action is opened. The phrase, “hand-ejected” refers to the method of removing spent shells from the revolver’s cylinder. 38 caliber, double-action, hand-ejected revolver featuring fixed sights. The Model 10 was once known by the slightly-less cryptic moniker, “Smith & Wesson. One of my favorite being the venerable Smith & Wesson Model 10 - and the portrait of JMB is in my living room, not above my bed. I also love double-action, handcrafted firearms. These naysayers believe I only have room in my heart for single-action, handcrafted firearms. Some people suspect I have a portrait of John Moses Browning hung above my headboard. It’s no secret that I love 1911 handguns.
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