Smith & Wesson Model 19 Classic “Combat Magnum”

Smith & Wesson Model 19 Classic “Combat Magnum”

S&W Model 19 Classic: “Combat Magnum” Nineteen-fifty-five was a banner year, for sure, in the gun world. That was the year that retired Assistant Chief Patrol Inspector of the U.S. Border Patrol Bill Jordan approached S&W with the idea of producing a lighter, smaller, K-frame 4-inch .357 Magnum revolver that wouldn’t tire law enforcement personnel out after carrying it all day. He described it as a “Peace Officer’s Dream”. Before, the only .357 …