My first and only revolver. A snub-nosed .38 Special +p from Smith and Wesson. This is one light little pistol, but with +p ammo it recoils much more sharply than my .45 does with heavy +p loads. Those of you that can decipher S&W naming schemes will note the LS, and the fact that it stands for “Lady Smith”. Some might even point out that the Lady Smith pistols are for women! To those that my snicker at an Infantryman with a Lady Smith, I ask this – if a 125gr jacketed hollow point is traveling in your general direction at any thing over slingshot velocity, does it really matter if the words Lady Smith happen to be enscribed anywhere on the source? I didn’t think so.

Smith and Wesson 642LS