
15-3, 1967 Relocation of rear sight leaf screw. 15-2, 1961 Delete trigger guard screw, change cylinder stop. 15-1, 1959 Change extractor rod, right hand to left hand thread. 15, 1957 K-38 Combat Masterpiece continued as the Model 15 stamping of model number. 1949, K-38 Combat Masterpiece introduced. 38 + pĮngineering and production changes timeline Smith & Wesson Model 15-2Īs the K-38 Combat Masterpiece Revolver Model 15 evolved the following engineering and production changes were made: Trigger: S&W grooving with adjustable trigger stop. Finish: S&W blued carbon steel with sandblasting and serrations around sighting area to break up light reflections. Stocks: checked walnut service with S&W monograms.
Rear: S&W Micrometer Click Sight, adjustable for windage and elevation.
Sights: Front – 1/8” Baughman Quick Draw on plain ramp. In 2011 Smith & Wesson re-introduced the Model 15 (15-10) under their Classics Revolvers line, newly machined, with a shrouded redesigned barrel, and a built-in trigger lock (located just above the cylinder release thumbpiece on the left side). Production of the Model 15 was discontinued in 1999 when Smith & Wesson was purchased and reorganized, although a couple limited run 'Heritage Series' models were released in 20.
The major distinction between the K-38 Target Masterpiece and the K-38 Combat Masterpiece is the barrel length and the front sight. The result was the K-38 Combat Masterpiece. Noting the accuracy of the Target Masterpiece, a number of police departments and the FBI soon requested the same revolver with a four-inch barrel and a Baughman Quick Draw front sight. 375” short-throw hammer, a trigger adjustment for overtravel, and improved grips. The Target Masterpiece included a number of new and/or special features, including a six-inch barrel with a narrow rib to provide a level sight plane, a Patridge front sight, a micrometer click rear sight, S&W’s. One of these was the K-38 Target Masterpiece, which began production in 1947.
The M&P underwent steady evolution throughout the 20th century and S&W spun off several variations as separate models in the post World War II years. 38 Special) six-shot double-action revolver. The Smith & Wesson K-38 Combat Masterpiece Revolver Model 15 is a derivative of the classic 1899 K-frame (medium frame) Military and Police.