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Bryant Ridge's Analysis: Caliber - .41 Magnum, Introduced in July of 1964, double-action revolver built on the square butt N service frame with 3 screws, 6-shot fluted and counterbored cylinder with a nominal length of 1.75", blue or nickel finish, 4" pinned barrel, walnut PC style grips with S&W medallions and Diamond around the screw escutcheon, 265" service hammer, 265" serrated trigger, flat matte finish top strap with smooth backstrap and forestrap, 1/8" serrated ramp front sight w/squa …

Bryant Ridge's Analysis: The Smith & Wesson Model 57, introduced in 1964, is a large-frame, double-action revolver chambered for the powerful .41 Magnum cartridge. Designed primarily for law enforcement, the Model 57 was created to fill a perceived performance gap between the .357 Magnum and the .44 Magnum. This new caliber, advocated by firearms experts Elmer Keith, Bill Jordan, and Skeeter Skelton, was intended to offer better recoil control and more manageable stopping power than the .44 …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Ruger Blackhawk is a six-shot, single-action revolver manufactured by Sturm, Ruger & Co. It is produced in various finishes, calibers, and barrel lengths. In the early 1950s, Westerns were popular in movies and television. Colt had discontinued the iconic Single Action Army before World War II, and few single-action revolvers were available to meet market demand for cowboy-style revolvers. In 1953, the new firm of Sturm, Ruger & Company introduced the Single-Si …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Ruger Blackhawk is a six-shot, single-action revolver manufactured by Sturm, Ruger & Co. It is produced in various finishes, calibers, and barrel lengths. In the early 1950s, Westerns were popular in movies and television. Colt had discontinued the iconic Single Action Army before World War II, and few single-action revolvers were available to meet market demand for cowboy-style revolvers. In 1953, the new firm of Sturm, Ruger & Company introduced the Single-Si …