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Bryant RIdge's AnalysisSmith & Wesson J-Frame revolvers have had your back since 1950. These small revolvers were designed to fire full-power rounds and are as simple and easy to use as they are reliable. Available in various calibers and with three diverse hammer designs, it is no surprise that the Smith & Wesson J-Frame has become the most popular small-frame defense revolver on the market. The Smith & Wesson Model 60, the world's first stainless steel revolver, was a success since …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe family of Colt Pocket Percussion Revolvers evolved from the earlier commercial revolvers marketed by the Patent Arms Manufacturing Company of Paterson, N.J. The smaller versions of Colt's first revolvers are also called "Baby Patersons" by collectors and were produced first in .28 to .31 caliber and later in .36 caliber by means of rebating the frame and adding a "step" to the cylinder to increase the diameter. The .31 caliber carried over into Samuel Colt's second ven …