Originally Posted by George_in_SD
38/44 folks, quite a bit different than run-of-the-mill .38's.

TheKid:
Slick looking Outdoorsman 'Model of 1950'. I'm not huge on N frames that have the shorter post war action. Here's an early Outdoorsman:
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That's a beauty. Nice picture, too.

PS When S&W first came out with these, Colt started advertizing that their Army Special .38/Official Police could handle anything the Outdoorsman or Heavy Duty could, having been built on Colt's largest frame size.