SMITH & WESSON THE 1950 .45 TARGET MODEL (LIGHT BARREL) "PRE-MODEL 26" Description
.45 ACP (standard) or .45 Colt (scarce) cal., double action revolver built on the square butt N Target 5 screw frame with 6-1/2 in. ribbed and pinned barrel, 6 shot, 1.55 (.45 ACP) or 1.67 (.45 Colt) in. fluted cylinder, blue finish, Patridge front sight with micrometer click rear sight, .400 in. semi-target hammer, .265 in. grooved trigger standard with .500 in. target trigger optional, shrouded extractor rod with uniform diameter, barrel marked ".45 CAL MODEL 1950", checkered magna-type diamond walnut stocks or smooth rosewood target stocks, S serial prefix with s/n range S76212-S211000 with 2,768 reportedly mfg. February 1950-1961.
200 were chambered in .45 Colt over several years of production.
.45 ACP cal. with tapered barrel became the Model 26. Earliest production may lack caliber marking on the side of barrel.