Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless

Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless "Lemon Squeezer" - .38 S&W

Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless revolver with Mother of Pearl grips - .32 S&W

Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless nickel - .32 S&W

Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless, 2" barrel - .32 S&W

The Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless is also known as the S&W New Departure or a S&W "Lemon Squeezer". Blued or nickel plated. Manufactured 1888-1937. It is similar to the Smith & Wesson 4th Model but is hammerless and has a grip safety. The gun was offered with white Mother of Pearl grips or black hard rubber grips as standard.

Specifications

(1887 - 1940)

• Type: Revolver

• Caliber(s): .38 S&W, .32 S&W

• Barrel length(s): 2 in (5.1 cm), 3 in (7.6 cm), 3.5 in (8.9 cm), 4 in (10.2), 5 in (12.7), 6 in (15.2 cm)

• Capacity: 5-round Cylinder

• Fire Modes: DAO

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The Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless "Lemon Squeezer" has been used in the following films:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Aelita	Nikolai Tsereteli	Los	Nickel plated	1924
Dead Ringer	Bette Davis	Edith Phillips		1964
The Shootist	Hugh O'Brian	Jack Pulford		1976
Blood Feud	Giancarlo Giannini	Nicola Sanmichele		1978
The Secret of Steel City (Tajemství Ocelového mesta)	Jaromír Hanzlík	Moltke		1979
Ragtime	Robert Joy	Harry Kendall Thaw	nickel-plated	1981
Bulldogs and Cherries	Marián Labuda	Carmello		1981
Bulldogs and Cherries	Jirí Kodet	Salvatore		1981
Bulldogs and Cherries	Miroslav Streda	Fofo		1981
Bulldogs and Cherries	Josef Dvorák	Píšek		1981
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	Ric Young	Kao Kan		1984
Miller's Crossing	Marcia Gay Harden	Verna Bernbaum		1990
Holes	Patricia Arquette	"Kissin' Kate" Barlow		2003
There Will Be Blood	Daniel Day-Lewis	Daniel Plainview		2007

See Also

• Smith & Wesson - A list of all firearms manufactured by Smith & Wesson.