SMITH & WESSON .41 MAGNUM REVOLVER MODEL No. 57 PARTS LIST • INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE SPECIFICATIONS • • MAINTENANCE GUARANTEE SPECIFICATIONS Caliber Number of Shots Barrel .41 Magnum 6 4". 6". 83/8" Trigger Length Overall Weight With 6" barrel, 110/8" With 6" barrel, 48 oz. Frame Sights Hammer. .. Front: Va" S&W Red Ramp. Rear: S&W Micrometer Click Sight, adjustable for windage and elevation. White outline sight slide notch. Wide checked target type. Wide target type with S&W grooving.
5003 5062 SERIAl NO. ..., FuncJion The Smith & Wesson Model No. 57 target revolver is a 6-shot breech-loading hand weapon. It is produced with a solid frame and a swing-oul type of cylinder, having 6 chambers around a central axis so that 6 shots may be fired before reloading is necessary. The weapon may be fired either single action or double action, and cocking the hammer by either method causes the c)'linder to rotate and align the next chamber with the barrel.
SMITH & WESSON .41 MAGNUM REVOLVER - MODEL No. 57 PARTS LI S T PRICES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1960 - No. 5005 5014 5021 5022 5034 5036 5042 5045 5047 5049 5053 5053 5053 5053 5053 5054 5055 5062 5063 5064 5070 5071 5073 5074 5078 5079 5079 5083 5085 5091 5102 5103 5104 5105 5106 5107 5108 sIl2 5113 Subject to Change Without Notice - 1',,1"11Ie Bolt Plunger Spring. Extractor Pin. Extractor Rod Collar .. Extractor Spring .. Hammer Nose Rivet. Hammer Nose Bushing...... Hand Pin. Locking Bolt Spring..
HELPFUL HINTS 1. Push thumb piece forward, swing out cylinder and load. 2. Close cylinder and take position on firing line. 3. STAND in a relaxed and comfortable position, feet well apart. The arm when raised should line naturally with the target. If it does not, shift the feet a bit. 4. HOLD the gun firmly but do not seize it with a "death grip:' If the knuckles are white, the grip is too tight. 5.