Like the others, there was a Centennial Airweight Model 42 with an aluminum frame. By 1964, Hellstrom had died, and William Gunn was running Smith & Wesson. He initiated the research in producing ...

For this month’s Firearms Tactics column I tested the Smith & Wesson Model 442 and ... The Model 442 is a variation of the Model 42 Centennial Airweight. It’s 14.7 ounces, holds the ...