Manufacturer Smith & Wesson Produced 2011-present | Place of origin United States Unit cost $869-$1,119 MSRP Weight 29.6 oz (840 g) | |
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The Smith & Wesson GOVERNOR® is a snub-nosed (2.75 inch barrel) single-action/double-action revolver built on the Z-frame (a stretched N-Frame) with a lightweight scandium alloy or stainless steel frame.
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Design
Similar to the Taurus Judge, the GOVERNOR can fire 2 1⁄2-inch .410 shotgun shells, .45 Colt, and .45 ACP (with the use of supplied moon clips due to the lack of a rim on the auto pistol cartridges).
The rear sights are fixed; similar to those found on the small J-Framed .38 Special and .357 Magnum as well as the medium-sized K-frame service revolvers. The front sights on both the standard and Crimson Trace® models feature a tritium night sight that is drift-adjustable for windage corrections. It holds six rounds and due to the varied selection of cartridges can be loaded with any combination of rounds in a "mix six" fashion.
For a large handgun, the GOVERNOR is very lightweight (under 30 ounces unloaded) due to the alloys used in its construction.
Models
Two versions of the alloy model are manufactured, the "iron sight" alloy GOVERNOR® and the alloy model with the Crimson Trace® laser sight.
There is a stainless steel version with open iron sights.