I found that this works the best for me.
There is no protruding hammer to impress upon my festive physique.
No large clunky controls safeties, decockers, slide releases, locks or magazines.
A narrow handle that is easily concealable.
It can be fired without ever coming out of your jacket.
It never fails to feed or fails to eject,
The single action trigger is a thought away from boom.
The double action trigger is smooth, consistent and deliberate.
If there is a running gun battle it is small enough to carry while running away.
The stainless steel weapon heavy mass of the weapon allows for low weight fluted non expanding projectiles (poly case) ammunition to be fired with great effect with minimal recoil, flash and loss of sight picture. The .77gr 38 special polycase ammo is designed for fluid targets and reduces the likelihood of over penetration through barriers.
The stainless steel can be hand polished to a mirror shine so that when the weapon comes out everyone knows it.
The sleek and ergonomic design allows for unparalleled accuracy at lawful self defense distances and has a functionally infinite range.
When the weapons ammunition is exhausted this same ergonomic design allows the user to throw defestating cave man screaming right hooks and over hand rock smashing techniques. The heavy mass and balance of this small weapons allows it to be thrown like baseball at the antagonist.
80's vintage Pre Lock SW 649 1 7/8" Tapered barrel .38 spl. Custom American elk tacky grips. Mat (un polished) cylinder flutes and top strap. Hand polished to about 80% mirror.