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Ace: Your revolver dates from 1957, which was the first year that Smith started assigning numbers to their different model revolvers, which previously were distinguished only by name. If you swing the cylinder out and look at the area of the frame that's exposed, the model number should be stamped there, probably following the letters "Mod." The possibilities include Model 10 (most likely) or Model 12, which is essentially the same gun, but with an alloy frame to reduce weight. If for some reason the model number isn't there, you can check the frame with a magnet.
The Model 10 was originally known at the .38 Military & Police (or .38 M&P or sometimes .38 Military & Police Model of 1905, or sometimes .38 Hand Ejector M&P, and similar variations). It's the basic K-frame (i.e., mid-sized) S&W fixed-site revolver and was a very common, probably the most common, revolver carried by police around the world, or at least in the US.
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