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Do NOT fire +P ammunition in this gun. Absolutely not. It will cause greatly advanced wear.
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I agree on that. The metallurgy on older guns varies considerably, I don't know the date on this 38 Spl, but for a good period after WW1, Smith did not heat treat the cylinders. Even so, if it was heat treated, the metal and the heat treat were appropriate for standard pressure loads.
Smith built a heavy duty 38 for hot 38 Special loads. Don't remember, was it the 38/44?, this revolver is not one of those. The +P rounds don't appear until the 70's and not all later model Smiths were made to shoot +p.
Don’t shoot +P in these older revolvers.