I need to clarify an issue:
Smith & Wesson originally assigned the name “Bodyguard” to their model 38, which was an aluminum-framed/5-shot/.38 Special snubby with a shrouded hammer that wouldn’t snag when drawn from a pocket but still be cocked in a single-action mode. The driving force behind it was the Secret Service White House Detail that wanted such a revolver for back-up. All this happened back in 1955.
Fast forward to this present day…
It would seem that the company’s current advertising/sales departments has run out of new, catchy names and so has reverted to using old names on new (sometimes unrelated) introductions. This can cause massive confusion, but it seems that the new guys have limited memories of things past.
So now we have the “new” Bodyguard, model BG38 that is mostly similar in size and appearance, but has an enclosed hammer and is double-action-only. As an aside I’ll mention that they also have sideplate screws that can only be removed with a unique driver bit.
All of this shouldn’t make any difference when it comes to holsters (especially pocket holsters), so what I said before still holds. However if you order anything (especially if it’s custom made and expensive), be sure to tell holster maker that you either have one of the older model 38 series Bodyguards, or one of the new Military & Police series model BG38 Bodyguards. :banghead: