answer:I have a Smith & Wesson Ladysmith, 5-shot 38 revolver, hammerless. This is the preferred gun for women who are going to carry. You didn’t say if your wife was planning on carrying, but it is a good little gun to wear or put in a purse. However, it was about $700. I also own a pink Sig Sauer mosquito, .22. So easy to shoot, but a .22 is not powerful enough to use as self-defense. My military son-in-law has quite a few Tauruses. He says they are good, and he owns a lot of guns.