Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Co. is pleased to present this semi-automatic pistol today for a penny-start auction; this is the Smith & Wesson Model 59!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Smith & Wesson
Model: 59
Serial: A250262
Date of Manufacture: 1974-75
Caliber: 9mm
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 4"
Optics/Sights: Serrated Blade Front with Square Cut Rear
Stock/Grips: Black Checkered Nylon
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Although the Model 39 is often cited as the first American double-action 9mm, the Model 59 is perhaps even more significant as possibly the first of the Wonder-nine breed that eventually came to play a major role in the police and defensive handgun market in the 1980s and 1990s. Wonder-nine is a term coined for 9mm semi-auto pistols that combine the traditional double-action operating method, first used on the German WWII issue Walther P-38, with the double column high capacity magazine introduced on the Browning High Power of the same era. The Model 59 was reportedly developed partly as a result of attempts to improve the Model 39 Hush puppy variation for Navy Seal usage. Two 15-shot stainless steel prototypes have been reported from this program. Caliber - 9mm, similar to the Model 39, 14-shot double stack magazine, black nylon grips, alloy frame, with a steel slide, 100 early versions with smooth front and rear grip strap starting at about serial number A170000 and scattered throughout early production. Reportedly around 20 guns made with both front and rear straps smooth, while another approx. 80 were retrofitted with serrated rear strap with the front strap left smooth. Otherwise serrated front and rear grip straps, A serial prefix, last M-59 shipped July 1982, serial number A747407. Total production of the Model 59 was approximately 231,841 pistols. The last Model 59 produced was serial number A747407 shipped on July 1, 1982. Produced circa 1971-1982.
Contents:
Model: 59
Serial: A250262
Date of Manufacture: 1974-75
Caliber: 9mm
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 4"
Optics/Sights: Serrated Blade Front with Square Cut Rear
Stock/Grips: Black Checkered Nylon
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Although the Model 39 is often cited as the first American double-action 9mm, the Model 59 is perhaps even more significant as possibly the first of the Wonder-nine breed that eventually came to play a major role in the police and defensive handgun market in the 1980s and 1990s. Wonder-nine is a term coined for 9mm semi-auto pistols that combine the traditional double-action operating method, first used on the German WWII issue Walther P-38, with the double column high capacity magazine introduced on the Browning High Power of the same era. The Model 59 was reportedly developed partly as a result of attempts to improve the Model 39 Hush puppy variation for Navy Seal usage. Two 15-shot stainless steel prototypes have been reported from this program. Caliber - 9mm, similar to the Model 39, 14-shot double stack magazine, black nylon grips, alloy frame, with a steel slide, 100 early versions with smooth front and rear grip strap starting at about serial number A170000 and scattered throughout early production. Reportedly around 20 guns made with both front and rear straps smooth, while another approx. 80 were retrofitted with serrated rear strap with the front strap left smooth. Otherwise serrated front and rear grip straps, A serial prefix, last M-59 shipped July 1982, serial number A747407. Total production of the Model 59 was approximately 231,841 pistols. The last Model 59 produced was serial number A747407 shipped on July 1, 1982. Produced circa 1971-1982.
Contents:
This example will ship with the S&W case and the additional magazine pictured above!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Additional Details
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