Guns International #: 102989028
Seller's Inventory #: 59-1
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Guns International #: 102989028
Category - Smith & Wesson Pistols
- Smith & Wesson Pistols - SD
SMITH AND WESSON MODEL 59 IN ORIGINAL BOX WITH PAPERWORK AND CLEANING KIT WITH 2 MAGS
Description: HERE IS A SMITH AND WESSON MODEL 59 IN NICKEL FINISH IN ORIGINAL BOX WITH PAPERWORK DOES HAVE SOME HOLSTER WEAR ON SLIDE BUT ALL AROUND IN GREAT SHAPE MADE IN 1977. The Model 59 was designed for the U.S. Navy as a large-capacity version of the S&W Model 39, the basis of their Mark 22 "Mark 22 Hush Puppy" suppressed pistol. In 1965, the U.S. Navy commissioned a version of the S&W Model 39 that could take the 13-round magazine of the Browning Hi-Power. In early 1970, a dozen experimental all-stainless-steel prototypes were made and were issued to Navy SEAL commandos for evaluation in the field, but it was not adopted. The Model 59 went on the market in 1971.[1][2] It went out of production a decade later in 1982 when the improved second generation series was introduced (the Model 459). All total, approximately 231,841 M59s were produced.[3] Price: $700.00 Handgun Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum (9mm Luger, 9x19mm NATO) Manufacturer: SMITH AND WESSON Model: 59 Serial Number: A392309 Barrel Length: 4 Condition: GOOD Metal Condition: GOOD Bore Condition: GREAT Finish: NICKEL Manufacture Date: 1977 Contact Seller |
Guns International #: 102989028
Seller's Inventory #: 59-1
Guns International #: 102989028
Seller's Inventory #: 59-1