40 caliber semi-automatic pistols.Ī rare S&W M19-3 was built for the French GIGN. Border Patrol until both agencies adopted. Immigration and Naturalization Service as well as Patrol Agents of the U.S. 357 Magnum, four-inch barreled model was standard issue to uniformed officers of the former U.S. 357 Combat Magnum (later designated Model 19), with the first serial-number gun (K260,000) presented to Jordan on November 15, 1955.
After a year of experimentation with improved-strength steels and special heat-treating processes, the result was the. 357 Magnum with a shrouded barrel like the big N-frame. Jordan's idea for a 'peace officer's dream' sidearm was a heavy-barreled four-inch K-Frame. Border Patrol, famous gunfighter, and noted firearms and shooting skills writer Bill Jordan consulted with Smith & Wesson on the design and characteristics of the Model 19. Retired Assistant Chief Patrol Inspector of the U.S. 125 inch longer case, and the first revolvers (referred to as '.357 Magnum Models') were completed by S&W on April 8, 1935. 357 Magnum, which was dimensionally identical to the. 38 Special ammunition beyond their original specifications, taking advantage of the newer and better designed firearm frames and metallurgy, and also played a major role in the development of the. Elmer Keith, a well known author and wildcatter at the time, was experimenting with hand loading. 38 Special loads, but only if Winchester would develop a new cartridge. Wesson agreed to produce a new revolver that would handle 'high-intensity'. Firearms writer and experimenter Philip Sharpe is credited for its development during the 1930s when police agencies were asking for a more powerful round. Smith & Wesson played a major part in the development and success of the cartridge and revolver that went with it. 357 Magnum is the oldest 'magnum' handgun cartridge.
A stainless steel variant of the Model 19, the Smith & Wesson Model 66, was introduced in 1971. 357, usually known as the Smith & Wesson Model 27. The K-frame is somewhat smaller and lighter than the original N-frame. The Smith & Wesson Model Model 19 is a revolver produced by Smith & Wesson that was introduced in 1957 on its K-frame. Please enter a serial number and click the submit button. Military M1917 Revolver: Smith & Wesson: Covering numbers: 5 - 175100. I would like to when it was manufactured and how many were produced. The serial number is 2k67041 and is nickel plated. I have a smith and wesson model 19-3 with a 4 inch barrel.
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