Hello to all, I have extensively studied the life of Sheriff Buford Pusser for several years. I have been in law enforcement for close to 28 years.

Buford's .41 magnum was a S&W Mdl. 58 4" Nickel with an "S" prefix serial number. I was told by a close friend of Pusser's that the .41 magnum was stolen from his house during a burglary and was never recovered.

Pusser started out carrying the Model 58 in 1964 which was the first year of production for the model. He later carried several different Model 19 S&W revolvers and was known to carry a 2" S&W or Colt .38 spl as a backup.

Pusser was also fond of the Colt Python revolvers. The night he died he had a 2 1/2" Nickel Python .357 that burned after the fatal crash with his Corvette.