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Originally Posted by VetteBill
I have a 469 aluminum frame that I purchased new well over 30 years ago. Did S&W ever produce a 10 round magazine for this gun?
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If you mean during the production run of this 2nd Gen pistol...
1983 to late-1988 or early 1989... the answer is no. There was no need for such a magazine until years later when the Federal AWB hit us in 1994.
During the ban (1994-2004), S&W produced 10-round stainless steel magazines for us non-LEO peons with 69-series and 6900-series pistols. 6900-series pistol production ended in 1999, so it never made it to the end of the Federal AWB. It is unknown whether or not S&W went back to producing 12-round 69/6900 magazines after the Federal AWB ended for folks in the free states... but if they did, there is no way I know of to tell the difference.
To the best of my knowledge, there were no black S&W OEM 69/6900-series magazines offered in 10-rounds, even during the ban, although at least one or two aftermarket manufacturers made them.
Hopefully, someone will correct me if that was the case.