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Originally Posted by Nukewaste
Hello,
So I recently bought a 5946 in GB, just received today. Can you tell me the history of this item? Born date, police issue, etc. That would be really helpful. Thank you for your time and expertise.
SN# VHM0923
It's my first SW semi-autos. All metal pistol. Sweet.
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Hmmm, the 5946 was produced 91-99, and page 492 of SCSW 4th edition shows the ship date of 1998 for prefix VHN. I'm guessing it's a typo and should read "VHM". That would be during the 1994 Crime Bill era and would have shipped with 2-10 round magazines, unless it was for police use.
The only mention of specific police use is page 387 stating an "NYPD Contract Model - reported as special order 9162, product code 198569, s/n of example was TDM18xx". Of course that's a Special Order specifically for that dept. Any police organization could have issued the standard model 5946. The seller may know more about the history, or you could pay for a letter from S&W's Roy Jinks to know for sure.
You've got a nice one! Hopefully it will be the first of many.
Added: the finish and grip wear does make me think of a police-issued gun