Here is information on the FBI 1076 that the pistols'fans may find interesting.
the FBI 1076 was reportedly based on the Model 4506 but all three contract test pistols submitted to the FBI in 1989 were clearly marked/stamped 1006s and were modified to contract specifications
one of the test pistols had a 3 ½ barrel
the FBI took delivery of only approximately 3,500 1076s; approximately 1,000 were returned to S&W under warranty. These 1,000 pistols were later shipped out by S&W as used guns to distributers and are the ones on the market today
the FBI, and other law enforcement agencies, contracted for 1076s with no magazine disconnect safety
FBI 1076s may have grooves or checkering on the fore-grip
FBI 1076s may have no caution statement or the law enforcement caution statement. There is no documented FBI 1076 with the civilian caution statement
the FBI 1076 test pistols did not all have serial numbers beginning with TEU. It does not stand for Test Evaluation Unit
the FBI 1076 serial number prefixes include TEU, TEV,TFE, TFF, TFH, TFK, TFL, TFN, TFP, TFX, THB, and THC
the FBI 1076 never requested a special trigger group. It is not in the contract. It is a myth that the FB1076 has a special trigger. The confusion may be a result of engineering changes required to install the de-cocker
the FBI did request that the contract pistol be equipped with a SigSauer type frame mounted de-cocker
the FBI 1076 was included in the 10/91 frame-mounted de-cocking lever recall
the 2,500 1076s ultimately accepted by the FBI were hand assembled in the Performance Center using only the best parts available
the belief that these Performance Center pistols had $2,500 - $4,500 worth of gunsmithing done is a myth
it is believed that nearly all of the 2,500 pistols were destroyed by the FBI. The remaining FBI 1076s in the possession of the FBI are essentially demonstration pistols only
A few very senior Special Agents that are on the job are still carrying their 1076s. When they retire their pistols will be destroyed as surplus property
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