FBI 1076

[dacoontz]

Just picked this one up on auction. I already have one of the original lot that went to the academy for training and evaluation but had been looking for one that had been an agents gun. All indications tell me this could be one of those, but of course there is always some risk. This one numbers very close to one that would be of particular interest to our 1076 resident expert (DMC) which also helped me to come to the conclusion that it could very well be an agents gun that had been returned to S&W.

 

[dmc8163]

Dacoontz, super find my friend. Since it was shipped in May it will have the very latest updates from S&W. It was either assigned to an Agent or was scheduled to be assigned to an Agent. Seee my PM. Congrats!

 

[dwp10mm]

1076 Questions

First, thank you everyone for the information in this thread. It has helped me immensely in my search for a 1076. Well, I got very luck on Saturday at the local gun show. I found someone walking the aisles with one for sale. When I inspected it, I found the condition to be like new. Further, it has a TEU serial number under 100. There is no magazine disconnect and the warning is marked on the slide. It has standard novak 3 dot sights. I will be calling Smith and Wesson this week to see what they can tell me about it as well as sending in a request for the documentation.

Now, with all the information in this thread, I found one thing interesting that I have not read anywhere else. On the inside of the slide, it is marked 1006. Has anyone else seen this? Here is a picture of the marking.

Upon cleaning it, I found the trigger play spring appears to be broken on one side. This seems to be an easy fix from where I've read elsewhere.

All told, I paid $600 and am very happy regardless if it comes back as one of the initial FBI weapons. Here are two other pictures.

Thank you again everyone. I've had a Delta Elite for over 20 years and can now happily add the 1076 to my collection.

UPDATE: I called S&W this morning. The gentleman I talked to in Service said he did not have the information available concerning if it was shipped to the FBI initially. He did say the recall had been performed as the gun was in the shop in 1994. It does not have the dots to indicate this. I am filling out the request form today and mailing it in this week. I will update all when I get it back.

dwp10mm

 

[Aegis]

I sent 2 guns in for the recall and they did not put the dots on either of my guns.

 

[dmc8163]

dwp10mm, I have a TEU FBI 1076 that has 1006 engraved in the underside of the slide.

 

[dacoontz]

dwp10mm,
I see no indication that your gun is anything but one of those within the first group that was sent to the FBI academy for the initial testing of this model. I have never seen a TEU prefixed 1076 not letter as an FBI gun. It's great to see these found and shared here. I have to be honest, I'd love to know just how low yours is numbered. I can't recall for certain but I believe DMC told us once in this thread that the numbers began around TEU 0049 but don't hold me to it. I'll have to search through here again. Congrats!!

Edit: Checked back and the lowest DMC has in his records is TEU0042 so there you go.

 

[dacoontz]

The lowest known number is TEU0042 and the highest known number is TEU0385. I have never been able to find a complete list of serial numbers. I have discovered that writing a book requires the ability to write.

Dave,
Question, if 250 were in the first shipment do you think the TEU prefix extends outside that first shipment. With your data above it makes me think that could be the case but wanted to ask what your observations have been on that. Of course this assumes guns were numbered sequentially without any gaps and can't see any reason for S&W doing any other way. Daniel.

 

[dwp10mm]

Thanks for all the replies. Once I have the letter back I will let you know the results.

 

[dmc8163]

I think there may be a possibility that all of the first 50 were TEU. But not the 250. I have one of the 250 that is not TEU. Remember that S&W took whatever frames off the rack they needed when assembling the FBI 1076s. There was no rhyme or reason about it and helps explain why there are so many different prefix's on FBI pistols. TEU0042 is still the lowest serial number I'm aware of. Any lower numbers out there?

 

[paperboy98]

How do you request a letter from Jinks and how much does it cost? Do you send the $ with the request? Thanks
paperboy98

 

[XTrooper]

How do you request a letter from Jinks and how much does it cost? Do you send the $ with the request? Thanks
paperboy98

Yes. You send the payment with your request.

Look here-----> Firearm History Request - Smith & Wesson

 

[BullittBoy]

Not to sound retarded but I have e-mailed Smith and saved the money and they will tell you based on the serial #-that is all they need.
I have done this on 4006's and a 1076 and they will tell you when it was built and weather or not it was FBI

I e-mailed Paul Gazda at Smith and Wesson
[email protected]

 

[dwp10mm]

Received my letter

Great news. I received my letter back today confirming the pistol I purchased about 3 weeks ago was indeed an authentic FBI model. Here is the letter.

I asked for information on the inside slide markings but nothing was mentioned in the letter. Maybe I'll email customer service and ask if they can expand on it.

Very happy right now.

 

[XTrooper]

Very cool. Congratulations!


One error I see in the letter's description, however, is the obvious fact that the 1076, with its decocker, is not a "Double Action Only" pistol.

 

[dwp10mm]

I immediately saw that as well. There are a few grammatical errors in the letter also. Did they mean FBI Contract Variant? It says Variation. Also towards the end, it has "This pistol was returned by from".

 

[dacoontz]

Dwp, congrats. Never had any doubts on that one but now you have the letter to prove it. I hope to see a letter in the mail soon with the same news.

 

[dacoontz]

I immediately saw that as well. There are a few grammatical errors in the letter also. Did they mean FBI Contract Variant? It says Variation. Also towards the end, it has "This pistol was returned by from".

He'd probably fix it if you wanted him to but I like seeing some grammatical errors from time to time because then you know you are getting an authetic letter and not something that was simply cut and pasted.

 

[dwp10mm]

He'd probably fix it if you wanted him to but I like seeing some grammatical errors from time to time because then you know you are getting an authetic letter and not something that was simply cut and pasted.

Thanks. I'll keep it as it is enough confirmation for what I was looking for. I would like to see some reasoning as to the marking inside the slide saying MOD 1006. I will be emailing to see if they can bring some clarity to that.

 

[XTrooper]

Thanks. I'll keep it as it is enough confirmation for what I was looking for. I would like to see some reasoning as to the marking inside the slide saying MOD 1006. I will be emailing to see if they can bring some clarity to that.

I'd like to know the answer to this, also. It's an interesting mystery.

My Kentucky State Police 1076 has no such marking.

 

[dmc8163]

S&W submitted four pistols to the Firearms Training Unit at the time it responded to the FBI's Request For Proposal. All four pistols were clearly marked "Model 1006" on the frames below the serial number. One of those four pistols had a 3 1/2" barrel.