New style M&P9?

[Sweet9ofmine]

I just purchased a new M&P 9mm with a 4.25 inch barrel from Academy Sports. They had it on sale for 429.99 plus tax. I jumped on the deal as I regretted selling my previous M&P the moment I did it. Upon purchasing the firearm, the first weird thing I noticed was that the firearm came in a simple white cardboard box. Just to clerify I live in Missouri. So here is the list of the other weird things about the firearm.
- Comes with steel 3 dot sights that aren't white dots, but have a yellow tint to it, and turned out to be photo fluorescent.
- Has a mechanical loaded chamber indicator on top instead of the regular peep hole.
- The tool that holds in the palm swells has a lanyard loop hole in it.
- Has an ambidextrous safety, but there is a red dot beneath it when set to fire.
- The barrel as well as the slide are serialized instead of the regular frame serial number only.
- The slide has a US POL serial number as well.
- Feels like it has a bit heavier but more crisp trigger than previous models I shot and felt before.
- The firearm was bone dry with zero lubrication on it.
- The finish is different from the regular melonite, this one is less shiny and more of a flat finish.
I have included pictures, would appreciate any kind of info I can get. My guess is this is one of the actual pistols made for the US Military trials. Either way any info is appreciated, chime in let me know what you guys know. Thanks.

 

[Rastoff]

OK, I don't know for sure, but I'm going to speculate a little here just for fun.

I believe you have stumbled on an interesting find. It sounds like this is part of a special order from a police department. All of those unusual features are something I'd expect from a special order from a police department or some other similar agency.

I'll bet the FFL got them as a special buy and you are the recipient of this unique gun.

The loaded chamber indicator is especially interesting to me. Can you post a pic of it please?

 

[JL Murray]

I saw one like it when I bought my FS M&P it has the PVD finish.

Smith & Wesson M&P9 9mm Pistol | Academy

 

[5150ds]

Loaded chamber indicator on top sounds like CA compliant.

 

[Saudade]

Not CA. The FS M&Ps in CA never had a flag style LCI and it clearly doesn't have a mag safety. All M&Ps except the Shield 9/.40 went off roster a few years ago.

As suggested earlier, these are likely overruns of a special order for some agency.

You can contact S&W, provide the serial number and they should be able to tell you how it came about.

 

[Steved13]

+1 pure guess, but I was thinking the same thing, overrun from an agency. Barrel and slide serialized, so they stay together. That would lead to guess a large group with a common armorer. Also helps with the price.

 

[Sweet9ofmine]

Lci

Here is the pic of the LCI.

 

[okiegtrider]

Interesting find you made there. Hope you will update here when you learn more about it.

 

[Rastoff]

Here is the pic of the LCI.

Thanks for that pic. It looks exactly like the LCI on the Shield CA version. I'll bet it was an easy addition for S&W.

Really interesting gun you have there.

 

[Sweet9ofmine]

More to follow

Smith and Wesson opens tomorrow from their holiday break. I will give you guys an update of the info I gain knowledge of.

 

[Shield9mm]

New style M&P9?

oh no please another unnecessary safety feature like springfields, so what's next a grip safety too..I just hope it is only for those states with a bunch of requirements.


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[Sweet9ofmine]

Found it

The pistols ordered by the Belgium Federal Police were based upon the well established M&P platform, which has been adopted by hundreds of police agencies and has achieved popularity with consumers as well. The M&P9 pistols were built to meet the exact specifications set forth by the police agency. Enhanced features included luminescent sights, a manual thumb safety with on/off red dot indicator, and a raised loaded chamber indicator on top of the slide that could be felt by hand. The M&P9 pistols retained the original design features and were supplied with two 17-round magazines along with cleaning materials.
So her is the explonation. Confirmed by s&w customer service. Btw Im getting the free plugs to make the safety disappear in the mail soon. For free.

 

[Rastoff]

So, this was from a special order by the Belgium police? Very interesting and very cool. That's a keeper!

oh no please another unnecessary safety feature...

Did you even read the thread?

 

[Shield9mm]

So, this was from a special order by the Belgium police? Very interesting and very cool. That's a keeper!

Did you even read the thread?

yes, and it looks like LCI will be on some of the new M2.0

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