Unusual 4013 mystery

[EPGuy80]

Those of you that have been nice enough to read my posts have seen the pistol at the bottom. I finally got an email off to Mr. Minot at Lew Horton last week. I got my reply today. He has almost no information, it's like this pistol barely exists.

What he did find:

Lew Horton did receive 57 of these in 2001 as Melonited 4013's. No other details. That being said, it is not a Lew Horton Special, those runs have higher numbers of that gun. His best guess is that S&W were experimenting with Melonite and needed to sell the guns because as it has been mentioned, S&W wastes nothing.

Anyone think a factory letter might shed more light or should I save my $75?

 

[4T5GUY]

I was in the same spot you are in now, a couple of years ago. But with a different pistol.

Earl said it was very cool, Lew Horton did sell it, but it was not a Lew Horton run. He suggested I get it lettered, which I did. The letter helped fill in missing numbers and information for our group, but was disappointing for me.

Quoting an email from Roy Jinks regarding my questions in the letter;

"S&W is not in the business to make collectables, and their record keeping on these guns we are collecting today are not very accurate."

You may have better luck though.

Jim

 

[TNZ71]

Nice pistol! I'd keep my $75 for another day.

 

[ken158]

What would you hope to get for your $75 that you don't already know? I drank the kool-aid once to find out my gun shipped to a hardware store in another state... and that info cost me $50.

 

[EPGuy80]

What would you hope to get for your $75 that you don't already know? I drank the kool-aid once to find out my gun shipped to a hardware store in another state... and that info cost me $50.

I'm just kind of curious if it was an LE order or something. I'd read somewhere once that it was. I'm thinking that they meant 4013TSW's. I also wondered why it's a decock only. I don't hear about too many of those in the 3rd gen. I am going to save my money though. I figured Lew Horton would have record of something like that, but they don't. Guess it'll just have to stay a mystery.

 

[TercGen]

Pretty cool that you found out the top end is Melonited (unless you already knew that).

 

[EPGuy80]

Pretty cool that you found out the top end is Melonited (unless you already knew that).

I honestly had no idea.

 

[GaryS]

.40 S&W is cheap these days. I'd put the $75.00 into ammunition and shoot the snot out of that beauty.

And I'm not even a .40 guy!

 

[TTSH]

.40 S&W is cheap these days. I'd put the $75.00 into ammunition and shoot the snot out of that beauty.

And I'm not even a .40 guy!

Sounds like there might be hope for converting you someday!

Meanwhile, I'm still looking for an ANIB Model 4013 to mate with my Model 4053. Except for the possibility of a CHP 4006TSW, it will be the last .40 to go into my 3rd Gen collection.

 

[ACEd]

Those of you that have been nice enough to read my posts have seen the pistol at the bottom. I finally got an email off to Mr. Minot at Lew Horton last week. I got my reply today. He has almost no information, it's like this pistol barely exists.

What he did find:

Lew Horton did receive 57 of these in 2001 as Melonited 4013's. No other details. That being said, it is not a Lew Horton Special, those runs have higher numbers of that gun. His best guess is that S&W were experimenting with Melonite and needed to sell the guns because as it has been mentioned, S&W wastes nothing.

Anyone think a factory letter might shed more light or should I save my $75?

Similar Pistol 4013 two tone Decocker Only made for Colorado State Patrol and so marked with VKN9xxx S/N on barrel, slide, frame right side

 

[quikdraw67]

.40 S&W is cheap these days. I'd put the $75.00 into ammunition and shoot the snot out of that beauty.

And I'm not even a .40 guy!

This is what me realize that it was an older post LOL

 

[quikdraw67]

Similar Pistol 4013 two tone Decocker Only made for Colorado State Patrol and so marked with VKN9xxx S/N on barrel, slide, frame right side

One of those just sold on GB for $715

 

[ACEd]

This is what me realize that it was an older post LOL

Heck, back then 9mm was cheap. Yes I dug up an old post looking for history on the 4013 I just bought on GB. There was also a post about a Letter documenting 150 VKN9517-VKN9672 sent to Colorado for evaluation - it appears mine actually was issued to CSP1038.
Best, Ed

 

[quikdraw67]

Heck, back then 9mm was cheap. Yes I dug up an old post looking for history on the 4013 I just bought on GB. There was also a post about a Letter documenting 150 VKN9517-VKN9672 sent to Colorado for evaluation - it appears mine actually was issued to CSP1038.
Best, Ed

I bid on that pistol, congrats.