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I read that 250 S&W 19 RS were ordered by french police.

Here is one to buy : Smith & Wesson 357 mag occasion - Revolvers de Catégorie B (5973608) But you need to find a local certified gunsmith to buy it for you and export it back to USA....

It is also very scarce to find in France but as strange as it seems, price are quite low (a friend bought one less than 500 Euros brand new in its box... ). Most gunsmiths here do not know what they sell, there is currently one for sale at 600 Euro, I think it could be negociated below 500...

During the 70's, french national police ordered a special batch of a S&W 19 model named here in France the "RS" model, initial of Raymond SASIA, a famous Police Officer, who was also the Personal Body Guard of Charles De Gaulle. He designed the revolver according to its vision of the ideal...

CIP proof marks are recent german one (Koln City Proof Marks). CIP Proof Marks (mandatory in Europe) are applied once the gun is imported in Europe by the importer country authority. So here, you can get modern proof marks on a 100 years old gun...

Hi, I recently found and bought in France this gorgeous S&W 19 no dash from 1957 (K316xxx). Standard hammer & trigger. In your mind, could these grips be the original one (a custom model) ?