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See posts #7 & #12. There may be more about the USBP. HTH.
List of Service Revolvers by Department - The Firing Line Forums
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While researching a pre model 10 I have read in the above that the Border Patrol. In the mid-1950s reportedly an order was placed for heavy barrel S&W M&P revolvers. A friend has what he was told was one of the Heavy barrel M&P revolver. Does anyone have any info on these revolvers?
While researching a pre model 10 I have read in the above that the Border Patrol. In the mid-1950s reportedly an order was placed for heavy barrel S&W M&P revolvers. A friend has what he was told was one of the Heavy barrel M&P revolver. Does anyone have any info on these revolvers?
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Attempted to do some searches on S&W Border Patrol revolvers but have not seen much information. I remember (don't bet on my memory) Pre Model 10, 4" heavy barrel, blue finish, C prefix serial #s. It would be interesting to know production, markings, if any others still exist?
The friend bought the M&P in 1957 from a LGS owner who said he was ordering 3 guns from S&W that were for the Border Patrol. The gun S/N is C387726 on the butt and under the extractor, which I am guessing is late 55 or early 56. The heavy barrel has partridge front sight integral to the barrel instead of the normal ramped front sight. No other markings on the gun other than factory marks and it is a 4 screw bright blue gun. Friend is wanting to know what it is worth.
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If it was me, the fiirst thing I would do was to spend a hundred bucs and get a Letter of Authenticity from the SWCA and go from there. Someone willing to pay a premium price for it wants to buy the gun; not the story. Good luck!
Wikipedia says... up until 1995 the Border Patrol issued it's patrol agents .357 Magnum revolvers as their duty firearms, S&W or Ruger large frame, six-shot revolvers. Agents could purchase weapons from the list of approved weapons for duty carry. This list included Glock 17 & 19 in 9mm, Sig-Sauer P220 in .45 ACP, the Colt Python .357 Magnum and the S&W 19/66 .357 Magnum.
Pretty sure Bill Jordan carried the .357 Combat Magnum after they came out in 1956. Before that my guess would be the .357 Magnum N frame. He started in 1941 I think. Here is my first year .357 Combat Magnum that shipped in August 1956.
Pretty sure Bill Jordan carried the .357 Combat Magnum after they came out in 1956. Before that my guess would be the .357 Magnum N frame. He started in 1941 I think. Here is my first year .357 Combat Magnum that shipped in August 1956.
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Wikipedia says... up until 1995 the Border Patrol issued it's patrol agents .357 Magnum revolvers as their duty firearms, S&W or Ruger large frame, six-shot revolvers. Agents could purchase weapons from the list of approved weapons for duty carry. This list included Glock 17 & 19 in 9mm, Sig-Sauer P220 in .45 ACP, the Colt Python .357 Magnum and the S&W 19/66 .357 Magnum.
Pretty sure Bill Jordan carried the .357 Combat Magnum after they came out in 1956. Before that my guess would be the .357 Magnum N frame. He started in 1941 I think. Here is a picture of my first year .357 Combat Magnum that shipped in August 1956.
I was issued a Ruger GP100 in 1994.
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I drew the short straw and was issued a Ruger Security Six in 1986. A couple of years later the 686 became the issue revolver. The oldest revolver I ever saw was a Colt "Border Patrol", they also had model 19 Smith and Wessons. For training purposes we had about a half dozen model 18's. When you work on the southern border, I guess you have to expect things to go south and they certainly did when they transitioned to the Beretta 96D. The pistol was huge, wore holes in the vehicle seats and only held eleven rounds of .40 in the magazine, many compact pistols held more ammo. I liked the timeframe referenced by DARE, when we had a choice of what we carried.
