Ran across a gen3 at the LGS today. Looks pretty much like a 5906 until you look closely. It has the older style hooked trigger guard, stainless frame, and a 1911 style barrel bushing. It has night sights, but they are not the Novak style. Never seen anything like it. Anyone got info?

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Those were "transistion" guns mostly sold through RSR Distributing. I've seen several variations some with either the 2nd gen frame or upper mixed together. Although I never saw the bushing style barrel with the 3rd generation dovetailed front sight slide before. Models were usually listed as 659-1, 659-2 or 6592.

What handgunner356 said.

They were made up for RSR in the early 1990s. Most are on 3rd gen frames but also used up left over 2nd gen parts.

I wish you had pictures of the whole thing. This is also the first one I have seen with a separate bushing and dovetailed front sight.

If he still has it next week, I'll get a pic of the whole gun. It basically looks like a 5906. The rear sight is different, smaller than the Novaks. The barrel bushing looks like a 1911 style. The barrel does not have the "bump" on the end like a 5906. Any idea as to the value of something like this? The gun is in almost new condition.