PD issued 659

PJO1425 · #1 01-16-2017, 02:20 PM

Hi, does anyone out there in S&W-land know which (if any) police departments ever issued the S&W Model 659?

Thanks !

grcoffman104 · #2 01-16-2017, 03:59 PM

459 was Fbi issue for a short while.

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PJO1425 · #3 01-18-2017, 05:28 PM

Thanks, grcoffman104...

I'm kinda surprised that I didn't get more feedback on this.

The IL state police adopted the S&W Model 39 in 1967 (I started in '68), then went to the 439 in about 1980, then the 5904 in about 1988. I was at a gun show a while back looking for a 5904, didn't see one, and ended up buying a 659.

grcoffman104 · #4 01-21-2017, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by grcoffman104

459 was Fbi issue for a short while.

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Little known now... at the fbi Miami shootout, as the bad guy was moving and shooting with rifle., Agents across street shot him with 9mm silver tip. Was a fatal hit but took him a while to bleed out. Sold me on silvertips back in the day

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grcoffman104 · #5 01-21-2017, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by grcoffman104

Little known now... at the fbi Miami shootout, as the bad guy was moving and shooting with rifle., Agents across street shot him with 9mm silver tip. Was a fatal hit but took him a while to bleed out. Sold me on silvertips back in the day

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Sorry forgot to add was a 459 he was hammering at the bg with.

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S. Kelly · #6 01-21-2017, 11:41 PM

Boston PD used 12 of them back in the late 80s for their entry team.