4006TSW CHP Integral rail

[scwv67]

I remember reading about that on the CHP pistols. I don't know if it's unique, but I think it may be. IIRC, the CHP's previous 4006's did not have that.

However, I have been wrong before. I you don't believe me, just ask my wife.

 

[J. W.]

Check out this photo of the grip from my 4006chp which is the same gun that is in the picture from the above post. That indention at the bottom of the grip where the plastic magazine base plate is a feature that I believe is unique to these "chp" guns. Has anybody seen this on another 3rd gen? I like it. It sure helps removing a tight/loaded magazine from the gun.

My 90's production, pre-TSW WVSP 4006 has the same cut.


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[nocents]

I did not know that.

Thanks.

I'm with ya on the rounded trigger guard .....a Rt guard 3906 is on the radar....the 457 project will have to be on hold

 

[mlk18]

I was looking for a pic of a RTG 3906/3904 and could not find one, but I know I have had one in my hand before. Perhaps it was a custom job but I don't think so.

 

[shawn mccarver]

The real CHP guns had other internal changes that were not in the 4006 integral rail Tactical pistols. There are threads on this issue that can be located with the search feature.

 

[4506517]

My WVSP 4566TSW is amazing. Truly a dream. Quality fit and finish is better than anything out there bar none. If Colt, Kimber, Springfield, and HK can sell pistols for $1300+ there is no reason S&W can't.

They are too focused on trying to recapture the law enforcement market. They are too dependent on the M&P to care about much else.l

 

[Fastbolt]

In one of the last hard copy catalogs I received which listed 3rd gen TSW's, they showed the integral rail models available in the full-size 5906/4006/4566TSW's. They were the "standard" model available for order at that time ... to existing LE agency customers who were already carrying S&W 3rd gen duty weapons.

On the other hand, they were also still making & shipping the original TSW full-size guns made with the riveted rails. Agencies were offered the choice of either type of frame rail.

Although I have no interest in having a frame rail on my own guns, I think the integral rails are "cleaner" in appearance. You'd think the integral machined rails might be stronger than the lightweight alloy used for the riveted rails, too. I've seen upwards of half a dozen broken rails on duty weapons made with the riveted rails.

I wouldn't be surprised to see small numbers of the machined rail guns reach the "trade-in" market at some point, especially as we're seeing increasingly more 3rd gen guns being replaced with M&P's.

Me? I'd still be willing to buy that never-produced-but-wished-for all-stainless steel 3916TSW. Yes, I'd probably be willing to pay $1000-$1100 for one. Maybe.

 

[J. W.]

If S&W is still willing to make these guns in relatively small numbers for LE customers, I see no reason they couldn't do it for a vendor like Talo for example.

I recall hearing somewhere that the new WVSP 4566's cost the department between $700-$800 per gun. I can't imagine they would have bought more than 1000 guns considering the department has 650-700 troops.

A run of these guns would sell quicker than funnel cakes at the state fair if you ask me.


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[Mike-4]

Here is a integrated rail I picked up at a local gun store last year. It was never issued to the CHP and shipped from the factory to my dealer in 2012. This was the first one I have ever seen new or used. Maybe someone here can chime in about what year it was that the CHP started issuing these guns with the integrated rail.

Yours is a CHP overrun just based on the serial number. Issued TSWs have a control number etched on them also. You should have a beveled mag well, stainless steel recoil guide rod (not alloy) and decock only levers on the slide.

Regards

 

[BLUEBELLYYANKEE]

Yours is a CHP overrun just based on the serial number. Issued TSWs have a control number etched on them also. You should have a beveled mag well, stainless steel recoil guide rod (not alloy) and decock only levers on the slide.

Regards

Mine does have all of those features. The control number is etched on the right side of the frame, slide and barrel.

 

[Mike-4]

Mine does have all of those features. The control number is etched on the right side of the frame, slide and barrel.

Yup. The control number probably starts with and 'A' followed by a 4 digit series. E.g. "A1234"

Regards

 

[Nitrous SSC]

Oh my god. Total hotness. I would love one!

 

[Nitrous SSC]

Oh my god. Total hotness. I would love one! I would sell my super clean non-Tsw for that bad boy

 

[Mike-4]

 

[pathillyer]

Reviving this old thread. Copper Custom Armament is now getting batches of these CHP 4006TSWs as they are retired from the CHP. They all have a CHP serial number. Check out a recent You Tube video from Military Arms Channel. I've got mine pre-ordered...

 

[jaydiggy215]

Smith & Wesson's Model 4006 and 4006 TSW

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[jaydiggy215]

S&W 4006 TSW California Highway Patrol Pistols - One of a Kind. - YouTube

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[S&W59]

They're available on Gunbroker right now. I have one coming as I post this reply. They are CHP serial numbered. Going rate on them is anywhere between 410 and 500, depending on condition and if it is in original condition without 'field mods' like Hogue grips and the like.

 

[neorebel]

I just ordered one from Summit here in Missouri. It will be here next week.

I was a Redwood City Officer in 1985/86. Loved working with the chipies.

 

[jaydiggy215]

Copper Custom just got them back iinnnnnn!

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