Blued S&W 4506?

[Inspector8991]

Yes, you read that right. I picked up my 3rd S&W 3rd Gen auto today. A S&W 4506 that is blued. The designation says 4506 and not 4505. When I went to purchase a new gun today that cought my eye and I really liked the feel. It came in a S&W M&P Case and had houge grips stock. Is this a custom, or a rare run of the 4506's? Looking for some info on this...thanks guys. I'll post photos soon.

 

[carbuncle]

Must...have...photos!

 

[FirebirdV8]

I have seen a mid 2010 production 4566 with a blue finish on a Stainless steel frame. It looked to be a nice gun, but I don't collect 45's and they wanted a lot of money for it. I called S&W about it and they said it was a special order run for, I believe, Lew Horton. If the 4506 you found has a box label available, you can call S&W and give them the product code and get some information about them.

 

[Inspector8991]

I'll post photos in a little while.

 

[Inspector8991]

Sorry the photo is of such bad quality. I had to take the photo from my iPhone. I cant find my camera (that cant be good).

Well here is a really crappy quality pic of the gun.

 

[Inspector8991]

Odd...also not that that grey square area by the trigger guard isnt present on the gun itself...must be from the glare or something.

 

[Forsmithers]

My guess since it is stamped 4506 would be that it is a stainless steel gun that was finished with Melonite. That's what they use on the M&P slides and barrels to give them the matte black finish. I have also seen 40 and 59 series pistols (Colorado State Patrol 4006, RCMP 5946 and a few others) in the past that had a black finish and those were said to be Melonite. Now that I think about it, all of those were PD guns that were probably requested in black to reduce light reflection at night...

Let us know what you hear if you call S&W Customer Service.