F.B.I. Model 13
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It was a round butt.
hotrod150
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I have a 1987 Bianchi catalog, they list the #55L "Lightning" holster as being for "2"-3" small & medium frame revolvers". The selector chart in the back of the catalog indicates it was available for 2" S&W Chief and Bodyguard, 2-1/2 S&W Combat Magnum, and 2" Charter Arms. The Lightning grips were available for round butt models 36 & 60 (#650) and round butt models 19 & 10 (#655). Not listed but I assume they'd fit any standard hammer RB j or K frame.
ruger-p94
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This is the holster I got with my 13-3. It is very comfortable and holds the gun very nice.
dscampbell
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Neat holster. Who is the manufacterers and model number?This is the holster I got with my 13-3. It is very comfortable and holds the gun very nice.
ruger-p94
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I saw one on the internet a while back and said it was..... Smith & Wesson Manufactured Combat Paddle Holster for S&W K frame revolver. It really fits the gun and can be adjusted as needed.
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exfebee
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Remember guys before the Air Marshal Service started the Bureau wanted us to load our revolvers with "wad cutters" whenever we went aboard an aircraft ? That was my time starting in the 1960s.
TheGreatGonzo
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While it was not my "primary issue", I did have a 13-3 on my card when I was the Bureau and I carried it quite a bit in lieu of my 1076, which I also loved. The Gun Vault had to pry both of them from my hands under loud and, according to my SSRA, somewhat juvenile and childish protest. LOL!
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FBI Model 13s had no agency markings. They were three inch round butt and agents carried them in (usually, depending on who got the bid) a brown holster made by J.M. Bucheimer. Bucheimer also made the ammo pouch, a single snap flap design holding 6 cartridges in "two by two by two" arrangement so that reloads could be accomplished two rounds at a time.
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Since they are not military, FBI agents are civilians also. Sometimes I think they forget in light of the quasi-military type "rules of engagement" and HRT and all sorts of cross training (contamination) with military special operations types. FBI agents are civilians, and the agency is a CIVILIAN law enforcement agency. Sorry to make a big deal about this, but the sooner they (and we) understand it is not an "us and them" scenario, the better off we will all be.
I found all 3 in a gunshop in NY years ago. They now belong to forum member 29-1, and the Missus.
A little behind the story. I was in said gunshop picking up another handgun at the time. The owners son said "look at what just came in, a guy dropped off some FBI guns". He had 3 of them together. I took a look, only one had wood grips and one of them had "pushoff", and all had the look of "being there", as I recall. Being broke at he time, and having just bought a whole slew of guns, I left the shop. There was a discussion on the foum about FBI guns at that time, and I dropped in to say "if anyone is looking for an FBI gun, PM me". The only guy to respond was Chuck Odom(who lives/lived some 1 hour from the shop), whose wife is FBI, and he wanted to know where they were. I gave him the info, he called the shop and they were still there. I "think" he may have called Roy Jinks with serial numbers to verify that in fact they were FBI guns. They were, Chuck bought all 3.
I was glad to help him get these guns, and don't regret a thing.
Here's the thread:
http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-revolvers-1961-1980/88188-price-check-m13s-fbi-guns.html
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ruger-p94
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yea that would be me...sorry about that. 25 years in the army and 6 in the reserves kind of deadens the brain cells. I stand humbly apologetic. The wife still hits me when I call her a civilian.
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