Mod 586 French GIGN

[diecidecimi]

HI.
I see here an incredibly rare sixgun: a M 586 4", made by the Performance center under request of the French GIGN (Group d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale, the famous Special Force counterterrorism).
Any idea about his value in US? THX

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[Truckman]

I've never seen that one, but oddly enough the product code on the pictured label is the same number as the SKU on the S&W branded folding knife shown here...I think the sideplate has been off that one too......Ben

 

[murphydog]

First one I have seen also. Would probably go for a substantial premium over here due to scarcity and the GIGN connection.

 

[Retired W4]

I found it in SCSW 4th ed. Apparently a very rare gun. FSF0004 in mentioned in the book. IAW SCSW 4 were made as sales samples, 3 left in France, 1 in the US. Wow.

The sky's the limit as far as value is concerned.

 

[SmithNut]

Neat gun!
The one in your pics was apparently one of the guns that went to the GIGN by S&W for their test & evaluation, the GIGN emblem on the right side is something I've not seen before. When the GIGN decided to not go with this gun (for whatever reason??) S&W released many to US distribution.

I'm curious about the one in your pics, it has the firing pin on the hammer so it was made on an earlier engineering change frame, the box says SB (square butt) is it really a SB frame?

The one's in my pics below were made on a later engineering change and are RB frames and the firing pin is in the frame. Interesting....

Here's the two I bought back then....

The two above are product code 170206 and the serial prefix is BCHxxxx.

 

[swagmeister]

On such a fine gun, it makes me nervous to see that buggered up yoke screw.

 

[Leroy Thompson]

GIGN 586

GIGN also ordered some test examples with 3" barrels if I remember correctly (I think I have one somewhere), as they planned to issue each operator one length for unformed use and one for concealed use. With the MR73s they issued a 3" and a 5 1/4". The S&W revolvers they initially had did not stand up to 500 plus rounds of full-power .357 Norma a week. Hence, they had the MR73 developed to their specs. I've owned ex-GEK Cobra (Austrian CT Unit) MR73s that have fired over 300,000 rounds of full power magnum ammo and are still going strong

 

[SmithNut]

GIGN also ordered some test examples with 3" barrels if I remember correctly (I think I have one somewhere), as they planned to issue each operator one length for unformed use and one for concealed use. With the MR73s they issued a 3" and a 5 1/4". The S&W revolvers they initially had did not stand up to 500 plus rounds of full-power .357 Norma a week. Hence, they had the MR73 developed to their specs. I've owned ex-GEK Cobra (Austrian CT Unit) MR73s that have fired over 300,000 rounds of full power magnum ammo and are still going strong

Good to see you posting again Leroy, it's been awhile.

Have you written any new books lately? I need to look for my "Dead Clients Don't Pay" copy and re-read it...

 

[Leroy Thompson]

books

I've written about 50 more since DEAD CLIENTS. Many of the latest are in the ORPREY WEAPON sereies

 

[NewLiberty]

A quick observation: the SCSW4 has the model listed, but mentions that on the GIGN test revolvers both the hammer and trigger were black.

 

[SmithNut]

I've written about 50 more since DEAD CLIENTS. Many of the latest are in the ORPREY WEAPON sereies

Looks like I have some catch-up reading to do...