Model 669/6906 hybrid.

[Nevrolog]

In the mid 90s, during a post-practice wipe down, I found a hairline fracture in my Model 669 frame, extending from the top of the slide stope hole up to the top edge of the frame. I submitted it to S&W for consideration of warranty coverage. They called. Good news: covered. Bad news: we have no more 669 frames. Offer: OK if we take your 669 slide and machine it to fit the 6906 frame in the S&W custom shop? Me; sure, okay, of course! Have not put a single round through it since.

Is there another such gun out there? If so, how many? Worth?

I'm not planning to ever shoot it. Literally, now that I've retired, I have time to mess with stuff like this!

 

[A10]

Sounds like you have an interesting one-off. I'd make sure to keep the documentation on it, particularly since you now have a Custom Shop gun. All of those series that I have owned have been great shooters (mine have been 669s and 6906's)!

 

[4T5GUY]

There's actually quite a few "out there". Some are owned by members here on this Forum.

Really nothing special about them, just interesting.

Here's mine.

Jim

 

[max]

I have a 6906 slide on a 669 frame.

 

[GaryS]

I'd shoot it if were mine.

 

[toddimusnimski]

It's not uncommon to see them for sale online - pretty easy to spot with the red "fire" dimple on both the slide and frame. I didn't know that machining was required.
I haven't seen the blued version of this (a 469 slide on a 6904 frame) but they must be out there also.
Hope you enjoy it, those 2nd gen guns have a bit of a following. My 669 slide went to Novak's to machine for their front and rear night sight installation. They do great work.

Welcome to the Forum! Post some pics if you have a chance.

Todd

 

[N4KVE]

This is normal for S&W. They don't waste parts. So if on a specific date construction of the 6906 begins, you can be sure leftover 669 parts are used until they're all gone. They're called "transitional" guns. GARY

 

[4T5GUY]

It's not uncommon to see them for sale online - pretty easy to spot with the red "fire" dimple on both the slide and frame. I didn't know that machining was required.

That and the one piece grip. Maybe machining on the aft end of the slide to make it purrfect and duplicating the original frame model and serial numbers.

When I got mine 14 yrs ago I called S&W for info and a date. No records indicating it had been returned for repair, ship date was 1993. Not transitional that late since the end of 669's production year was 1988.

*** Edit to clarify the obvious. S&W was replacing the returned cracked 669 frames with the then current available 6906 ones but duplicated the original 669 model and serial numbers on the 6906 ones. It was just a warranty issue. ***

Jim

 

[stansdds]

Welcome to the S&W Forums. The 469/669 was in production for only a fraction of the time that the 69xx series was produced, so when x69's with damaged receivers were replaced, it likely did not take long before all the spare x69 receivers were gone. There have been several documented x69's sent to S&W for repair and were returned with 69xx receivers bearing the serial number of the x69. Such pistols do not command any sort of premium for collectors.

 

[demkofour]

Got one of each. I consider the 669 kind of unique, but not necessarily more valuable.
Now, the 4690/469… that's rare! As per the SCSW 5th. Edition, it's a Pilot pistol, early production 6904 with the frame marked 469 and the box marked 4690- <300 believed production run.