Anyone a fan of th Smith & Wesson 39 and 59 series of pistols?
I've had a few 39 single stacks, and one 59 double stack over the years.

Here's my only 39 pistol right now, post yours up...

S&W 59 was the first pistol I ever shot. Eventually I tracked my father down a second clean iteration.

They're in Texas, or I'd share. Please, keep the pics coming!

S&W 39-2. Serial number starts with A442XXX.
S&W 659.

PC

I wish I still had my old Mod39.

That is a nice 39-2 . I have a FBI 459 with fact matt finish and dull black grips , I did see a 39-2 nickel like new for 399 left with out it went back and was gone . I also have a mint 5946 ,they are to nice to carry any more . nice ones are going up all the time .

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Originally posted by Ncwhitetail:
I wish I still had my old Mod39.

Likewise.

I never really had much experience with the older S&W semi-autos, and hadn't thought much about them until recently. There have been a few threads on here lately discussing them, which kinda piqued my interest, and today I actually got to shoot one for the first time. It belonged to one of our range board members who is a long-time bulls-eye shooter...a model 52 in .38 special. Man was that thing sweet! The fit and finish was perfect, the action felt like a Swiss watch, and the fact that it feeds full-wadcutter .38s is just plain cool.

I know I can't afford a 52, but now I'm looking at the Model 39 and 59 with a lot more interest than I did before. If I can find one for a decent price I may just have to pick it up. There's some great eye candy in this thread that sure isn't helping my resolve to save money!

An older pic:



Admittedly I haven't shot it much in the past couple of years. I've only owned it for about five years; I decided that I needed to see what all the fuss was about after reading about these metal S&Ws for so long here on the forum and elsewhere. I would've preferred blued but this nickel version was had at a decent price. This example has a great DA trigger and at the time of acquiring this Greg Cote has had plenty of mags for it.

Mono lock, that looks to be in beautiful shape

Those 1st generation guns are nice looking. Good shooting, too.

I have 5906, 439 and a 39-2.

I have a model 59 I purchased around 74. I still have it and it works just fine. Good shooter and accurate.