.357 Magnum or 9mm?View attachment 148846
This is a rare S&W M19-3 that was built for the French GIGN when Raymond Sassia was in charge of weapons procurement. Sassia trained with the FBI and this obviously influenced his firearmsuse. In 1972 they ordered 500 of these revolvers that have serial numbers in the M&P range from D639300 to 639800. With only 500 guns produced, this is the rarest M19 version and very few made it into the hands of private collectors through a dealer in Luxembourg.
The model 19-3 has a fixed sight and is pinned & recessed, no cut for the trigger stop and no checkering on the back strap. It has a three inch barrel. The M&P with a three inch barrel has a differently shaped frame and no ejector shroud.
.357 Magnum or 9mm?
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