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Jim K · 08-21-2010, 02:26 PM

The SA version was designated the Model 44, even though it never went beyond pre-production, with less than 100 made. It is one of the rarest S&W's. None of my references from 1954-55 give it any model number, only "the S&W 9mm pistol," so it is possible that model number was posthumous, so to speak. I can't say what is marked on the gun, because I have never seen one, or even a good picture.

Jim

08-21-2010, 02:26 PM	#16
Jim K Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,408	Re: S&W Model 39 The SA version was designated the Model 44, even though it never went beyond pre-production, with less than 100 made. It is one of the rarest S&W's. None of my references from 1954-55 give it any model number, only "the S&W 9mm pistol," so it is possible that model number was posthumous, so to speak. I can't say what is marked on the gun, because I have never seen one, or even a good picture. Jim Last edited by Jim K; 08-21-2010 at 02:30 PM..