Smith & Wesson 459

Smith & Wesson 459
Production history
Designer Smith & Wesson
Designed 1984
Manufacturer Smith & Wesson
Specifications
Cartridge 9mm x 19mm Parabellum
Action Short recoil, locked breech
Feed system box magazine

The Smith and Wesson 459 was created for the US XM9 Pistol trials.[1][2] It was a 9mm double/single action handgun with locked breech short recoil action.

This handgun did not complete the test and so was not considered.[3] Testing procedures are discussed in the book Future Weapons.[4] and also at Firearms Radio XM9 Testing

The photograph here is of a handgun that is in the museum at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, MD.

References

  1. ↑ "The Beretta M9: XM9 trials!!! True account!!! - The Firing Line Forums". thefiringline.com. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  2. ↑ "The American Cowboy Chronicles: Smith & Wesson - A Tough Success Story - Part 3". www.americancowboychronicles.com. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  3. ↑ "The Beretta M9: XM9 trials!!! True account!!! - The Firing Line Forums". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  4. ↑ Dockery, Kevin (2007). Future Weapons. Berkley. ISBN 0425217507.
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