The Smith & Wesson Model 59 is a double-action, semi-automatic pistol developed as an evolution of the earlier Model 39, going on the market in 1971 and remaining in production until 1982. Its principal innovation was a high-capacity, stagger-stack magazine holding 14 rounds, later increased to 15, feeding 9x19mm Parabellum ammunition through an aluminum frame with a straight backstrap, a blued carbon steel slide, and a magazine disconnect safety that prevents the pistol from firing without a magazine inserted. Weighing 30 ounces with a 4 inch barrel, approximately 231,841 units were manufactured during its production run.
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Semi-automatic pistol
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The Model 59 went on the market in 1971. It went out of production a decade later in 1982 when the improved second generation series was introduced (the Model 459).
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9×19mm Parabellum, 7.65×21mm Parabellum
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This model was discontinued in 1988.
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Its principal innovation was a high-capacity, stagger-stack magazine holding 14 rounds, later increased to 15, feeding 9x19mm Parabellum ammunition through an aluminum frame with a straight backstrap, a blued carbon steel slide, and a magazine disconnect safety that prevents the pistol from firing without a magazine inserted.
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The Smith & Wesson Model 59 is a double-action pistol produced from 1971 to 1982.
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United States
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