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Smith & Wesson 459

Small Arms And Sidearms

The Smith & Wesson 459 is an American 9mm double-action/single-action pistol using a locked-breech, short-recoil action. It is an updated version of the Model 59 with adjustable sights and checkered nylon grips, and it was created for the U.S. XM9 pistol trials. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
9x19mm 1
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
small arm 1
Introduced Year
1980 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Small Arm 1
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Manufactured By

Smith & Wesson

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Source Wikidata: Smith & Wesson 459
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Smith & Wesson 459
  • service status
    This model was discontinued in 1988
  • Infobox: cartridge
    9 x 19mm Parabellum
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2. Wikipedia (Japanese): S&W M459
Wikipedia (Japanese)Lead / history text
Quote, Lead / history text
S&W M59 をベースにした派生モデルで、1980年代に販売されていた [ 2 ] [ 4 ] 。
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Wikidata: Smith & Wesson 459
Wikidata Q25325431, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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