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[[Image:Smith & Wesson 59.jpg|450px|thumb|right|Smith & Wesson 59 - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Smith & Wesson 59.jpg|450px|thumb|right|Smith & Wesson 59 - 9x19mm]]
The Smith & Wesson 59 was developed in response to the U.S. Navy's request for a double stacked magazine version of the S&W 39 (which was used by Navy SEALs suppressed aka "the Hush Puppy" during the Vietnam conflict).  Seeing the market demand for a high capacity version of the S&W 39, the Smith & Wesson 59 was released in 1970.  Production stopped in 1980 when it was replaced by the later generation Smith & Wesson 459.
The Smith & Wesson 59 was developed in response to the U.S. Navy's request for a double stacked magazine version of the S&W 39 (which was used by Navy SEALs suppressed aka "the Hush Puppy" during the Vietnam conflict).  Seeing the market demand for a high capacity version of the S&W 39, the Smith & Wesson 59 was released in 1970.  Production stopped in 1980 when it was replaced by the later generation [[Smith & Wesson 459]].
   
   
'''The Smith & Wesson 59 can be seen in the following films used by the following actors:'''
'''The Smith & Wesson 59 can be seen in the following films used by the following actors:'''

Revision as of 22:26, 26 November 2010

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Smith & Wesson 59 - 9x19mm

The Smith & Wesson 59 was developed in response to the U.S. Navy's request for a double stacked magazine version of the S&W 39 (which was used by Navy SEALs suppressed aka "the Hush Puppy" during the Vietnam conflict). Seeing the market demand for a high capacity version of the S&W 39, the Smith & Wesson 59 was released in 1970. Production stopped in 1980 when it was replaced by the later generation Smith & Wesson 459.

The Smith & Wesson 59 can be seen in the following films used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Dark Blue Scott Speedman Bobby Keough 2002
Gauntlet, The Bill McKinney Constable 1977
Basic Instinct Mitch Pileggi Internal Affairs Officer 1992