Let's see your LE trade-in pistols

[MattB]

With the talk about the Smiths, I had to get this out. Not a trade in per se, but purchased from a retired LEO locally.

I actually bought this old S&W 59 twice. It was my introduction to DA/SA guns and I was not initially enamored with it and I traded it tor a SP01. Liking that less, I traded it for a MkIII Hi Power. Eventually my friend told me he was going to sell the 59, so I bought it back from him. I wound up replacing all the springs, firing pin, and small parts and it is now a keeper.

That's a good looking 59. Classic S&W bluing always looks good on a semiauto. I was told my 659 (which per S&W was manufactured in 1985) was owned by an LEO before I bought it so while it may not be an LE trade it may have been an LE gun. It's got some honest wear on it but I cleaned it up, did some maintenance on it, and then worked with Denes Marschalko and MarschalGrips of Hungary to have a custom set of wood grips made for it. The thing I really like about the grips is that they are not much thicker than the stock plastic grips, so unlike many wood grips they don't make the grip oversized.

[Ruber]

Nice looking 659!! I like the grips! I would like to get better grips, but like the solid black for the blued guns.

[SkyHawk]

Walther PP former property of Bremerhaven Polizei





Mauser Luger, East German Deutsche Volkspolizei (I stashed away the Vopo grips for safe keeping)

[MattB]

Nice looking 659!! I like the grips! I would like to get better grips, but like the solid black for the blued guns.

Thanks. I think MarschalGrips has them available to order on their website now too. One thing I really like about ordering from them is that you can choose both the wood material and finish. I specifically chose maple wood and a gray stain finish for my 659 to contrast with the stainless finish.

[Caligula36]

I would love to see a CBP trade in HK P2000.