Smith & Wesson 459

The Smith & Wesson 459 is a 9mm double/single action pistol with locked breech short recoil action. It is an updated version of the Model 59 with adjustable sights and checkered nylon grips. The gun was created for the US XM9 Pistol trials.^[1]

Smith & Wesson 459
A S&W 459 in the museum at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, MD
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designer	Smith & Wesson
Designed	1984-1988
Manufacturer	Smith & Wesson
Specifications
Cartridge	9 x 19mm Parabellum
Action	Short recoil, locked breech
Feed system	14-round box magazine

This handgun did not complete the test and so was not considered.^{[citation needed]} Testing procedures are discussed in the book Future Weapons.^[2] and also at Firearms Radio XM9 Testing

This model was discontinued in 1988. 803 units were produced in a brush finish with special grips made to FBI specifications.

Users

•  United States
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation About 800 handguns issued to Agents. ^[3]