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S&W historian Roy Jinks and Sandra Drein’s book, Images of America: Smith & Wesson shows a photo of Hoover receiving an engraved Model 19 from an S&W representative. Years later, when S&W introduced the Combat Magnum, the Model 19, he was presented with one. All photos FBI unless noted.ĭirector Hoover was known to have owned or been issued a Colt Pocket Positive in. Colt Detective Specials were issued later, usually equipped with a hammer shroud. The Detective Special was often issued with a factory hammer shroud installed. 32 caliber was also issued as well as a Colt Detective Special in.

Other Colts had also been obtained and issued, including the Colt Pocket Positive in.

38 Special revolvers were Colts - primarily Official Police and Police Positives - the Smith & Wesson Military & Police (M&P), later called the Model 10, was soon issued and eventually became the sole issue revolver for new agents.

The Smith & Wesson Model 10 was, and still is, a fine-shooting and accurate revolver.

Later, some FBI agents fielded the Model 19.

Early FBI handguns were primarily Colts and Smith & Wesson revolvers in.

Here’s a look at the FBI handguns that were fielded not that long ago. Before the present era of high-capacity semi-auto handguns, FBI handguns were of the revolver variety.