SOLD - Rare Smith & Wesson 39-2 ASP

Description

8/30/22 - This is a rare S&W 39-2 ASP variant in excellent condition. Produced in the late 1960s, the ASP pistol was the design of Paris Theodore, abstract artist, holster maker and (self-proclaimed) CIA independent contractor. Theodore started out with a S&W Model 39-2, which then had 3/4" removed from the front, thoroughly deburred, hammer bobbed, safety and slide catch lowered, fitted with a front recurve trigger guard milled down on the right side, clear grip straps with matching magazine cutouts for seeing remaining ammunition, and the rear sight replaced with the Guttersnipe sight system; a 2 inch long block with a tapered yellow painted trench, which forms a set of three matching trapezoids when properly aligned. Though S&W declined to act on the design ideas, Major Geoffrey Boothroyd, gun expert and inspiration for Ian Fleming's "Q" character, mentioned it in his 1970 book "The Handgun", and John Gardner, Fleming's successor, made the ASP James Bond's sidearm starting in 1984, and through the following 11 novels. Included with the pistol is a set of two magazines with proper side cutouts and "ASP" marked extended based. The pistol has just a hint of high edge wear with a minty bore. Smooth action. Serial dates this one to 1972 so it's also C&R eligible.