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 Post subject: Re: Smith & Wesson Airsoft model M39 or M59 ?
PostPosted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 7:50 am 
Hm, on the screen caps I would say there`s no step, that means the correct gun is the M39 or M39-2 (it have the curved grip as well).
I`m not sure about the mag capa because Vas was shooting 12 times before the clip was empty. The M39 doesn`t have a clip with 12 rounds. Anyway, maybe it`s like in the old Western movies where the guys shoot 20 times without reloading the 6-shooter :lol:

Eh, I bought the cheap M59 AS for 15 Euro ($20), so I`ll see how close it is next week.

Thanks for the great info about this topic ! Much appreciated !!!

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Quote:Tell you what, I'll look to see if I can find one and try this out ...


Mmmhhhhh, sounds great, don`t forget to take some pics during the modification process !




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 Post subject: Re: Smith & Wesson Airsoft model M39 or M59 ?
PostPosted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 8:12 am 
Ah, I see, thanks !
The trigger guard looks fine to me, so just modify the grips.
So the difference of the 59 against the 5904 should be the straight grip.
I`m not sure about the small "step" above the trigger guard, can`t see it on screen caps. Have to check again.....





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 Post subject: Re: Smith & Wesson Airsoft model M39 or M59 ?
PostPosted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 9:35 am 
Well Stefan, the STEP appears also on the S&W M59 from all the images I can find (both MGC and real steel). It may be that the M37 is completely flat in this area above the trigger guard.

So, which was the one that Vasquez is said to have been using in A2, the M37 or M59 ??:roll:
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 10:03 am 
You're quite welcome. And I will try for a conversion of an El Cheapo just to see if it can be done ...
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 Post subject: Re: Smith & Wesson Airsoft model M39 or M59 ?
PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 9:31 am 
WoooHooo, another lucky day in Germany : got my M59 "el cheapo" pistol today !!!!!
Man, this thing could be quiet rare, it`s older than our favorite movie !

[img]http://hooverae.com/upload/files/SW59.JPG[/img]

Here is the info written on the gun :

"Copyright 1982 YONEZAWA Made in Japan ASGK"

Funny spring mechanism :

On most AS guns you`ve to "cock" the spring by pulling back the slide, right ?
This gun is completly different : the slide can easily pulled back and the spring is "cocked" by pushing the slide FORWARDS.

Anyway, I think the M59 wasn`t use in the movie, so I bought a Marushin M39-2 cap gun also :

[img]http://hooverae.com/upload/files/P1010030.JPG[/img]

Now I just have to make a set of some nice looking white grips and the prop is ready.







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 Post subject: Re: Smith & Wesson Airsoft model M39 or M59 ?
PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 12:17 pm 
Congrats Stefan. What did these cost you ?? :roll:
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 Post subject: Re: Smith & Wesson Airsoft model M39 or M59 ?
PostPosted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 12:47 pm 
including shipping :

el cheapo = 19,50 Euro ($25)
Marushin = 87,00 Euro ($113)

El Cheapo is in slightly used condition but not bad for the age.
I`m wondering about the clip, there`s nothing to hold the spring down if you wanna fill it with BB`s. Can`t see any damage on it

The Marushin is in excellent condition, the "metal finish" of the gun really rocks ! Feels and looks like real steel.







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 Post subject: Re: Smith & Wesson Airsoft model M39 or M59 ?
PostPosted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 12:20 am 
Sarge,

The one that I have is a SW Model 59 made by Daisy(!). I picked it up at target back in 1995-96. It fires 6mm plastic BBs that are fitted into plastic "bullets" -- something like some of the airsoft shotguns use. The bullets are loaded into the staggered mag (it is a 59 after all).

It's a springer, so the slide works backwards -- the spring throws it backwards and it takes force to push it forwards (which cocks the air ram). Pulling the trigger releases the ram, pushing the BB out of the barrel an unlocking the slide. The slide throws back due to the slide springs. As the slide goes bak, the ejector catches the "bullet" and ejects it a couple feet away.

If it had a silencer on it, it would look and sound pretty real for a shot with one in the pipe and nothing in the mag....

If you can find a modern 59 airsoft, it will most likely look much realer than the Daisy version.


If the grips attach like the real-steel, Ajax Grips makes "Ivory Polymer" grips for the 39 and 59 pistols. Yes, they were ivory (or ivory-like). Thanks to Patton, no self-respecting military person uses mother-of-pearl:

"Patton took violent offense at any reference to his pistols being pearl handled. He said, "Only a pimp in a New Orleans whorehouse or a tin-horn gambler would carry a pearl-handled pistol." In no uncertain terms he would have the offender know that his revolver was indeed "IVORY-GOD-F***ING-DAMN-HANDLED" and with that he would turn on his heel and leave." -- The Unknown Patton (ch 5)

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