45 ACP. The Model 459 debuted in 1984 as part of Smith & Wesson’s Second Generation of TDA semiauto autopistols, the immediate successor to the Model 59, which in turn had been the company’s ...

Smith & Wesson initially launched its Model 1854 lever-action rifle in popular revolver chamberings. Now, the company is making a .45-70 Gov't-chambered model available.