Smith & Wesson Model 469

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The S&W Model 469 is a semi-automatic pistol, chambered for the 9mm cartridge. It is an early model in Smith and Wesson's well-regarded 69-series, envisioned as pistols that could be easily concealed, but possessed sufficient firepower to serve as service weapons as well. It was a traditional double-action weapon with a 3.5-inch barrel, equipped with a slide-mounted safety/decocker. Magazine capacity was 12 rounds, but it could accept magazines from 59-series pistols, which held 14 or more rounds. When Smith and Wesson introduced its "third-generation" series of semiautomatics, several similar pistols succeeded the Model 469. These included the Model 6904, which had an alloy frame with black finish, the Model 6906, which was the same pistol in a stainless steel finish, and the Model 6946, which was similar to the 6906 but operated in double action only mode.