Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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S&W Model 66, Naval Investigative Service

Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 17 ↗

Smith & Wesson, Model 66, "Naval Investigative Service Commemorative", cal. .357, 6-shot revolvers.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “"Naval Investigative Service Commemorative"”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1988.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States⁴
Manufacturer
Smith & Wesson
Type
Pistol
Action
Other³
Caliber
.357 Magnum
Made
c. 1988production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 17 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, years: Collectors Firearms (via store API): SN AZB2761, "Made in 1988", S&W Naval Investigative Service Special Edition revolver (66-2), .357 Magnum, with presentation case
  2. Wikipedia, “Smith & Wesson Model 19” ↗, years (estimate: range of the base model): "The Model 66 was produced from 1970 until 2005"
  3. collectorsfirearms.com ↗, action
  4. Wikipedia, “Smith & Wesson Model 19” ↗, country: infobox origin United States, manufacturer Smith & Wesson; the article covers the Model 66 that ATF names
Fact tags
  • ATF the ATF wording states it.
  • REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
  • ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
  • NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
Source checked
20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
Corrections
2 changes · see below

Correction history

  1. Evidence passEditorial confidence: Low → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
  2. Evidence passYears: 1970–1992 → 1988

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Historical context

Smith & Wesson Model 19 (base model shown for S&W Model 66, Naval Investigative Service)
Shown: a stainless K-frame .357 of the Model 19 family, not the Naval Investigative Service commemorative.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Smith Model 19 .357 Magnum.jpg” by Michael E. Cumpston, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Smith & Wesson Model 19”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Smith & Wesson Model 19 is a revolver produced by Smith & Wesson that was introduced in 1957 on its K-frame. The Model 19 is chambered for .357 Magnum. The K-frame is somewhat smaller and lighter than the original N-frame .357, usually known as the Smith & Wesson Model 27. A stainless steel variant of the Model 19, the Smith & Wesson Model 66, was introduced in 1971.