A Connoisseur’s Pistol: Devel’s Full House S&W 59 Conversion

Sold for $4,600. Produced by gunsmith Charles Kelsey, the Devel “Full House“ package was a conversion of the Smith & Wesson Model 39 or Model 59 pistol (the 39 was a single stack and the 59 a double stack). In the late 1970s, there were really no factory-made semiauto compact pistols made for concealed carry - that was the realm of snubnosed revolvers. To meet the demand from the small group of sneaky and serious people, gunsmiths like Kelsey and Paris Theodore began to customize the available options - mo