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BTW, in case it wasn't clear, the photos are of my 3566, while the linked post shows competition guns with the same safety, but unrelated to mine.

So the mystery of how the thumb safety came to be on this production gun continues. Here's a link to the post that shows a similar safety... https://forums.brianenos.com/topic/176962-team-smith-wesson-open-guns-1993-1995/

I have a 3566TSW Limited 5" with a frame-mounted thumb safety. It's unusual variation compared to every other one I've seen photos of which have the standard slide-mounted safety. Does anyone know the history of the frame-mounted safety variation in of the 3566? How many were made in that variation? Could it be ordered from Performance Center as an option? I've seen photos of other open-style S&W competition pistols with that same safety, but no other 3566TSW. Thanks.

Hello. I'm not a competetive shooter, just a casual collector. And not very knowledgable at that. So excuse me if I'm in the wrong place. I recently bought a Benelli M2 Tactical with 18" barrel and basic iron rifle-type sights. The gun is for home defense and occassional target practice. My question is, can the basic sights be removed and upgraded with high visibility night sites of some sort? I know what you're probably thinking: why bother? Well, the basic rifle sights are barely visible, and I would like to make just that one basic improvement. Couldn't hurt as far as I'm concerned. The rear sight looks to be adjustable, so I guess I could just replace the insert with 2-dot type. I think the front sight is referred to as a "blade" type. It looks to be welded on. Can a gunsmith just file it off and replace it? With what product? Thanks for your advice!