My 19 is with my son in law and will probably end up as his eventually. It was the first high end gun I purchased. Aside from being a great pistol it has some sentimental valus. My great uncle was a Boarder Patrol officer and actually worked with Bill Jordan at one time. Every time I look at the beautiful wood grips and flawless bluing and compare it to my modern polymer autos I think of the Stars Wars line “an elegant weapon from a more civilized age”
My model 19 is a late 50’s gun.I’ve put about 60k rounds through it and it’s still a good shooter.