Monderno contributor Aaron Cowan from Sage Dynamics recently finished his testing of the Lionheart LH9 and sent over his review. Fanboys and haters, brace yourselves. In the meantime, enjoy.
Lionheart LH9, photo by Sage Dynamics
Update 3/31: You can read Aaron’s full review here.
I’m sure it is a really nice version of a S&W Model 59, probably the very best ever, the pinnacle of the design. The problem is that I had a Model 59 in 1980 and so much has happened since then and now I want something different as my needs have changed.
Ken, though the Lionheart LH9 looks like a S&W 59 Series pistol and other than the fact that a 59 series magazine will work in a pinch, the similarities are only skin deep.
If you take a look at the photograph that accompanies this article, you’ll notice that the LH9 has an external trigger bar that is closer to the Beretta 92 series than anything from S&W.
It wasn’t that long ago that people were complaining that an exposed trigger bar was just asking for trouble on a military weapon.
I hate to say it, but the Beretta 92/M9 series of pistols has proven that to be false.
What the Lionheart LH9 is a logical improvement of the South Korean military pistol.
Remember even the best of John Browning’s designs went through a series of designs and improvements before they reached the point of being the classics we know.