Smith & Wesson Clement Designs
Notes: These
early Smith & Wesson products were described at the time as “pocket pistols,”
though they are much larger than we would consider a pocket pistol today. The
first of these was the N01913 .35 Semiautomatic Pistol; the size is what we
would call a compact today, except for the grip, which is quite long and large.
The .35 Pistol used an unusual round: the .35 Smith & Wesson Auto, which limited
it’s popularity with the public. The .35 Pistol used two types of magazine
release: The original was a button-type release on the frame, a conventional
sort of release. The second was a
sliding switch at the same point on the frame.
The pistol has a grip safety and manual safety.
Barrel length is 3.5 inches. These pistols were manufactured from
1913-1921.
In 1924, Smith &
Wesson revised the Clement; sales of the earlier Clement had been poor due to
the odd caliber, which was little used in the firearms of the time.
The appearance was streamlined, and the caliber changed to .32 ACP.
It used smooth hardwood grips and was finished blued.
Instead of the normal grip safety on the backstrap, the .32 Clement has
its grip safety in front under the trigger guard.
Since it is an improved .35 Clement, it has a number of parts
interchangeable with that model. The .32 Clement was built from 1924 to 1936.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Clement .35 |
.35 Smith & Wesson Auto |
1.11 kg |
7 |
$228 |
Clement .32 |
.32 ACP |
1.11 kg |
7 |
$178 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Clement .35 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
6 |
Clement .32 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
8 |
Smith & Wesson 39 Series
Notes:
Immediately after World War 2, Carl Hellstrom (the president of Smith &
Wesson at the time) saw the large number of automatic pistols used by both sides
during the war and saw that the American public would be fascinated by them.
He thus designed the Smith & Wesson 39 and insisted it be marketed,
despite the fact that previous Smith & Wesson automatic pistols had been dismal
commercial failures. The 39 seemed
to also be a failure until the late 1950s, and in 1967, the Illinois State
Police became the first police agency to equip with the Model 39.
There was some small use by US personnel in Vietnam, and then the US Navy
modified the Model 39 into a silenced weapon (the Mk 22 Mod 0 “Hush Puppy”).
Most Model 39s are made of blued or phosphated steel, but Model 439
variant uses a carbon finish, and the Model 639 variant is made of stainless
steel. Virtually all subsequent
Smith & Wesson pistols can trace their ancestry more or less to the Model 39,
which in turn derives much of its form and function to the M1911A1 as well as
the Walther P38.
The first Model
39 was manufactured from 1954-1966.
It has a steel frame and slide, but the barrel is fairly short at 4 inches, and
it is a light weapon. Civilian
versions have walnut grips; military versions (known as the Model 41, and not to
be confused with the .22 Long Rifle-firing Model 41) have black plastic grips.
From 1958-1959, the military version was also manufactured in a
single-action version, and called the Model 44.
(Before that, another single-action version was made – the Model 40 – but
at the time, police and the military showed no interest, and only 10 Model 40s
were built.) All three have an
adjustable rear sight, and all three are identical for game purposes.
The Model 39-1
is also nearly identical, but has a light alloy frame.
It was manufactured until 1971.
The Model 39-2 is a Model 39-1 with a modified extractor for more
reliable functioning, and it was manufactured until 1982.
The Model 439 began as simply a re-named Model 39-2, but it was later
modified with an ambidextrous safety and squared trigger guard.
It has an alloy frame and steel slide. The Model 539 is a Model 439
totally in steel, and is otherwise identical to the Model 39 for game purposes.
The Model 639 was the long-awaited civilian stainless steel version;
early models had a round trigger guard, but later versions had a squared trigger
guard, and it was produced until 1988.
Some rare Model
39s were manufactured without barrels, then shipped to West Germany, where they
were then fitted with barrels to fire 7.65mm Parabellum.
Both Model 39s and Model 39-2s were used for this purpose,
In 1988, the
Model 539 was modified further into the Model 3904.
The weapon was given an ambidextrous safety, a beveled magazine well, and
a wrap-around grip of Delrin rubber.
It can be had with either an adjustable or fixed rear sight.
The 3904 remained in production until 1990.
The 3906 is the successor to the Model 639; it is very similar to the
3904, except for the stainless steel construction and a Novak Lo-Mount sight
(after 1989). It too remained in
production until 1990.
The Model 3913
is a compact version of the Model 3904, with a Novak rear sight and a
wrap-around Xenoy grip. It is also known as the Compact Nine.
It has an ambidextrous safety.
The name was changed to the Model 3913 TSW (Tactical Smith & Wesson) in
1998, but it is still the same weapon, with the addition of tritium inlays for
the sights and a mounting rail under the frame for lights or aiming modules.
The Model 3913LS (Lady Smith) is also similar, but is finished in gray
for the frame and stainless steel for the slide, and has a Delrin grip and a
non-ambidextrous safety. The Model
3914 is a Lady Smith with a blued finish and more rounded contours; it is not
called the Lady Smith, but is basically the same weapon.
(There is also a 3914LS version, identical to the 3914 except for the
inscriptions on the slide.) The
Model 3953 is the Model 3913, but was re-named in 1998 and changed to
double-action-only operation; the Model 3954 is the same weapon with a blued
finish. All of these are identical
to the Model 3913 for game purposes.
Twilight 2000
Notes: The Models 3953 and 3954 do not exist.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
S&W 39 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.75 kg |
8 |
$238 |
S&W 39 |
7.65mm Parabellum |
0.75 kg |
8 |
$195 |
S&W 39-1 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.72 kg |
8 |
$239 |
S&W 3904 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.85 kg |
8 |
$239 |
S&W 3906 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.89 kg |
8 |
$238 |
S&W 3913 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.7 kg |
8 |
$234 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
S&W 39 (9mm) |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
10 |
S&W 39 (7.65mm) |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
9 |
S&W 39-1 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
10 |
S&W 3904 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
10 |
S&W 3906 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
10 |
S&W 3913 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
8 |
Smith & Wesson 41 Series
Notes: Though
prototypes of this pistol existed as early as 1947, the Smith & Wesson 41 did
not actually go into production until 1957; competition shooters were using
early prototypes of the Model 41 in the national Matches at Camp Perry starting
in 1947. (Some sources claim that
tool-room protypes existed as early as 1941, thus the designation, but many
experts consider this story less-then-reliable. It is known, however, that
during World War 2, two prototypical Model 41s, designated X-41 and X-42, were
made and had a lot of rounds put through them in a continual upgrade process.)
The Model 41’s lineage, however, goes all the way back to the Smith & Wesson
Clement .35 caliber pistol of 1913, which was discontinued in 1936. The version
that then went into production (the 1st Model below) did so only on a
small scale; it was a version with a 7.5-inch medium-weight barrel and a muzzle
brake, as well as the same grip angle as the M1911.
Surviving features from the Clement included the sights mounted directly
to the barrel, to eliminate any possible play from the reciprocation of the
slide, and a takedown lever mounted on the trigger guard, similar to the later
Walther PP/PPK designs. (The sights on the first model, while dovetailed in and
therefore adjustable for windage, could accept only a few aftermarket sights.)
Some design features were also borrowed from the Model 39 (above). Shooters went
wild for the new weapon, and production was exponentially increased, becoming
the 2nd Model, with a 7.4-inch match-quality medium-weight barrel
tipped with an aluminum muzzle brake.
In 1959, a lightweight version was introduced with a 5-inch barrel, and
versions without the muzzle brakes were also introduced (these had plastic grip
plates); this version is equivalent in game terms to the Model 46 with a 5-inch
barrel. A less-well-known version of this pistol was the Model 46, built for the
USAF as a match pistol; it had a 5-inch or 7-inch interchangeable match-quality
barrel and fully-adjustable sights.
In 1960, a version in .22 Short chambering called the Model 41-1, with an
aluminum-alloy slide and 5-inch barrel, but it was not very popular (though
production continued at a low rate until 1973).
The Model 41-1 was, however, used in Olympic competitions in various
Olympiads.
In 1963, a
version with a heavy, match-quality 5.5-inch barrel (with no muzzle brake) was
produced. Later, versions with 5,
6, 7-inch barrels were added, with the same characteristics as the original
barrel. This model has a far better front sight than earlier models, and a
micrometer rear sight was added.
This sight does not move with the slide.
The different barrel and slide lengths are interchangeable. By 1990, only
the 5.5” and 7-inch heavy barrel versions were still being produced, and they
were not high priorities in the manufacturing scheme.
This did not sit
well with the shooting public, and in 1994, the Model 41 was brought back as the
Model 41 (New Model). The grip
plates are of hardwood, the rear sight is a Millet micrometer sight, and the
pistol is drilled and tapped for a telescopic sight.
The slide is a bit more slab-sided.
The trigger is finely serrated.
Pull weight is advertised by Smith & Wesson at 2.75-3.25 pounds, but many
shooters have been getting them from the factory with a 1-pound pull weight.
Shooters say that the New Model 41 has an almost “can’t miss” quality –
40-millimeter groups are common at 100 meters! It comes only in a 5.5-inch or
7-inch heavy barrel version. The
receiver is grooved to accept barrel balance weights.
The New Model 41
Performance Center version is as the standard New Model 41, but improved for
competition. It does not come from
the factory with a rear sight; instead, a Picatinny Rail is milled in, to almost
the entire length of the slide. The
front sight is dovetailed-in and removable.
Shooters routinely report 1 MOA accuracy with the New Model 41 PC.
Unfortunately, the PC gets dirty fast, and as it does, failures to
extract occur more and more often, until serious cleaning is required at 500
rounds fired (or even less, according to some shooters).
Barrels are medium-weight, match-quality, and tipped by a target crown.
The barrels and slides may also be swapped between a single frame.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
S&W 41 (1st Model) |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.32 kg |
10 |
$206 |
S&W 41 (2nd Model) |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.13 kg |
10 |
$207 |
S&W 46 (5” Barrel) |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.13 kg |
10 |
$131 |
S&W 46 (7” Barrel) |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.15 kg |
10 |
$152 |
S&W 41-1 |
.22 Short |
1.04 kg |
10 |
$116 |
S&W 41 (3rd Model, 5” Barrel) |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.14 kg |
10 |
$132 |
S&W 41 (3rd Model, 5.5” Barrel) |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.16 kg |
10 |
$137 |
S&W 41 (3rd Model, 6” Barrel) |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.2 kg |
10 |
$143 |
S&W 41 (3rd Model, 7” Barrel) |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.25 kg |
10 |
$153 |
S&W 41 (New Model, 5.5” Barrel) |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.16 kg |
10 |
$135 |
S&W 41 (New Model, 7” Barrel) |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.25 kg |
10 |
$152 |
S&W 41 PC (5.5” Barrel) |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.2 kg |
10 |
$141 |
S&W 41 PC (7” Barrel) |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.29 kg |
10 |
$157 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
S&W 41 (1st Model) |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
1 |
Nil |
14 |
S&W 41 (2nd Model) |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
14 |
S&W 46 (5”) |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
9 |
S&W 46 (7”) |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
14 |
S&W 41-1 |
SA |
-2 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
9 |
S&W 41 (3rd Model, 5”) |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
9 |
S&W 41 (3rd Model, 5.5”) |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
10 |
S&W 41 (3rd Model, 6”) |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
12 |
S&W 41 (3rd Model, 7”) |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
14 |
S&W 41 (New Model, 5.5”) |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
10 |
S&W 41 (New Model, 7”) |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
13 |
S&W 41 PC (5.5”) |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
11 |
S&W 41 PC (7”) |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
14 |
Smith & Wesson 52 Master Single-Action
Notes: Related
to the Model 39, this pistol was designed specifically to fire the .38 Special
Wadcutter round. (It is not capable
of chambering or firing a standard .38 Special round.) They are modified to fire
from a single-action only (early models required the user to do this
modification manually). Though the
grip size is normal, the magazine holds only five rounds. The five-inch barrel
is match-quality. The hammer and
trigger are serrated; the trigger has an adjustable stop. Finish is in blue,
with construction is steel. The Model 52’s shipped with a small tool kit (barrel
bushing wrench, screwdriver, and cleaning kit), as well as a detailed
instruction book. The sights
consist of a fixed front sight and a rear micrometer-adjustable sight. The Model
52’s were built from 1961-63. The
Model 52-1 changed the lockwork to true single action and offered with a
counterweight rail; it was built 1963-70.
The Model 52-2, built from 1971-93, featured an improved extractor (on
earlier examples, they tended to break). The last Model 52, a -2, was built in
late 1993 and went straight to the Smith & Wesson Gun Vault.
One Model 52 was
made with a 4-inch barrel. Five were chambered for 9mm Parabellum with a 4-inch
barrel, and were probably made using modified Model 39 slides.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
S&W 52 |
.38 Smith & Wesson Wadcutter |
1.18 kg |
5 |
$344 |
S&W 52 (4” Barrel) |
.38 Smith & Wesson Wadcutter |
1.17 kg |
5 |
$334 |
S&W 52 |
9mm Parabellum |
1 kg |
5 |
$239 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
S&W 52 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
8 |
S&W 52 (4” Barrel) |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
6 |
S&W 52 (9mm) |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
10 |
Smith & Wesson 52-A
Notes: This
unusual pistol was designed at the request of the Army Marksmanship Unit, to
fire a round they had created from the .38 Special round.
The .38 AMU is essentially a rimless version of the .38 Special round;
the AMU wanted to duplicate the .38, but wanted it to chamber in a pistol
instead of using a revolver. At the time, they were using a modified Colt
M1911A1, but had considerable feed problems. The primary problem was the
stacking effect in a magazine holding rimmed rounds. (This was in 1958, before
the Desert Eagle and rimmed-round-firing pistols like it.)
Three prototypes were built, they were all-steel, and had hardwood grips
with texturing on the lower part of the grips. They had 4-inch barrels. Later,
87 production examples were built between 1961-1964,
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
S&W 52-A |
.38 AMU |
1.13 kg |
8 |
$333 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
S&W 52-A |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
7 |
Smith & Wesson 59/5900
Notes:
This is a modified Model 39; changes include a straight backstrap and
thinner checkered black plastic grips.
However, the biggest change was a wider, squared off grip, to accept a
high-capacity 14-round magazine. It
took some time, but the Model 59 became one of Smith & Wesson’s best selling
pistols. A version of the Model 59
was also modified for silenced use in the same manner as the Hush Puppy, to
provide SEALs with silenced high-capacity weapon pistol.
As with the Model 39, a carbon steel version (the 459) and a stainless
steel version (the 659) were also made.
The basic Model
59 is an enlarged version of the Model 39, with a wider grip to accommodate a
double-stack 14-round magazine. The
Model 59 came out in 1971 in a blued finish, but in 1972 a nickel-plated finish
version was added. The Model 59 has
an alloy frame, and was manufactured until 1982.
The Model 459 is
a version of the Model 59. It has
an alloy frame with a blued finish (a small amount were made with a
nickel-plated finish), and nylon grip plates.
The buyer could choose between a fixed and adjustable rear sight, and a
single or ambidextrous safety.
Until 1984, the Model 459 has a rounded trigger guard, but this was replaced
with a squared trigger guard thereafter.
This version was built until 1987.
The Model 559, introduced a year later in 1980, is a steel-frame version
of the 459 with a blued finish, and is somewhat heavier.
The Model 659 was introduced in 1982 and is the stainless steel version
of the 559; it is identical to the 559 for game purposes.
The Model 659 was produced until 1989.
The Model 669
was introduced in late 1985 as a smaller version of the 659.
It is a compact pistol operating on double-action, and having a 3.5-inch
barrel and a full-sized grip.
20-round oversized magazines were also made for the Model 669. The construction
was an frosted aluminum alloy frame and a frosted stainless steel slide. It has
a bobbed hammer, a smooth combat trigger, and a front serrated ramp front sight
with a red bar inlay. The rear sight is a notch which is dovetailed in and
adjustable for windage. The backstrap is stippled, and the Delrin grips are
pebble grain textured. It was
produced 1985-89.
In 1968, Smith &
Wesson started what was then a top-secret project: the Model M59-WOX-13A.
(This is otherwise identical to the Model 39 for game purposes.)
This weapon was designed for the US Marines, but some were given to the
Navy, fitted with a silencer kit, modified for use with subsonic ammunition, and
became the Mk22 Mod 0 “Hush Puppies” (elsewhere in these pages).
The Model 5903
is a newer version of the 459, introduced in 1990.
The alloy frame has a faux stainless-steel finish and a stainless steel
slide. It began manufacture with
either a fixed or adjustable rear sight available, but in 1993 a Novak Lo-Mount
rear sight was also made available.
Also made available in 1993 was wrap-around Xenoy grip and ambidextrous safety.
The Model 5903 is identical to the Model 459 for game purposes.
In 1990, a small amount (1500) of compact versions of the Model 5903 were
made, called the Model 5903-SSV.
The Model 5903 TSW is another subtype of the 5903; this version is a
double-action model introduced in 2000, with a Novak sight, tritium sight
inlays, and a rail under the frame for mounting lights or aiming modules.
Some other similar models include the 5924, a blued 5903 with a Novak
Lo-Mount rear sight (introduced and withdrawn in 1990); the 5943, a
double-action-only version of the 5903 (a 5943-SSV version was also made,
identical to the 5903-SSV for game purposes) that was introduced and withdrawn
in 1991. A Model 5943 TSW was
produced, identical to the Model 5903 TSW for game purposes; it was introduced
in 2000.
The Model 5904
is also an updated 459, introduced in 1988.
It has a slightly larger magazine capacity and a Novak Lo-Mount rear
sight (after 1993). A very small
amount of this model was produced in 9x21mm and sold only on the Italian market.
A double-action-only version of the 5904, known as the Model 5944, was
produced from 1991-1992.
The Model 5905
was a very limited version of the series, with a blued steel frame and slide,
and Novak Lo-Mount rear sight. It
was manufactured only in 1991, in very small numbers.
Before this, however, the 5906 was produced; this was a stainless steel
version with a Novak Lo-Mount rear sight.
As with the Model 5904, a small amount were produced chambered for 9x21mm
and sold exclusively on the Italian market; a smaller number were chambered for
.356 TSW for use by the Smith & Wesson competitive team.
The 5905 and 5906 are identical for game purposes.
The Model 5906-M (Military) was introduced in 2000; it has a stainless
steel frame and slide, with a dark Melonite composite coating.
It has an ambidextrous decocker, a Novak triple-dot sight, wrap-around
Xenoy grips, and a double-action operation.
The Model 5906 TSW is as the other TSW series pistols, but based on the
5906, with a Novak Lo-Mount rear sight, tritium sight inlays, double-action
operation, and a rail under the frame for accessories.
The Model 5926 was built from 1990-1993, and is a 5906 with a decocker, a
Novak rear sight, and a wrap-around Xenoy grip.
The Model 5906 iterations are collectively known as the “Super 9” series.
The Model 5946
is a double-action-only version of the Model 5906. It has significant changes,
such as a Novak Lo-Mount rear sight and Xenoy wrap-around grips, and is
substantially heavier than the 5906.
There is also a TSW version of the 5946.
The Model 69xx
series is a development of the Model 59 series.
The first of these, the Model 669, is a compact version of the Model 659.
It is a double-action pistol with a shorter grip and shorter barrel.
It has a light alloy frame.
The rear sight is adjustable, but only laterally.
The grips are of wrap-around Delrin.
The Model 669 was succeeded by the Models 6904 and 6906.
The 6904 is similar to the 669, with a blued slide and blued alloy frame,
but it has a fixed rear sight and the wrap-around grip is made of Xenoy.
It is 1 millimeter longer (but not in the barrel), and slightly heavier.
The 6906 is also similar, but the slide is of stainless steel and the
frame has a stainless-steel-like finish.
The rear sight is also a Novak Lo-Mount, with optional tritium inlays.
The 6904 was manufactured until 1997; the 6906 until 2000.
Both are identical for game purposes.
The Model 6924
is a 6904 with a decocker, and with a Novak rear sight with tritium sight
inlays. The 6926 is the same, but
based on the 6906. The 6944 is a 6904
with double-action-only operation and a Novak rear sight.
The 6946 is the same as the 6944, but based on the 6906.
All are identical to the Model 6904 for game purposes.
The Model 147A
is so rare these days that it is classified by the BATF to be a Curio & Relic
(C&R). The differences are
primarily in the markings, and they were originally to be called a “Model 47.”
As it was a limited production handgun, the Model number on the frame was
overstamped with a 1 at the beginning and an A at the end.
They have rear sights adjustable for windage.
Only 112 were built, and only in 1979.
Alert fans of
the X-Files TV series may have
noticed that Agent Fox Mulder uses the Model 659, while Agent Dana Scully uses
the smaller Model 639. However,
neither were ever FBI issue; apparently, those two broke FBI regulations and
bought their own weapons for use while on duty! However, the FBI did purchase a
small amount (803) of the Model 459, though I have been unable to find who was
issued them.
The Model 459M
was designed for the US Army XM9 trials in the 1980s.
It was not chosen, and the prototype is in Smith & Wesson’s Gun Vault.
They were similar to the Model 459A prototype, also produced for the XM9
trials. They were blued and had
ambidextrous controls, and a short extractor.
Some 30 were produced, with half being sold to Smith & Wesson employees,
and the rest going to the Gun Vault.
Twilight 2000
Notes: The following weapons of this series do not exist in the Twilight 2000
timeline: Model 5903 TSW, Model 5943 TSW, Model 5906-M, Model 5906 TSW, Model
5946 TSW.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
S&W 59 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.78 kg |
14 |
$239 |
S&W 459 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.79 kg |
14 |
$239 |
S&W 559 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.85 kg |
14 |
$238 |
S&W 669 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.79 kg |
12 |
$234 |
S&W 5903-SSV |
9mm Parabellum |
0.78 kg |
14 |
$234 |
S&W 5903 TSW |
9mm Parabellum |
0.82 kg |
15 |
$239 |
S&W 5904 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.8 kg |
15 |
$239 |
S&W 5904 |
9x21mm |
0.83 kg |
15 |
$256 |
S&W 5906 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.86 kg |
15 |
$248 |
S&W 5906 |
9x21mm |
0.89 kg |
15 |
$255 |
S&W 5906 |
.356 TSW |
0.9 kg |
15 |
$269 |
S&W 5906-M |
9mm Parabellum |
1.06 kg |
15 |
$238 |
S&W 5906 TSW |
9mm Parabellum |
1.09 kg |
15 |
$238 |
S&W 5946 |
9mm Parabellum |
1.06 kg |
15 |
$238 |
S&W 5946 TSW |
9mm Parabellum |
1.08 kg |
15 |
$238 |
S&W 6904 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.75 kg |
12 |
$234 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
S&W 59 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
10 |
S&W 459 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
10 |
S&W 559 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
10 |
S&W 669 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
8 |
S&W 5903-SSV |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
8 |
S&W 5903 TSW |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
10 |
S&W 5904 (9mm Para) |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
10 |
S&W 5904 (9x21mm) |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
11 |
S&W 5906 (9mm Para) |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
S&W 5906 (9x21mm) |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
13 |
S&W 5906 (.356 TSW) |
SA |
3 |
1-Nil |
1 |
3 |
Ni |
14 |
S&W 5906-M |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
10 |
S&W 5906 TSW |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
10 |
S&W 5946 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
10 |
S&W 5946 TSW |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
10 |
S&W 6904 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
8 |
Smith & Wesson 61
Notes: This is a
set of related Smith & Wesson pistols that share the same basic design, though
they may differ widely in size, shape, and purpose.
They were the first commercial small-caliber designs that Smith & Wesson
made after the Model 41, debuting in 1970 with the Model 61.
The Model 61
Pocket Escort is a tiny automatic pistol designed for self-defense.
It was designed to be cheap and easily concealable, basically a “Saturday
Night Special” type of firearm. It
was available in blued or nickel-plated finishes and black or white plastic grip
plates. Production stopped in 1973.
The next
small-caliber model was introduced in 1987, the Model 422.
Two versions were made: the Model 422 Field with a fixed sight and black
plastic grip plates and blued finish, and the Model 422 Target, with an
adjustable rear sight, walnut grip plates, and a stainless steel finish.
Both could have either a 4.5-inch or 6-inch barrel.
Both are identical for game purposes.
Initial models had a magazine capacity of 10 rounds, but in 1992, this
was increased to 12 rounds.
Production stopped in 1996.
In 1989, the
Model 622 was introduced. This
weapon is similar to the Model 422, but has a light alloy frame finished to look
like stainless steel, and a stainless steel slide.
Like the Model 622, this pistol changed to a 12-round magazine in 1992,
but this reverted back to a 10-round magazine in 1996 with the advent of the
Brady Gun Bill. Field and Target
versions were produced. Production
stopped in 1996.
In 1996, the
Model 622 VR was introduced. The
“VR” stands for “Ventilated Rib,” and refers to the sighting rib above the front
portion of the slide. The Model 622
VR has an alloy frame and an adjustable rear sight.
Most have black plastic grip plates, but a few were built with walnut
grip plates. Only 6-inch barrel
versions were made, and no provision was ever made for a 12-round magazine.
Within months of being introduced, it was withdrawn.
For game purposes, it is identical to the Model 622 with the 6-inch
barrel.
The Model 2206
was introduced in 1990 as a totally stainless steel version of the Model 622.
It was originally available in 4.5-inch and 6-inch barrel versions, but
only 6-inch barrel versions were made after 1993.
Three versions were built: the standard 2206 (identical to the Model 622
for game purposes); the Model 2206 Target with match-quality barrels and a
micrometer rear sight, and the Model 2206 Target Match with an ergonomic grip,
adjustable hand support, micrometer rear sight, and heavy match barrel.
Production of all 2206’s stopped in 1996.
The Model 2213
Sportsman Stainless is an update of the Model 61 Pocket Escort, introduced in
1991. The barrel is an inch longer
than the Model 61, but it is not physically much bigger than the Model 61.
The Model 2214 is similar, but the 2214 has an alloy frame and a blued
finish. Manufacture of the 2213 and
2214 stopped in 1997.
The Model 22A
Sport is basically a very large version of the Model 2214.
It has an alloy frame and blued finish and comes in barrel lengths of 4,
5.5, or 7 inches. The grip is made
of polymer. A version of the Model
22A is the Model 22A Target; this version has a bull barrel with 5.5 inches.
Both versions have an adjustable rear sight.
The Model 22S
Sport is a variant of the Model 22A Sport, introduced in 1997.
The slide is of stainless steel; the frame is of light alloy, finished to
look like stainless steel. It is a
much heavier weapon than the Model 22A, but is otherwise similar.
A Target version also exists.
It is still in production.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Model 61 |
.22 Long Rifle |
0.49 kg |
5 |
$74 |
Model 422 (4.5” Barrel) |
.22 Long Rifle |
0.62 kg |
10 (later 12) |
$124 |
Model 422 (6” Barrel) |
.22 Long Rifle |
0.65 kg |
10 (later 12) |
$139 |
Model 622 (4.5” Barrel) |
.22 Long Rifle |
0.62 kg |
10 (later 12) |
$125 |
Model 622 (6” Barrel) |
.22 Long Rifle |
0.65 kg |
10 (later 12) |
$140 |
Model 2206 Target (4.5” Barrel) |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.05 kg |
10 |
$125 |
Model 2206 Target (6” Barrel) |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.11 kg |
10 |
$141 |
Model 2206 Target Match (4.5” Barrel) |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.06 kg |
10 |
$127 |
Model 2206 Target Match (6” Barrel) |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.12 kg |
10 |
$143 |
Model 2213 |
.22 Long Rifle |
0.51 kg |
8 |
$82 |
Model 2214 |
.22 Long Rifle |
0.4 kg |
8 |
$83 |
Model 22A Sport (4” Barrel) |
.22 Long Rifle |
0.79 kg |
10 |
$120 |
Model 22A Sport (5.5” Barrel) |
.22 Long Rifle |
0.91 kg |
10 |
$135 |
Model 22A Sport (7” Barrel) |
.22 Long Rifle |
0.94 kg |
10 |
$150 |
Model 22A Target |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.11 kg |
10 |
$138 |
Model 22S Sport (5.5” Barrel) |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.16 kg |
10 |
$135 |
Model 22S Sport (7” Barrel) |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.19 kg |
10 |
$150 |
Model 22S Target |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.36 kg |
10 |
$138 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Model 61 |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
0 |
3 |
Nil |
3 |
Model 422 (4.5”) |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
8 |
Model 422 (6”) |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
11 |
Model 622 (4.5”) |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
8 |
Model 622 (6”) |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
11 |
Model 2206 Target (4.5”) |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
8 |
Model 2206 Target (6”) |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
11 |
Model 2206 Target Match (4.5”) |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
8 |
Model 2206 Target Match (6”) |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
12 |
Model 2213 |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
0 |
3 |
Nil |
5 |
Model 2214 |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
0 |
4 |
Nil |
5 |
Model 22A Sport (4”) |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
7 |
Model 22A Sport (5.5”) |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
10 |
Model 22A Sport (7”) |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
13 |
Model 22A Target |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
10 |
Model 22S Sport (5.5”) |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
10 |
Model 22S Sport (7”) |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
13 |
Model 22S Target |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
1 |
Nil |
10 |
Smith & Wesson 99
Notes:
This is described by the company as a hybrid pistol – in this case, a
hybrid of US and European pistol design.
It is basically an Americanized Walther P99.
Modifications include a .40 Smith & Wesson version, a .45 ACP version,
the lack of a hooked trigger guard, addition of a decocking bar, and a “chamber
loaded” indicator that can be both seen and felt.
The sights have tritium inlays.
They are double-action-only weapons.
They have 3 interchangeable backstraps to allow for shooters with
different-sized hands. The barrel
of the 9mm S&W 99 is four inches long, but the .40 S&Wfiring version’s barrel is
4.125 inches long, while the .45 ACP version has a 4.25-inch barrel.
The S&W 990L
Compact is a pistol that is designed to be useful to those who don’t normally
carry firearms, such as those who require one for self-defense.
The idea is to make a pistol with decent power, but small and light
enough that it won’t be onerous for the untrained to carry.
For the same reason, the S&W 990L Compact is designed to be easy to
shoot, maintain, and get a first shot off.
The S&W 990L Compact is fashioned mostly out of polymer.
The barrel for all calibers is 3.5 inches.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This weapon does not exist.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
S&W 99 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.72 kg |
10, 16 |
$238 |
S&W 99 |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.73 kg |
10, 12 |
$314 |
S&W 99 |
.45 ACP |
0.73 kg |
9 |
$401 |
S&W 990L |
9mm Parabellum |
0.65 kg |
10 |
$233 |
S&W 990L |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.66 kg |
8 |
$307 |
S&W 990L |
.45 ACP |
0.66 kg |
8 |
$393 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
S&W 99 (9mm) |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
10 |
S&W 99 (.40) |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
11 |
S&W 99 (.45) |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
12 |
S&W 990L (9mm) |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
8 |
S&W 990L (.40) |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
8 |
S&W 990L (.45) |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
9 |
Smith & Wesson 410 Value Series
Notes: This is a
traditionally constructed pistol designed for less-heeled customers desiring a
gun firing the then-new .40 Smith & Wesson cartridge.
It has a full-sized frame, but with a 4-inch barrel. It has a special
combat trigger, rendering trigger pulls, even initial ones, relatively light.
They have a straight backstrap and three-dot sights. In 2002. A Hi-Viz
sight replaced the front sight dot.
The frame is alloy, with a carbon steel slide, Most versions were of carbon
steel, blued; in 2003, Smith & Wesson introduced a version with a polished
stainless steel slide and a frosted silver alloy frame.
In 2005, the magazine well was redesigned to accept an 11-round magazine.
From 2005-06, a version was built with a Crimson Trace laser sight.
The Model 411
came first, but was replaced by the Model 410 in production in 1996.
The Model 411 has the same alloy frame with carbon blue slide.
The trigger pull is designed to be smoothed even on that first shot. The
grips are wraparound Xenoy. It has a manual decocker and a manual safety.
All have the 11-round magazine.
The Model 457 is
the same idea, but in.45 ACP and with a compact frame and barrel. The barrel is
3.75-inches, with a Commander-type hammer, a carbon steel blued slide, and an
alloy frame finished to look like frosted stainless steel. The sights are a
one-piece wraparound Xenoy grip.
The trigger is a wide combat trigger. The safety and slide lock are combined on
the left side of the slide. In
2003, Smith & Wesson changed the Model 457 to a stainless steel slide and a
frosted aluminum frame. In 2006, they went back to a black carbon steel slide
and a frosted aluminum frame. The Model 457 has fixed sights.
The Model 410 is
still in production, as is the Model 457.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
S&W 410 |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.81 Kg |
8 (Later 11) |
$313 |
S&W 410 w/Crimson Trace |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.91 kg |
11 |
$713 |
S&W 457 (Early and Late) |
.45 ACP |
0.82 kg |
8 |
$394 |
S&W 457 (Mid-Production) |
.45 ACP |
0.57 kg |
8 |
$394 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
S&W 410 |
SA |
2 |
1-Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
S&W 457 (Early and Late) |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
9 |
S&W 457 (Mid-Production) |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
5 |
Nil |
9 |
Smith & Wesson 469 Mini
The Model 469
Mini is a smaller version of the Model 459, with a 3.5” barrel.
The operation is DA, and is constructed with an alloy frame with a steel
slide. The hammer is bobbed. Most
were finished sandblast blue, but a special production order for Ashland
Shooting Supplies had a nickel finish. The sights are a front serrated ramp with
a yellow bar painted on it, and the rear sight has a white outline and is
adjustable for windage. The grips
are molded Delrin with a pebble finish. Originally called the Mini-Gun, the
Model 469 was strongly influenced by Devel pistols of the time.
A small amount of 20-round oversized magazines were produced.
They were produced from 1983-88.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
S&W 469 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.74 kg |
12 |
$234 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
S&W 469 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
8 |
Smith & Wesson 645/745/945 Series
Notes: Public
demand led to the development of this series; the American appetite for the .45
ACP round could not be denied.
Smith & Wesson began experiments with .45 ACPfiring pistols in 1984, and
produced their first one, the Model 645, in 1985.
The series is basically a .45 ACP version of their 9mm Parabellum
weapons. They typically have a
wider grip than equivalent Colt designs, allowing more rounds to be carried in
the magazine, and they are normally double-action weapons.
They generally have a coned muzzle instead of a separate barrel bushing.
Like many Smith & Wesson models, each variant was generally in production
for only a few years.
The Model 645
was introduced in 1985, and produced until 1988.
It has a stainless steel frame and slide, an ambidextrous
safety/decocker, a squared trigger guard, and black plastic grip plates.
The Model 745, built from 1986-1990, was a single-action target version
of the Model 645, with a match barrel, Novak sight (an adjustable rear sight was
optional), an adjustable trigger stop, and walnut grip plates.
It does not have ambidextrous controls, but does have a half-cock safety.
When Smith &
Wesson changed its numbering system, one of the first in this series was the
4505; this is essentially the 645 with only the safety catch ambidextrous and a
blued finish. A Novak Lo-Mount rear
sight was installed on a small number of 4505s.
It was produced only in 1991.
The 4506, has stainless
steel finish, a Novak Lo-Mount rear sight, and a Xenoy wrap-around grip.
After 1998, the 4506 had a squared trigger guard.
It was produced from 1988-2001.
The 4505 and 4506 are a bit heavier than the 645, and both are identical
for game purposes.
Some other
similar to the 4505 (identical for game purposes) are the 4526, a stainless
steel weapon without a manual safety and with a decocker on the left side, built
only in 1991; and the 4546, a double-action-only version of the 4506, built only
in 1991.
The Model 4513
TSW was a compact version fitted with the TSW kit: light alloy frame,
ambidextrous safety, Xenoy wrap-around grips, tritium inlays for the sights, no
hammer spur, and a rail under the frame for accessories.
It was introduced in 2000, and is still being manufactured.
The 4553 is a similar weapon, but from an earlier series, it was
introduced in 1999 and is still in production.
The Model 4516
is a compact version of the 4506, with a frame and slide of stainless steel,
Novak Lo-Mount rear sight, and wrap-around Xenoy rear sight.
It was introduced in 1991, and was produced until 1999.
In 1992, the trigger guard was squared, and it was then known as the
4516-1. The 4536 is the same weapon
without a manual safety and with a decocker; it was built only in 1991.
The 4556 is virtually identical, but from the 4500-series, and was built
only in 1991.
The Model 4563
TSW is a mid-sized pistol with the TSW kit; it was introduced in 2000 and is
still in production. It has a light
alloy frame.
The Model 4566
is mid-sized version of the 4506, totally stainless steel and with a with a
Novak Lo-Mount rear sight. It was
introduced in 1991 and is still in production, but in 2000 was given the TSW kit
and renamed the 4566 TSW. The Model
4567 is a 4566 with a blued slide, manufactured only in 1991.
The 4576 is a 4566 with a decocker, manufactured 1991-1992.
The Model 4583 TSW is virtually identical to the 4566 TSW, but is
double-action-only and has a light alloy frame; it was introduced in 2000 and is
still in production.
The Model 457 is
another compact version, double-action and with a blued light alloy frame and
blued steel slide. It was
introduced in 1996 and is still manufactured.
The Model 945 PC
(Performance Center) is a target version manufactured by Smith & Wesson for the
German company Akah. It has a
stainless steel frame and slide, a safety on the left side of the weapon, a
match barrel, and a Bo-Mar micrometer rear sight.
It was manufactured only in 1999.
Despite the
similar name, the Micro 945 PC is quite different from the 945.
It is the smallest member of this series, with 3.25-inch barrel.
Smith & Wesson manufactured the Micro 945 for Camfour Distributors in
2001. It is a single-action weapon
with a light alloy frame and stainless steel slide, and a titanium barrel
bushing. It has a Novak Lo-Mount
sight, Hogue laminated wood grip plates, and a grip safety with an extended
beavertail. The Micro 945 PC Black
was manufactured for RSR Distributors in 2001; this version has a matte black
coating and is slightly lighter.
The Model 945-40
was produced for Sports South Inc.
It is similar to the Micro 945 PC, but is chambered for .40 Smith & Wesson.
The barrel is also longer at 3.75 inches.
The trigger is treated like a 4516 for game purposes.
The Model 4596
was manufactured for Lew Horton, has a Novak Lo Mount rear sight and a low ramp
front sight. It is essentially
otherwise a 4506-1 frame with a 4516-1 slide, and shoots like a 4516 for game
purposes.
The newest
version of this series is the Model 457S; though based on the
design of the Model 4516, the Model
457S is in fact much different than the 4516.
Introduced in 2005, the Model 457S uses a blockier slide, but the 457S
has regardless been largely dehorned.
The ambidextrous manual safety is gone, replaced by a safety/slide catch
on the left side. The slide of the 457S is constructed of stainless steel which
is lighter, yet stronger than that used on the Model 4516, but the frame is
alloy, and the dovetailed 3-dot sights are of plastic and dovetailed in (but
otherwise fixed). The trigger,
hammer, and several internal parts are made using Metal Injection Molding
instead of being machined or stamped.
The checkering on the front of the trigger guard is not found on the
Model 457S, and the backstrap and grip plates are not as tightly checkered.
The action is DA/SA, and the barrel length is 3.75 inches.
Twilight 2000
Notes: The following weapons of this series do not exist: any TSWseries weapon,
Model 457. Model 945 PC, Model Micro 945 PC, Model Micro 945 PC Black, Model
945-40, Model 457S
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
S&W 645 |
.45 ACP |
1.06 kg |
8 |
$407 |
S&W 745 |
.45 ACP |
1.06 kg |
8 |
$408 |
S&W 4505 |
.45 ACP |
1.15 kg |
8 |
$407 |
S&W 4513 TSW |
.45 ACP |
0.81 kg |
7 |
$397 |
S&W 4516 |
.45 ACP |
0.96 kg |
7 |
$394 |
S&W 4563 TSW |
.45 ACP |
0.87 kg |
8 |
$402 |
S&W 4566 |
.45 ACP |
1.11 kg |
8 |
$399 |
S&W 4586 TSW |
.45 ACP |
1.06 kg |
8 |
$402 |
S&W 457 |
.45 ACP |
0.82 kg |
7 |
$397 |
S&W 945 PC |
.45 ACP |
1.15 kg |
8 |
$409 |
S&W Micro 945 PC |
.45 ACP |
0.7 kg |
6 |
$392 |
S&W Micro 945 PC Black |
.45 ACP |
0.68 kg |
8 |
$392 |
S&W 945-40 |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.73 kg |
7 |
$310 |
Model 457S |
.45 ACP |
0.79 kg |
7 |
$397 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
S&W 645 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
14 |
S&W 745 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
14 |
S&W 4505 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
14 |
S&W 4513 TSW |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
10 |
S&W 4516 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
10 |
S&W 4563 TSW |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
12 |
S&W 4566 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
S&W 4586 TSW |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
S&W 457 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
10 |
S&W 945 PC |
SA |
2 |
1-Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
15 |
S&W Micro 945 PC |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
8 |
S&W Micro 945 PC Black |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
8 |
S&W 945-40 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
9 |
S&W 457S |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
10 |
Smith & Wesson 900 Series
Notes: The 900
series is derived from the Model 59 series, especially the Model 5904. It
enjoyed a good number of sales to US civilians and police forces, despite its
shortcomings. The 900 Series'
magazines and magazine catch are ill formed, and a very hard smack is necessary
to seat a magazine in the well.
Modifications can be made to alleviate this (Formidable: Small Arms (Pistol), or
Easy: Gunsmith). Complaints were
also made about the shape of the safety/decocker, often cutting thumbs when
used. Again, this can be reshaped
(Easy: Small Arms or Gunsmith).
The first
version of the 900 series was actually the Model 909.
It is a medium-frame pistol with a light alloy frame and steel slide,
finished entirely blued. The
magazine is a single-row magazine, but slightly larger in capacity than that of
the Model 59. The rear sight is
fixed and the grips are wrap-around Xenoy.
The 909 was introduced in 1995 and produced until 1997.
The next version was the 908; it is a compact version of the 909, with a
shorter barrel, shorter grip, and no exposed hammer spur.
It was introduced in 1997, and is still being manufactured.
The Model 910 came out the same year as the 908; it is the Model 909 with
a wider grip to accommodate double-row magazines.
The Model Super
9 is based on the 5906 and is designed for sport shooting.
It has the longest barrel of the series at 5 inches, has a micrometer
adjustable rear sight, and is available in three calibers, including the
proprietary .356 TSW (Team Smith & Wesson).
The barrels and parts are interchangeable to allow the Super 9 to fire
any of these three calibers.
Twilight 2000
Notes: Of all these pistols, only the Model 909 exists, and it is very rare.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
S&W 909 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.79 kg |
9 |
$239 |
S&W 908 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.68 kg |
8 |
$234 |
S&W 910 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.81 kg |
10, 15 |
$239 |
S&W Super 9 |
9mm Parabellum |
1.11 kg |
15 |
$248 |
S&W Super 9 |
9x21mm |
1.15 kg |
15 |
$265 |
S&W Super 9 |
.356 TSW |
1.16 kg |
15 |
$269 |
Super 9 Parts Kit |
N/A |
0.99 kg |
N/A |
$197 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
S&W 909 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
10 |
S&W 908 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
8 |
S&W 910 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
10 |
Super 9 (9mm Para) |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
12 |
Super 9 (9x21mm) |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
14 |
Super 9 (.356 TSW) |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
14 |
Smith & Wesson 952 Stainless
Notes: This is a
new-old pistol – it was introduced in early 2005, but it is basically a
reincarnation of the old Smith & Wesson Model 52 target pistol.
Designed by the Smith & Wesson Performance Center, the Model 952 is not
only a very attractive pistol, it is also functional and accurate, meant
primarily for competitions, but also applicable for service use.
The balance of the weapon is superb despite the long, match-quality
barrel, and the checkered wooden grips fit in the hand so well it almost seems
to many shooters that the Model 952 was made for their hand.
The front strap is grooved, and the backstrap is also checkered.
The trigger is single-action.
The Model 952 has a safety lever at the rear of the slide which puts a
steel bar between the firing pin and hammer.
The weapon also has a grip safety linked to a passive firing pin safety.
The trigger pull is very light and crisp, with no creep.
The rear sight is a Wilson fully adjustable match sight, and the front
sight is a square post-type blade.
The Model 952 is compatible with virtually any sort of 9mm Parabellum
ammunition, including +P loads. The
pistol is deliberately built heavy to help control recoil, being largely
constructed of heavy-gauge stainless steel.
Construction tolerances are very tight, and even shaking the pistol
vigorously does not produce any rattles.
Many of the operating parts are also coated with titanium or tungsten to
guard against wear and provide increased smoothness of operation.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This pistol does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
S&W 952 |
9mm Parabellum |
1.16 kg |
9 |
$249 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
S&W 952 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
13 |
Smith & Wesson 1000 Series
Notes: These
pistols were designed for use with the 10mm Colt cartridge.
They are based on the Model 4506, but retooled for the new caliber.
These pistols were first requested by the FBI, who wanted something much
more effective than its Smith & Wesson 13 Military & Police revolvers.
Therefore, the first version built was the Model 1076-FBI, which has an
ambidextrous safety, a special trigger group, an enlarged trigger guard, a
beveled magazine well, a three-dot sight system, and a decocker on the left side
of the frame. The FBI originally
ordered 10,000 of the Model 1076-FBI, but later cut the order to 2,400,
delivered in 1993.
The second model
built was the 1006, designed for civilian sales, and introduced in 1990.
This weapon has most of the features of the 1076-FBI, except for the
special trigger group, beveled magazine well, and the ability to use
double-stack magazines. It is made
from stainless steel. Production of
this weapon stopped in 1992. The
Model 1026 was also introduced in 1990, with only a decocker and no safety
catch. Production ended in 1991.
It is identical to the Model 1006 for game purposes.
Another weapon that is identical to the 1006 for game purposes is the
1046; it has a blued finish despite being made from stainless steel, and has a
double-action-only operation. Only 148 Model 1046’s were built.
The Model 1066
is a compact version of the 1006.
It has wrap-around Xenoy grips, an ambidextrous safety, and was produced from
1990-1992. The Model 1076 is the
same weapon with the addition of a decocker.
It was produced from 1990-93, and is identical to the Model 1066 for game
purposes. The Model 1086 is a
double-action-only version of the Model 1066, but is otherwise identical for
game purposes. It was produced from
1991-92.
In 1992, Smith & Wesson decided
to abandon their work on the 10mm pistol in favor of their own .40 Smith &
Wesson cartridge. Manufacture of
Smith & Wesson 10mm pistols largely stopped in 1993.
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
|
S&W 1076-FBI |
10mm Colt |
1.19 kg |
9, 11, 15 |
$362 |
S&W 1006 |
10mm Colt |
1.19 kg |
9 |
$360 |
S&W 1066 |
10mm Colt |
1.13 kg |
9 |
$354 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
S&W 1076-FBI |
SA |
2 |
1-Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
12 |
S&W 1006 |
SA |
2 |
1-Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
S&W 1066 |
SA |
2 |
1-Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
9 |
Smith & Wesson 2213 Stainless Sportsman
Notes: The Model
2213 was designed as a last-ditch holdout weapon; as such, it is a very small
pistol with a small caliber. It’s a
Browning Baby-looking thing. It is a single-action pistol operating by simple
recoil; though the magazine is surprisingly large given the small grip, the
barrel is only 3 inches. A small pin protrudes on the butt when the weapon is
cocked, though this is merely a design quirk and not actually designed as a
cocking indicator. The finish is frosted stainless steel with neoprene grips, a
target trigger with a very short pull length (even at rest, the trigger is just
in front of the frame). The rear sight is fixed, but the front sight is
dovetailed in and adjustable for windage.
Between the two sights, you have a 3-dot sight.
The Model 2213 was in its first year a limited production pistol with
only 1500 built; from 1992-1999 it became standard production. The Model 2214
Sportsman is the same pistol in a blued or nickel-plated finish. Both have
internal hammers which are not reachable from the outside, i.e., they cannot be
thumb-cocked.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
S&W 2213 |
.22 Long Rifle |
0.51 kg |
8 |
$83 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
S&W 2213 |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
0 |
3 |
Nil |
5 |
Smith & Wesson 4000 Series
Notes: This
Smith & Wesson pistol was designed specifically to use the .40 Smith & Wesson
cartridge and introduce it to the public.
It was meant to do this with as little retooling and cost as possible; as
such, it is basically a Model 4506 modified to accept the then-new caliber.
The first of
these pistols to enter the scene was the Model 4003.
This is a double-action pistol with a stainless steel slide and an alloy
frame finished to look like stainless steel.
It has a standard-sized serrated trigger, a medium-width smooth trigger,
and a front post sight finished in white.
The rear sight is a Novak Lo-Mount sight with two white dots, and fixed.
The grip is of black rubber, textured, and wraparound.
It functions by DA and has an ambidextrous safety. The barrel is 4 inches
long, with a medium-sized grip. The Model 4003 TSW is a full-sized version of
the 4003; it has a 4-inch barrel, but a full-sized grip.
In 2000, the 4003 TSW was fitted with black hardware on the frame and
slide. The pistol has a loaded chamber indicator (visual only; it works by
giving the shooter a small hole through which he can see the tip of the
cartridge in the chamber). The 4003 TSW’s has a fixed barrel bushing, and an
accessory rail under the dust cover. For game purpose, the Model 4004 is
identical to the 4003, but it has a blued carbon steel slide and a matching
color alloy frame. The 4003 and
4004 were produced from 1990-93; the 4003 TSW was produced from 2000-2003.
The Model 4006
had a stainless steel slide and frame, with a front sight dovetailed in and
adjustable for windage; and the rear sigh adjustable for windage and elevation.
Together they are a 3-dot-type sight.
The finish is natural stainless steel.
Operation is double action.
The grip is a Delrin wraparound grip, textured. The 4006-NS has tritium inlays
on Novak Lo-Mount sights; these sights are fixed. In 1997, the Model 4006 TSW
was introduced; this version has a rail under the frame for the attachment of
accessories, a stainless steel slide and alloy frame, a wrap-around Delrin grip,
and an ambidextrous safety. The
Model 4006 TSW may have an adjustable, fixed, or tritium-inlay sight. It has the
same chamber loaded indicator as the Model 4003. The 4006 was produced 1990-99;
the 406 TSW 2000-2001.
The Model 4013
is a compact version of the Model 4003, with a shorter barrel and alloy frame.
The finish from the factory is natural stainless steel and a clear-coated
alloy frame; however, a few 4013s have been found with a two-tone finish with a
black slide, black hammer, black trigger and with unusual markings.
Their origin is unknown. In 1997, a modified version of the 4013 was
introduced – the 4013 Tactical.
It’s slightly heavier than the 4013, and uses a larger magazine. The finish is
satin stainless. In 1997, the Model 4013 was spun off into the 4013 TSW model,
with a rail under for frame for accessories, and Novak Lo-Mount rear sight with
tritium sight inlays. In 2000, the
4013 was given black controls on the side and frame. The barrel bushing is
fixed. A double-action-only version of the Model 4013 TSW is known as the Model
4053 TSW. Model 4014 is a blued
version of the Model 4013, with a carbon steel slide.
The Model 4026 is a stainless-steel-finish version of the 4013 with a
double action. The Model 4014 stopped production in 1993, as did the 4026.
The Model 4053 is a double-action-only version of the 4013, with a Novak
Lo-Mount rear sight. A TSW version
also exists. They are identical to
the 4013 and 4013 TSW, respectively, for game purposes.
The Model 4043
is a double-action-only version of the 4013, with a 4-inch barrel.
It was introduced in 1991.
It has no safety catch, only a firing pin safety.
The 4044 is a blued version of this weapon.
This weapon also has a TSW version, the Model 4043 TSW.
The Model 4046
is a double-action-only version of the 4006.
It has a Novak Lo-Mount rear sight with a wrap-around Xenoy grip.
Production of this model was halted in favor of the 4046 TSW version,
which is still being manufactured.
The Model 4054
is a DAO version of the Model 4014.
It was not popular and only 154 were built from 1991-1992.
The Model 4056
TSW is a DAO compact pistol with a stainless steel frame and slide. Barrel
length is 3.5 inches, with a 3-dot fixed sight, and a semi-bobbed hammer.
Due to the all-steel construction, it is surprisingly heavy for such a
small package.
The Model 4001
“Shorty Forty” is an unusual variant of the 4000 Series, introduced in 1992.
It has a very short 3.5” Bar-Sto barrel, Novak-Lo-Mount rear sight, and a
large magazine for its diminutive size.
Two more
variants of the 4000-Series are the Model 410 and 411.
The 411 came first; it is standard type of service pistol with a blued
finish, and alloy frame. It was
basically an advanced prototype, and was manufactured from 1992-1995.
The Model 410 was built starting in 1995 and is still being manufactured.
It has a alloy frame, blued finish, and wrap-around Xenoy grip.
It has a safety as well as a decocking lever.
The Model 4040PD
(more commonly known as the AirLite PD) is a very light version of the 4000
Series. To make the weapon, Smith &
Wesson started off with the Model 3913’s frame instead of the heavier 4506
frame. In addition, the frame is
made from scandium alloy instead of steel.
It looks almost identical to the 3913, but has several differences to
allow it to fire the more powerful .40 Smith & Wesson round.
The 4040PD also has a DAO trigger, and Novak LoMount 3-dot sights.
The grips are Hogue rubber wrap-around types, and the front strap is
checkered.
Twilight 2000
Notes: The Models 410 and 411 are very rare.
None of the TSWseries weapons exist, nor does the Model 4040PD.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
S&W 4003 |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.79 kg |
11 |
$313 |
S&W 4003 TSW |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.81 kg |
10 |
$313 |
S&W 4006 |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
1.11 kg |
11 |
$311 |
S&W 4006 TSW |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.81 kg |
11 |
$311 |
S&W 4013 |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.76 kg |
8 |
$308 |
S&W 4013 Tactical |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.82 kg |
9 |
$308 |
S&W 4013 TSW |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.78 kg |
9 |
$308 |
S&W 4043 |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.81 kg |
11 |
$313 |
S&W 4043 TSW |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.85 kg |
11 |
$313 |
S&W 4046 |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
1.06 kg |
11 |
$311 |
S&W 4046 TSW |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
1.07 kg |
11 |
$311 |
S&W 4056 TSW |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
1.03 kg |
9 |
$306 |
S&W 4001 |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.73 kg |
9 |
$309 |
S&W 410 |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.81 kg |
11 |
$313 |
S&W 4040PD |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.73 kg |
7 |
$312 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
S&W 4003 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
S&W 4003 TSW |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
S&W 4006 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
S&W 4006 TSW |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
S&W 4013 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
10 |
S&W 4013 Tactical |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
10 |
S&W 4013 TSW |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
10 |
S&W 4043 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
S&W 4043 TSW |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
S&W 4043 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
S&W 4046 TSW |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
14 |
S&W 4056 TSW |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
S&W 4001 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
11 |
S&W 410 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
S&W 4040PD |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
10 |
Smith & Wesson M&P
Notes: The SW
(Smith & Wesson) is more commonly known as the M&P (Military & Police); as the
name indicates, was designed specifically for use by police, military, and
governmental agencies, but will also be available to civilians.
It is a standard sort of 21st
century pistol, with a Zytel polymer frame, stainless steel slide coated with
black Melonite, and a MIL-STD1913 rail for accessories under the barrel (in
later iterations). The standard
grip angle is similar to that of the M1911, but the SW comes with three
interchangeable gripstraps to make the pistol fit better in the hand of the
shooter. The magazine release is
not ambidextrous, but it can be reversed easily.
The trigger mechanism is borrowed from the Sigma, though it has a smooth
face and is slightly narrower. The
safety/slide catch is ambidextrous.
There are two types of slide catch/safety that are available; the standard one
is flat to the frame, and the other one sticks out a bit more.
The cocking grooves are at the front and back, and are reptilian (wavy)
in shape to give a better grip. There are at least four safeties on the weapon:
the slide catch/safety, a trigger travel safety, a striker block safety, and a
magazine safety. Civilian versions
also have an internal frame-locking safety.
Barrel length is 4.5 inches for the standard SW, and 4 inches for the
Compact version. The SW is used by some civilian law enforcement organizations;
though it is not officially used by any military services, the SW is carried in
small numbers by some members of units such as special operations units that
give their troops a greater latitude in weapons choices.
Not added to the
line until 2011, the M&P22 is a rimfire variant of the M&P.
Externally, it is similar to other M&P pistols; internally, it uses a
blowback operation derived from the Walther P22, which Smith & Wesson used to
import and sell in the US. The rear sight is adjustable for elevation and
windage, and has a simple notch instead of the three-dot sights of most of the
rest of the M&P series. In 2013,
the M&P22F Compact was released; this is the same pistols as the M&P22 except
for its shorter 3.6-inch barrel and it’s inability to use 12-round magazines.
In mid-2023 a .22 Magnum M&P was introduced; this has a 4.35-inch barrel
and a wide grip with an astounding 30-round magazine capacity, and has a
fiberoptic front sight with a black notched rear sight, along with the standard
Picatinny Rail under the dust cover. The slide is optics-ready.
In 2021, Smith &
Wesson released the M&P10 (in its 2.0 version).
The M&P10 comes in full-sized version with a 4.6-inch barrel and a
Compact 4-inch barrel model. They
are built on the M&P45 2.0 frame, and features a flat-faced trigger and an
optics-ready slide.
The M&P5.7 was
not added to the line until January 2023; this differs not only in the
ammunition used, but in it’s gas operation.
It also uses a full 5-inch barrel.
A subcompact
version was introduced in mid-2006; this is basically the same as the standard
SW, except for its shorter 3.5-inch barrel, shorter accessory rail under the
dust cover, and shorter grip (with a correspondingly-smaller magazine).
In addition, the SW compact has no magazine safety (and says so quite
prominently on both sides of the slide).
The M&P40V has a gray polymer frame and a stainless steel slide, which
are also identical to the M&P40F.
In 2008, these
SW pistols were joined by several new versions.
Interest and demand in a longer version of the 9mm version for
competition as well as general-use purposes became more insistent, and the M&P9L
was designed; this is essentially an M&P9 with a longer 5-inch barrel.
In 2007, a .45 ACP version was introduced; in 2008, it was joined by a
Compact version. The M&P9JG is
named after Julie Golinski, a US Army veteran who is now one of the best
champion shooters in competition today.
The M&P9JG is a highly-accurized and somewhat customized M&P9 (though not
as accurized and customized as Julie Golinski’s own M&P9, of course), and the
barrel is a mid-length 4.25 inches, match-quality, and a slightly thicker
profile than a standard M&P9. The front sight has a fiberoptic inlay to help
sight the weapon, while the rear sight is a Warren Tactical sight.
The barrel and slide are made of stainless steel instead of carbon steel.
Visually, the most striking feature is the interchangeable backstraps;
they are pink, to denote her support of breast cancer survivors and breast
cancer research, and a portion of each sale of the M&P9JG goes to breast cancer
research.
In 2012, a new,
even more compact version of the SW – the M&P Shield.
The design is essentially the same as other SWs except for the shorter
3.1-inch barrel and a slimmer grip holding a smaller magazine and is an
additional factor in making the Shield smaller.
Magazines are a proprietary 8 rounds with a firing step on the bottom or
a 7-round non-proprietary magazine.
A limited amount
of subcompact SWs have been built. The M&P9M is the 9mm version which was
produced from 1997-1998 It
has a short 3.25-inch barrel and operates on DAO.
By standard, the M&P9M’s magazine holds 6 rounds, but many owners have
found that seven rounds can actually be fitted into the magazine with no
function problems. The SW380 is the only SW produced in .380 ACP,
It’s barrel is only 3 inches, and was designed to take only propriety
6-round magazines.
Part of the
Enhanced Sigma Series, the M&P9P is a Compact M&P9 which has a ported slide.
It is otherwise similar to the M&P9P. A .40 caliber version is made of
the M&P9P, the M&P40V. The polymer frame is gray and the slide stainless steel.
The Enhanced
Sigma series are improved versions of the Compact “E” variants. The grips have a
new checkering pattern, redesigned controls, an external extractor, a
strengthened ejector, and a lowered and flared ejection port. Under the dust
cover is a groove for accessories. At first, the Enhanced Sigma in 9mm (the “VE”
version) used a 10-round magazine, as it was sold during the Brady Gun Ban.
After it expired, a 14-round magazine was sold for the M&P9VE, and it
became the standard magazine supplied with the SW.
The M&P40E is
the Enhanced Sigma version of the M&P40F. In addition to the changes as above
for the M&P9VE, the M&P40E is DAO. Further improved versions of the M&P40E, the
M&P40G and GVE, were essentially the same except the sights, which have tritium
inlays, and the finish, which is black Melonite for the slide on the M&P40G and
bead-blasted stainless steel for the M&P40GVE.
Frame in both cases are NATO OD. For game purposes they are identical to
the M&P40E. The M&P40VE is an Enhanced Sigma in 40 caliber, it is otherwise
similar to the S&W9VE. The M&P357V is an Enhanced Sigma in .357 SiG.
It is the only .357 version of the Enhanced Sigma to be produced, and it
was a limited production gun.
Most of these SW
pistols made their debut on the market in 2001 and are still in production. The
SW380 was the only SW produced in the series, and it was very limited
production.
At the Modern
Day Marine Expo 2009, David Holt, Vice President for Military Programs at Smith
& Wesson, showed a single example of an M&P45 threaded for a silencer.
He said that it was from a “one-time only batch produced as a favor to an
unnamed activity.”
The M&P Shield
is produced in Smith & Wesson’s Performance Center.
They have fiberoptic double front sights and fiberoptic rear sights which
are not adjustable and a crisper trigger pull which is lighter and hand-tuned.
Smith & Wesson failed in this, however, as most shooters say it is not
the smoothest trigger pull and lacks a pronounced reset. It also has a heavy
pull for a PC pistol at 6.75 pounds. This has lead to the big names in triggers
producing a whole line of drop-in trigger packs for the M&P Shield. The largest
different is the barrel porting, which is helpful on the 3.1-inch stainless
steel barrel, though some shooters have said that the large ports can lead to a
bright gas shooting upward that can hinder follow-up shots and temporarily blind
the shooter. The lightning cuts and
large barrel ports could lead to dirt and barrel crud going into the mechanism.
However, the M&P PC Shield has relocated and enlarged controls; the safety is
now a thumb safety, the trigger guard is undercut for a high grip, and the slide
catch and hammer safety are relocated to a more ergonomic place. They are not
ambidextrous, and Smith & Wesson has no plans for any at this time (as I write
this in Sep 16). The safeties include a passive two-piece trigger safety and a
magazine safety, and a manual safety with a raised area around it to prevent
accidental magazine drops. The construction is largely polymer with a stainless
steel slide steel slide (though with a black finish), and is slimmer and lighter
than an M&P. However, it has no
interchangeable grip plates of backstraps, though aftermarket accessory
backstraps are available. This does make for easier drawing, however. The
magazine is single-column and flush-fit. Some time after introducing the M&P
Shield, Smith & Wesson brought out versions in .40 Smith & Wesson and .45 ACP;
the M&P Shield 45 differs in having a 3.3-inch barrel. Rumors say that Delta is
experimenting with the M&P Shield.
In 2014, Smith &
Wesson introduced the M&P Bodyguard 380. This replaced the Smith & Wesson
Bodyguard 380 in production, and largely mimics the Bodyguard 380 in form and
function, but in a new package based on the M&P series.
Sights are a simple rear trough and a low front blade, and the controls
are low-profile. The entire pistol
is dehorned, and the M&P Bodyguard 380 is a much smaller package than other
M&Ps. Unlike other M&Ps, the Bodyguard 380 is not striker-fired, and instead
uses a traditional double-action hammer-fired design, which is simpler and
allows a smaller form factor. The barrel is also abbreviated at 2.75 inches.
In Spring 2021,
Smith & Wesson introduced the M&P Shield EZ; this is an M&P Shield in smaller
calibers and with improvements such as an easier to rack slide and a better,
lighter trigger, as well as magazines which have an improved spring and are
easier to load. The M&P Shield EZ has a longer 3.625-inch barrel.
At about the same time, Smith & Wesson introduced the Shield Plus; this
is a Shield with a wider grip housing a double-stack magazine.
The M&P Pro
series is a step up in M&P production, bridging the gap between a standard M&P
and Performance Center pistol. They
have front fiberopotic sights or night sights, and rear adjustable sights.
Their barrels are hand-fitted and may be the standard 4.25 inches or a
full 5 inches. They are finished in
the standard black, but the finish applied is of a finer quality than a standard
M&P pistol.
Apex Tactical
Specialties is well known for its modifications and improvements of existing
guns. Their 2016 treatment of the
M&P Shield includes a new, hand-fitted Gunsmith Fit Barrel made of stainless
steel, is match-quality, and a full 5 inches long. The trigger is what Apex
calls its Flat-Faced Forward Set Sear and Trigger Kit, and consists of a single
set trigger that takes up the normally tough, lengthy pull and makes it a light,
short pull. Reliability enhancements include the Failure Resistant Extractor,
the Reset Assist Mechanism, and the Catalyst Extended Magazine Release. It can
take a special extended magazine with a grip extension (called an Apex 10-8
Performance Polymer Base Pad), increasing magazine capacity dramatically.
Apex’s versions have Trijicon’s XS night sights, which are also low-mount
sights; these have a V-notch rear and a “Big Dot” tritium front sight. It also
has a slide-mounted removable Viper Reflex Sight.
They come with a LaserMax CenterFire aiming module. Alternatively, an APL
200-Lumen pistol light is provided and may be mounted instead of the laser. DP
Custom Works machined the slide to lighten it.
The base finish is “NRA Blue,” which is a mixture of blue, midnight
bronze, graphite black, titanium, and a custom yellow.
The slide has a scaled surface and bears a red “Dazzle” finish that
extends to part of the frame and grip.
Twilight 2000
Notes: The M&P is not available in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
M&P9 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.69 kg |
10, 17 |
$244 |
M&P357 |
.357 SiG |
0.69 kg |
10, 15 |
$271 |
M&P40 |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.69 kg |
10, 15 |
$318 |
M&P45 |
.45 ACP |
0.76 kg |
10 |
$409 |
M&P22 |
.22 Long Rifle |
0.68 kg |
10, 12 |
$122 |
M&P10 |
10mm Auto |
0.83 kg |
15 |
$361 |
M&P22 Magnum |
.22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire |
0.62 kg |
30 |
$166 |
M&P9F Compact |
9mm Parabellum |
0.62 kg |
10, 12 |
$233 |
M&P357F Compact |
.357 SiG |
0.62 kg |
10 |
$261 |
M&P40F Compact |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.62 kg |
10 |
$307 |
M&P45F Compact |
.45 ACP |
0.74 kg |
10 |
$402 |
M&P22F Compact |
.22 Long Rifle |
0.43 kg |
10 |
$117 |
M&P10F Compact |
10mm Auto |
0.79 kg |
15 |
$355 |
M&P9M Subcompact |
9mm Parabellum |
0.51 kg |
6, 7 |
$231 |
M&P9L |
9mm Parabellum |
0.71 kg |
10, 17 |
$252 |
M&P9JG |
9mm Parabellum |
0.68 kg |
10, 17 |
$246 |
M&P9P |
9mm Parabellum |
0.7 kg |
10, 16 |
$288 |
M&P40P |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.7 kg |
10, 14 |
$362 |
M&P9VE |
9mm Parabellum |
0.7 kg |
10, 14 |
$238 |
M&P40VE |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.69 kg |
10, 14 |
$312 |
SW380 |
.380 ACP |
0.52 kg |
6 |
$175 |
M&P40E |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.69 kg |
10, 14 |
$312 |
M&P45 (Silenced) |
.45 ACP |
1.58 kg |
10 |
$578 |
M&P5.7 |
5.7mm FN |
0.76 kg |
22 |
$555 |
M&P Shield 9 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.54 kg |
7, 8 |
$229 |
M&P Shield 40 |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.54 kg |
6, 7 |
$305 |
M&P Shield 45 |
.45 ACP |
0.58 kg |
6, 7 |
$393 |
M&P PC Shield 9 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.51 kg |
7, 8 |
$280 |
M&P PC Shield 40 |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.52 kg |
7 |
$354 |
M&P PC Shield 30 EZ |
.30 Super Carry |
0.61 kg |
10 |
$211 |
M&P PC Shield 380 EZ |
.380 ACP |
0.52 kg |
8 |
$220 |
M&P PC Shield 9 EZ |
9mm Parabellum |
0.66 kg |
8 |
$237 |
M&P Shield 30 Plus |
.30 Super Carry |
0.55 kg |
13, 16 |
$206 |
M&P Shield 9 Plus |
9mm Parabellum |
0.57 kg |
10, 13 |
$231 |
M&P Bodyguard 380 |
.380 ACP |
0.34 kg |
6 |
$209 |
M&P Pro Series 9 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.68 kg |
10, 15, 17 |
$242 |
M&P Pro Series 9 5” |
9mm Parabellum |
0.73 kg |
10, 15, 17 |
$251 |
M&P Pro Series 40 |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.68 kg |
15 |
$317 |
M&P Pro Series 40 5” |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.74 kg |
15 |
$325 |
Apex M&P9 Shield |
9mm Parabellum |
0.67 kg |
7, 8, 10 |
$890 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
M&P9 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
11 |
M&P357 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
M&P40 |
SA |
2 |
1-Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
M&P45 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
13 |
M&P22 |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
7 |
M&P10 |
SA |
2 |
1-Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
13 |
M&P22 Magnum |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
13 |
M&P9F Compact |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
8 |
M&P357F Compact |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
9 |
M&P40F Compact |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
10 |
M&P45F Compact |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
11 |
M&P22F Compact |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
6 |
M&P10F Compact |
SA |
2 |
1-Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
10 |
M&P9M Subcompact |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
7 |
M&P9L |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
M&P9JG |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
11 |
M&P9P |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
10 |
M&P40P |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
M&P9VE |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
10 |
M&P9VE |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
M&P40E |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
12 |
SW380 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
5 |
Nil |
7 |
M&P45 (Silenced) |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
3 |
2 |
Nil |
9 |
M&P5.7 |
SA |
2 |
1-1-Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
13 |
M&P Shield 9 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
7 |
M&P Shield 40 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
5 |
Nil |
8 |
M&P Shield 45 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
5 |
Nil |
8 |
M&P PC Shield 9 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
7 |
M&P PC Shield 40 |
SA |
2 |
1-Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
8 |