Would anyone else like to see the old S&W GEN 3 pistols comeback??

[Nowski87]

I would love a updated version of the 3913. Melonite it with night sights and a decocker. I would also like to see the full size .45s and 10mm again.

[brushy bill]

Grant, Yes on both (preferably without the TSW type logos and bolted on rails). Hope you are successful. Also, below is a great idea as well:

If we are taking requests, I think a TSW 4566 with integral rail, melonite finish, no mag and decock only safeties would be a keeper. This is the current contract duty gun for the WVSP and that might open an opportunity to tag on a planned production run with a smaller commitment from you (just speculating here).

[Scotter260]

Yep, I've had two integrally-railed 5906s pass through my hands and have had two of these although I only have one left - Melonite integrally-railed 5946:





Everyone craps on DAO but they've likely not tried S&Ws first iteration of it which is just about perfect.

[GNXII]

Yep, I've had two integrally-railed 5906s pass through my hands and have had two of these although I only have one left - Melonite integrally-railed 5946:



Everyone craps on DAO but they've likely not tried S&Ws first iteration of it which is just about perfect.

If they look like this, then yes I'd be for it!

[Timbonez]

I would love to have a 5904 with or without a rail.

[jpmuscle]

People have been saying that about 1911's for a long time. WC has some kind of crazy 4-6 month wait for their 1911's. We sell as many Colt M45's in the ($1800 dollar range) as we can get our hands on.

Classics will always sell well.



C4

I'm on month 4 of 24 for my railed Springfield Professional Sooooo, Yea. Classics will continue to reign IMO.

[jpmuscle]

If they look like this, then yes I'd be for it!

x2. If it's that I want it. Now

[Scotter260]

I should correct my post - the integrally-railed 5906s were TSWs - had the same machined rails as the 5946 pictured above and IIRC had lanyards and were decock-only but not positive on that last part - it's been a while. At the dealer where I'd found the two 5906TSWs, I also found a 5904TSW and a 3914TSW both with OD green billboards - these two were not integrally-railed, they had the bolt-on. He had a direct line to Lew Horton's and got some really great S&Ws towards the end of his run a few years ago.

I'm a huge DAO fan and when I found out about the 5946s I really wanted to find one but knew it was going to be tough. One came up on GB and nobody bid. The guy was from the S&W forums so I hit him up there and he accepted my offer. Then a couple/three years later I'm looking at the above described dealer's site and it has listed a "5946 w/ rail" so I called and asked him couple of questions. He knew who I was so he said "oh yeah, you'd like this one, it's black and not your normal 5946". I asked him the first three letters of the serial # - BDX - BOOM! I drove down there so fast you could hear the sonic boom.

We (myself and members at the S&W forums) believe we've figured out there are 5 of these in existence. S&W won't give exact numbers but would tell me that production based on the product number was in the single digits. Four were identified prior to me finding my second one at that dealer's. It was one number off on the product code and had a "U" stamped on the frame which S&W does to identify guns they've taken back in and resold.

Here's a picture of my pair (used one was sold at the forums shortly after this was taken):



Close-up of the used one:


The letter on the one I bought as new (mind you it says only 5 shipped - to me that doesn't mean there couldn't be more but with what S&W told me and having identified all the owners at the forums - 5 may be a real possibility):


I found a pic of the 3914TSW:

[PD Sgt.]

I carried a 4506 for years as a duty pistol. It would chamber a rock if you could get it in the magazine. Having said that, I do not think I would go back to one as a duty weapon, but I would sure be interested is one of those 3914 TSWs as an off duty gun.

[RAM Engineer]

Yes. A 4006 is the only .40 gun I'd be interested in. Ditch the magazine safety, add adjustable fiber optic sights, integral rail, and melonite finish, and it would be a heavy, awesome gun.