I love all those third gen S&Ws. They were the "good" duty semi autos during the years my opinions were forming. Very nice.

 

I have a 3914. Great great under appreciated pistol. They are truly awesome.

 

Your 3913 is the first one other than mine that has the safety and slide lock lever melted for carry. I wasn't sure if mine was modified after-market. Mine doesn't have the ambi safety though, smooth on the right side.
When I got my 3914 I assumed it would have the same angled dustcover that my 3913 has, but it's straight, different version apparently.

 

Many of the third generation Smith and Wesson pistols were excellent, but, as I presume you know, the 3913 was never really as good as some of the others. Because of that, I am willing to help reduce your extreme disappointment and I will trade you a Glock 42 that only has a few magazines through it for the 3913. I will even through in what is left of what might be the only box of .380 on the eastern seaboard.:whistling:

 

Just picked this up yesterday. A third generation S&W model 3913. It is a compact 9mm with a stainless slide and an aluminum alloy frame. Made from 1988-99, it is one of the more common and popular third generation S&W's.

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Nice. Looks new enough (production-wise) to have the low-mount Novak sights, but old enough to have the narrow barrel tab/breech face cut (and therefore probably the machined breech face shoulders); flash-chromed/machined hammer & trigger; as well as the narrower profile tabs on the manual safety & slide stop lever assemblies. In other words, before the introduction of the MIM.

If it were mine, about the only thing I'd do (as an armorer) is replace the ejector with the newer revised style, which has a longer tip (for faster ejection, especially with hotter rounds) and a curved angle underneath the back of the tip (replacing a sharp angle which could sometimes eventually develop a stress riser).

Well, that, and replace the recoil & mag springs, of course.

Nice acquisition. Congrats.

The 3913, and it smaller sibling (CS9), are pretty much my favorites of the 3rd gen line up. I'd just like to acquire a late production 3913TSW at some point to round out my collection.

 

I love all those third gen S&Ws. They were the "good" duty semi autos during the years my opinions were forming. Very nice.

I have a 3914. Great great under appreciated pistol. They are truly awesome.

I have to admit I overlooked these back in the day. My loss....

Your 3913 is the first one other than mine that has the safety and slide lock lever melted for carry. I wasn't sure if mine was modified after-market. Mine doesn't have the ambi safety though, smooth on the right side.
When I got my 3914 I assumed it would have the same angled dustcover that my 3913 has, but it's straight, different version apparently.

Interesting, I'm sure there are lot of variances with these pistols.

 

Many of the third generation Smith and Wesson pistols were excellent, but, as I presume you know, the 3913 was never really as good as some of the others. Because of that, I am willing to help reduce your extreme disappointment and I will trade you a Glock 42 that only has a few magazines through it for the 3913. I will even through in what is left of what might be the only box of .380 on the eastern seaboard.:whistling:

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I don't really need to reply to this.... Do I?

Nice. Looks new enough (production-wise) to have the low-mount Novak sights, but old enough to have the narrow barrel tab/breech face cut (and therefore probably the machined breech face shoulders); flash-chromed/machined hammer & trigger; as well as the narrower profile tabs on the manual safety & slide stop lever assemblies. In other words, before the introduction of the MIM.

If it were mine, about the only thing I'd do (as an armorer) is replace the ejector with the newer revised style, which has a longer tip (for faster ejection, especially with hotter rounds) and a curved angle underneath the back of the tip (replacing a sharp angle which could sometimes eventually develop a stress riser).

Well, that, and replace the recoil & mag springs, of course.

Nice acquisition. Congrats.

The 3913, and it smaller sibling (CS9), are pretty much my favorites of the 3rd gen line up. I'd just like to acquire a late production 3913TSW at some point to round out my collection.

Great information, thanks.

 

Congrats!

I've always liked the 3913.

 

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I don't really need to reply to this.... Do I?..



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I think you kinda did reply :rofl::rofl:

But it (almost) never hurts to ask

 

Congrats that is nice. I wanted one when they were introduced but couldn't afford it at the time.

 

Looks just like mine, couldn't be happier with it.

 

Nice S&W. I've tried a second gen 659 (9mm 14 capacity)and it's a good shooter.

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Congrats that is nice. I wanted one when they were introduced but couldn't afford it at the time.

No need to miss out, I see real nice third generation pistols on a regular basis. Pretty reasonably priced too.

Looks just like mine, couldn't be happier with it.

Nice! I've never understood the claims of inaccuracy or poor shootability of these guns. I don't have a lot of pics from my range trips, but here's a couple I could dig up.

I think this was 30 shots at 7 yards.

For comparison sake, the same deal with my pre model 27 on the same day.

This target I was practicing Mozambique drills at 7 yards with my CS45. 3 shots as fast as I could.

Nice S&W. I've tried a second gen 659 (9mm 14 capacity)and it's a good shooter.

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My 559 is probably the prettiest S&W pistol I have. I don't shoot this one much. The 908, 4506 and CS45 seems to get most of the range time.

 

I picked up a nice 3953, which is the DAO version of the 3913, a couple of years ago. There are not many guns I own that I would not sell, but the 3953 and the Glock 30S are two that it would be almost impossible to buy from me. I am quite fond of the old 3rd gen. Smith & Wesson pistols, and if I could find another one, I would not hesitate to buy it!

 

Congrats Pennlineman. I really like 3913, it might be my favorite S&W 3rd gen.

 

Your 3913 is the first one other than mine that has the safety and slide lock lever melted for carry. I wasn't sure if mine was modified after-market. Mine doesn't have the ambi safety though, smooth on the right side.
When I got my 3914 I assumed it would have the same angled dustcover that my 3913 has, but it's straight, different version apparently.

Nice, a 3919NL. It is a Lady Smith without the "label." from what I understand, there were "guys" that liked the Lady Smith configuration. But, they didn't like the "Lady Smith" on the slide. So, S&W produced the NL.

 

this thread wouldn't be complete without a couple pics of the pistol that started it all for Smith & Wesson...

...a vintage 1950's model 39

 

Those side by side slide pictures showing the different slide cuts are pretty interesting. Thanks for posting them!

 

this thread wouldn't be complete without a couple pics of the pistol that started it all for Smith & Wesson...

...a vintage 1950's model 39


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Amazing, as always.

I've been wanting a 3913 for a while.

 

Congrats on your S&W, just last week I traded in a S&W CS in 9mm. never warmed up to it.

 

No need to miss out, I see real nice third generation pistols on a regular basis. Pretty reasonably priced too.

My gun budget isn't what it used to be and I have the quality single stack 9mm niche filled with my Sig 239, Walther P5 and HK P7 so I won't be ruling out a 3913 but it won't happen anytime soon either. :wavey:

 

Those side by side slide pictures showing the different slide cuts are pretty interesting. Thanks for posting them!

Thanks, I always thought the only difference was the substitution of a few plastic parts.

Congrats on your S&W, just last week I traded in a S&W CS in 9mm. never warmed up to it.

Thanks. Lots of different platforms out there that's for sure. None of them are good for everybody. :wavey:

I picked up a nice 3953, which is the DAO version of the 3913, a couple of years ago. There are not many guns I own that I would not sell, but the 3953 and the Glock 30S are two that it would be almost impossible to buy from me. I am quite fond of the old 3rd gen. Smith & Wesson pistols, and if I could find another one, I would not hesitate to buy it!

I have to admit that I've never shot a DAO pistol. I'm not sure that I'd like it. I'd sure like to give one a try since I shoot mostly double action with my revolvers.

Congrats Pennlineman. I really like 3913, it might be my favorite S&W 3rd gen.

It's just a handy little package. My 908 and CS45 saw most of the range time with the 4506 catching up. I'm sure the 3913 will be strong in the rotation.

My gun budget isn't what it used to be and I have the quality single stack 9mm niche filled with my Sig 239, Walther P5 and HK P7 so I won't be ruling out a 3913 but it won't happen anytime soon either. :wavey:

I hear ya. My gun purchasing has slowed quite a bit. Maybe a couple more for the year and time to focus on other things. The collection is nearing its completion and most everything else I acquire is just a bonus.

You seem to have your bases pretty well cover anyways.

 

I had a 3913, but the grip was to thin for me. I don't like rubber grips so the Hogue didn't work for me. It was reliable and accurate. Maybe I should of looked for another set of grips or just got a 6906.

 

Another nice pick-up, pennlineman!

The last non-Glock centerfire carry gun I owned and regularly carried was a S&W 3954 DAO 9mm. It had a very "shootable" D/A stroke, and one of the slimmest slide/frame profiles available (no safety/decocking levers needed, so that helped).


I also remember the 3913NL discussed above. A buddy bought and carried one, he really liked it and shot it well. Because we gave him occasional crap about carrying a re-badged LadySmith model, he always insisted the "NL" stood for "Not LadySmith!" (which may have been true, for all we knew). :supergrin:

 

DJ Niner - another website claims that S&W made only 155 Model 3954's. Hope you still have yours.

Our local detectives used to carry the Model 3953.

The 3900 series are great for concealment.