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- Partnership with Horace Smith & Daniel B. Wesson was from 1856–1874. Family owned by the Wesson Family from 1874–1965. Smith & Wesson became a subsidiary of Bangor-Punta from 1965–1983. Between 1983–1987, Smith & Wesson was owned by the Lear Siegler Co. On May 22, 1987, it was sold to R.L.Tomkins, a British holding company.
- Since 1852 we’ve been an industry leading manufacturer of pistols, revolvers, rifles, and shooting accessories. We continue to bring innovative firearms to market that meet the needs of every shooter and deliver on exceptional quality with a brand you’ve learned to trust.
- Smith Wesson 5906 Performance Center 'Target Champion' The overall condtion of this pistol is very good and is clean on the inside and out. This auction includes the factory serial number matching Performance Center case, two Performance center magazines, and the instruction manual.
Smith Wesson 5906 Serial Number Date Of Manufacture Code Today, Smith & Wesson is mostly known for revolvers and their growing line of M&P pistols. Despite the rapidly growing popularity of these polymer-framed striker fired semi-auto pistols, there’s also a lot of buzz around the former metal-framed S&W pistols that were discontinued a few.
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Very nice example of a 4046 – Wait a minute now – whats a 4046??
Remember this chart from a previous post?? Lets work our way through all the numbers
It is a four digit number – so it is a third generation – _ _ _ _
The first two are 4 0 _ _ – so it is in 40 S&W –
The third number is a 4 – _ _ 4 _ – so it is standard size ( 4 inch barrel ) and Double Action Only
The fourth number is a 6 – _ _ _ 6 – so it is in stainless steel
Confused yet?? Again??
The third gen 4000 series pistols are really neat – they were designed by Smith to fire the 40 S&W cartridge and do a great job of mitigating muzzle flip and felt recoil – sheer size and mass helps smooth things out.
Here we are with a Glock 17 – very similar in size
However – when you put them on the scale – the similarity thing comes screeching to an abrupt halt!!
Glock 17 is just over 22 ounces empty weight . . .
Smith 4046 is just over 37 ounces empty weight !! It is actually quite pleasant to shoot full up 40 S&W loads in it – the sheer mass really settles things down.
Breakdown is simple enough – line up the notch – push the pin from the right and pull it out – comes right apart
Typical Gen 3 Smith – built hell for stout
Underside of the slide
Looking down the magwell
Yes I know it’s a little dirty in spots – simply have not had time to strip it and detail clean
Smith And Wesson 5906 For Sale
The 4006 and it’s variants were used by many agencies in quite a variety of “flavors” including tactical models with an attached anodized rail as well as a super cool tactical model with an integral rail – I believe the only agency that coughed up the money for that one was CHP
Mark at Summit Gun Broker ( I grabbed these pics off his site ) has 3 different models available – click through to his sight and look under used handguns
Smith & Wesson 4006 TSW – serial numbers start with CHP – now that’s cool – and notice the rail is machined out of the frame – not added on
Smith & Wesson 4013 TSW
S&W 4043TSW
These range in price from 329 to 395 bucks – and you will more than likely never wear them out – they are built like tanks – and no I am not going to explain each model number to you – scroll up to the chart!
The double action only ( DAO ) on these is pretty neat – when you chamber a round you also pre-cock the hammer – shorter trigger pull – the trigger is very similar to firing a S&W revolver double action.
And I have seen them around in pawn shops occasionally as well – if I get a chance to run it I will get some pics or a video clip – all I did was run a function check with it – I just don’t have the time to run 2 or 3 hundred rounds through every thing every time – reality is a bitch!
These old S&W third generation pistols just have more “personality” than the polymer framed guns – not to knock all the fantastic plastic out there ( and I own my fair share ) – but these are just cool!
Have Fun – Run the Gun – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!