Shorty; the CS guns were an attempt at a "even smaller" 9mm,.40 or .45......... LOL do you watch "Blue Bloods" the Commissioner aka Tom Selick carries his Dad's...... 36 Chief's Special.........

The CS guns were "marketed" as a gun the "Chief" would carry..... smaller and "lighter"...... a badge of rank gun... I have someone to do my shooting for me gun.....not a "budget gun"......

Smaller but IMHO ....... a "jump the shark"gun...... when they first came out I wanted one...... but once I handled one or three.....my 3913/14s and 4513TSW (later a Sig 245) were better for me... no need to change!!!!


Starting from scratch............................?????????? maybe; maybe not!!


OP; the"Shorty " guns of the 90s were hand built Performance Center guns.... while the CS guns were just factory guns that were a tad smaller than the earlier compact guns!