An alternate theory is that as LEO agency contracts expire and they transition to new firearms, S&W has some incomplete frames that they are building into saleable firearms.
There are very few departments that are buying new 3rd Gen guns.
It's been mentioned before that S&W will only make new 3rd Gens if an agency insists and the alternative is losing the contract. WVSP and CHP come to mind.
The good news, is that they are going to have to provide warranty support for these guns going forward. Which means that some parts are likely to be available for the foreseeable future.
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Originally Posted by 0849
2014 is relatively recent, so it appears the consensus is that S&W is still manufacturing 3rd gens, as the requests come in from various agencies. This is great news. Now if some agency would only request some new 3914TSW and 3913TSW models so we can see some contract over run pistols on the civilian market, that would be even better  |