I would definitely buy a NIB S&W 3rd Gen if they kept making them, and just missed the boat on some of those 3953TSW's that were floating around this last year or so. It seems like the company may not have many people around anymore who know how to keep these guns working, and some of the last LEO contracts for 3rd Gens have been cancelled, so I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for a comeback.

Like TNZ71 mentioned, we'll just have to keep having fun finding them on the used market.