The Smith & Wesson Performance Center Model 945

The information provided below was originally collected by member “sig.natures” in thread CATALOG OF 945 PC VARIANTS - very LARGE accumulated reference material, unfortunately Photobucket wiped out the pictures in the original post, and data in the tables has not been updated in some time. By creating this new thread, I hope to continue the work he started and expand the 945 knowledge base.

This is still a work in progress, and as you can see there are still many gaps in the tables and this is where you come in, if you own one of these fine pistols and can expand on the collected information, please reply to this thread and I will integrate the information into the original post. Also, if you see a typo or an error let me know and I will see that it gets corrected.

The tables have been split into four separate groups simply because the complete table would be compressed so much it would become illegible. The 945 product codes are listed in ascending order across the top and those pistols with unknown product codes are listed last.

945 Group 1 (Product Codes 170104 (A) – 170156)





170104 (A)
The original 43.5 ounce version



170104 (A) LEW/RSA
Plastic case LEW and RSA, note the Julian date code (8237 – 08/25/1998) is the same for these two pistols.



170104 (B)
Smith & Wesson removed 1.5 ounces from the original 945 in 1999 and started to deliver in aluminum cases; any idea’s on where this weight was removed from?


170104 (C)
One example has been observed with a two-tone finish, the serial number is at the very tail end of the LEW guns.





170147











170152











170153









170156









945 Group 2 (Product Codes 170169 (A) – 170177 (C))





170169 (A) Black slide, black frame








170169 (B) Black slide, satin frame






170173 (A)




170173 (B) No billboard







170174





170177 (A) Stainless slide, satin frame, no machined step on slide








170177 (B) Black slide, black frame, no machined step on slide



170177 (C) Stainless slide, satin frame, no billboard, no machined step on slide






945 Group 3 (Product Codes 170180 – 170227 (B))





170180









170184 (A)






170184 (B) No billboard



Later Production (Plastic Case)







170222 (A)



170222 (B) No billboard






170227 (A)



170227 (B) All black frame






945 Group 4 (Product Codes 170259 – UNKNOWN 4)





170259 The SCSM states “new cost” (4th edition, page 435), so I’m speculating it is a reintroduction of an existing model, but unsure which one.
need pictures




170300






170330
Need Pictures




Unknown 1 Adjustable sights






Unknown 2 Novak sights, bolt on rail





Unknown 3 Novak sights, no rail




Unknown 4 4" Stainless




This is what I have so far, hopefully 945 owners can compare their pistols to this material and let me know where I need to add information and/or correct errors.