Let's all just take a deep breath her. Of course the Shield is a totally different animal from the 3913. After all, we're talking about 20 years of manufacturing evolvement since the 3rd gen S&Ws were taken out of production.
Case in point, look at the S&W website. The only non-polymer frame, centerfire cartridge, pistols offered look to be 1911 style.
Does the Shield fill the same niche as the 3913, absolutely. I'll still hold by my statement below, the popularity (I.e. market demand) of the 3913 played an obvious role in development of the Shield series.
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Originally Posted by ultratec00
I still own my 3913; as well as, a few other 3rd gen Smiths. The 3913 is an accurate and reliable firearm. Carried it quite a bit back in the day before transitioning to mostly striker fire CCWs. The popularity of the 3913 no doubt played a roll in the development in the Shield. The single stack mag added to the concealability and didn't have that short/fat feeling one had with 6906, which had the double stack mag.
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