We got pretty far off topic on a previous thread https://smith-wessonforum.com/threads/3914dao-from-wisconsintransfers-came-in.747357/ so I will offer this option for further discussion.
List of 3rd Gen DAO variants I have seen or have accumulated some info regarding (I have excluded the 3944, 3946 which do not appear anywhere except in parts lists). The bold, colored are Double Strike Capable.
To best of my knowledge the 457D is the only variant that exists in 2 configurations, WITH and WITHOUT Double Strike Capability.
It may be worth noting the earliest of the Double Strike Capable pistols appears to the the 3983 (essentially a 3913DAO) (Jan 1997) or the 457D (1997) followed shortly by the 3914DAO which might explain why the 3914DAO is so named to distinguish from the previous 3954.
The Chiefs Special DAOs with Double Strike capability seem to date from 2000 and later. I have only observed first hand 2 of the Chief Specials - both CS9D and both are Double Strike Capable. My 457D is NOT.
To the best of my knowledge, none of the xx4x or xx5x pistols have Double Strike Capability, though one seller claimed to have a late 3953TSW UCV5897 Prod Code 404541 Spec Ord 3197 (2013) which was Double Strike Capable (my 3953TSW BJM180x and another UCU4109 both Prod Code 404541 are NOT).
3953, 3954, 3953TSW 7rd, 3953TSW 8rd
(3983=3913DAO?), 3914DAO
CS9D
4043, 4043TSW, 4044, 4046
4053, 4054
4053TSW, 4056TSW
CS40D
5943, 5943TSW, 5943SSV, 5944, 5946, 5946TSW
6944, 6946
4546
4553TSW 6rd, 4553TSW 7rd, 4556
4583TSW, 4586, 4586TSW
CS45D
457D, 457D
1046, 1086
List of 3rd Gen DAO variants I have seen or have accumulated some info regarding (I have excluded the 3944, 3946 which do not appear anywhere except in parts lists). The bold, colored are Double Strike Capable.
To best of my knowledge the 457D is the only variant that exists in 2 configurations, WITH and WITHOUT Double Strike Capability.
It may be worth noting the earliest of the Double Strike Capable pistols appears to the the 3983 (essentially a 3913DAO) (Jan 1997) or the 457D (1997) followed shortly by the 3914DAO which might explain why the 3914DAO is so named to distinguish from the previous 3954.
The Chiefs Special DAOs with Double Strike capability seem to date from 2000 and later. I have only observed first hand 2 of the Chief Specials - both CS9D and both are Double Strike Capable. My 457D is NOT.
To the best of my knowledge, none of the xx4x or xx5x pistols have Double Strike Capability, though one seller claimed to have a late 3953TSW UCV5897 Prod Code 404541 Spec Ord 3197 (2013) which was Double Strike Capable (my 3953TSW BJM180x and another UCU4109 both Prod Code 404541 are NOT).
3953, 3954, 3953TSW 7rd, 3953TSW 8rd
(3983=3913DAO?), 3914DAO
CS9D
4043, 4043TSW, 4044, 4046
4053, 4054
4053TSW, 4056TSW
CS40D
5943, 5943TSW, 5943SSV, 5944, 5946, 5946TSW
6944, 6946
4546
4553TSW 6rd, 4553TSW 7rd, 4556
4583TSW, 4586, 4586TSW
CS45D
457D, 457D
1046, 1086
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