New to me 3954

[blujax01]

Very nice.

Where/how are you guys finding these?

I am a "Road Warrior" and my job requires that I regularly travel throughout central Ohio. There are three or four Gun Shops I like and stop by each one about once a month during my lunch time.

 

[hairbag]

3954

I found mine on GB it was just listed and I paid the "buy it now" price $475 i think? forgot already. I have not used it yet but so far it's my new favorite gun. It points and feels like a trimmed down colt officer

 

[bashor1]

I just bought a S&W 3954 from a private seller and looking to know more about it. Seems this is the only site talking about it. I gace $375.00 and is really good shape.

 

[h8louzn]

not sure what you want to know about your 3954 but this is the place. I got a deal on mine about 4 months ago at 300.00 with 4 extra clips! I have a cw9 and it is easier to carry but I will take a 3rd gen smith all day over all the guns I have. Enjoy it and shoot the hell out of it. It will also eat any ammo you put in it.

 

[kaveman]

Ha, me too. Up to now the CW9 has been my carry piece but I broke down last week and decided to snap up a 3953 off of gunbroker($400 delivered). I was happy with the price(still waiting for the gun)as I've been looking for a single-stack DAO Smith for a year now. The only one I've found locally has been travelling the gunshow circuit priced at $550 and I thought I could do better than that.

So while I await the arrival of my 3953, I can sit here and play with my new 3954 that I found yesterday! Walked in the door of a show Saturday afternoon and found it sitting in a glass case on the very first table. The seller knows me and offered to drop the price $25 the second I showed an interest. He didn't need to do that,.........I would have happily paid the $300 on the tag. It was sure nice of him though and the discount made the obvious decision even easier. No box, one mag, but near new condition. Two new-to-me pistols with a single magazine each,.......guess I'm on the hunt for a few more.

 

[Kadonny]

So while I await the arrival of my 3953, I can sit here and play with my new 3954 that I found yesterday! Walked in the door of a show Saturday afternoon and found it sitting in a glass case on the very first table. The seller knows me and offered to drop the price $25 the second I showed an interest. He didn't need to do that,.........I would have happily paid the $300 on the tag. It was sure nice of him though and the discount made the obvious decision even easier. No box, one mag, but near new condition. Two new-to-me pistols with a single magazine each,.......guess I'm on the hunt for a few more.

Holy old thread Batman!

Anyway, great score, this has been a gun I've been on the lookout for quite some time now, I'm jealous! There is a 3954 right now on GB, but i'm not interested in the price he has on it for the condition it's in. Guess i'll keep looking.

 

[revolvergeek]

Congrats on a great pistol!! The worst firearms trade I ever made was about 20 years ago when I traded a 3954 in on a Glock 23, which I ended up not being able to find / afford ammo for and selling a couple months later...

 

[blujax01]

A couple years ago I traded my 3954 straight up for a 3" Model 65. I think I got the better of the deal but in some circles it would be considered a tossup, or a steal for the other guy.

 

[kaveman]

I apologize for resurrecting this old thread(and for many more in the future), but I'm relatively new to the forum(been lurking for a year or so)and am having a time searching past topics. I've always had a dislike for the TDA autos and simply disregarded the S&W's over the years not having much experience with them. I didn't know how many different models existed! My loss, but I'm making up for it now. I discovered the DAO pistols which I do like and I'm filling the shelves with them.

Now to learn pic posting. Appears to be similar to forums I'm comfortable with. I'll post a couple up as these single-stacks roll in.

 

[Kadonny]

I apologize for resurrecting this old thread(and for many more in the future), but I'm relatively new to the forum(been lurking for a year or so)and am having a time searching past topics. I've always had a dislike for the TDA autos and simply disregarded the S&W's over the years not having much experience with them. I didn't know how many different models existed! My loss, but I'm making up for it now. I discovered the DAO pistols which I do like and I'm filling the shelves with them.

Now to learn pic posting. Appears to be similar to forums I'm comfortable with. I'll post a couple up as these single-stacks roll in.

Please do! Welcome.

 

[nocents]

kaveman....another welcome to the forum and good luck in your search the DAO.variants...there are a lot fans here for that platform.....all my 3rd. gens and Sigs are TDA and that is what I learned on and am comfortable with.....luckily we all don't like the same thing....there wouldn't be enough to go around

 

[skjos]

Originally Posted by EarlFH:
I bought one of the 3954's when they first came out, and I contacted S&W to find out about it. That's when they told me that only 154 were made. Apparently they decided that the blued models weren't selling, and dropped them. I've contacted S&W to get a verification, but so far, haven't heard back from them. I know that they won't give out history letter, without a payment of $50, now days, so I don't know if, or when I will get an answer. If I do, I'll get back to you. EarlFH

Originally Posted by 681ismyfavorite:
only 154 of the 3954s were made?! holy moly....they must be worth at least a grand each by now....unless that number is mistaken. i think it is, ive seen a few of those around in person and on other message boards....of course i could have just been lucky enough to have been exposed to "the 154" owners out of 80 million others...... 681ismyfavorite

Setting the record straight:

This thread intrigued me, so I lettered my 3954 and found the following:

The sales of the 3954 were disappointing and the model was dropped relatively quickly.

There were several short production runs, the first run was for 440 units (TJA8500-8939) with a few subsequent runs between 1991-1992; however the total production was less than 1000 units.

... so it looks like there were more than 154 produced, but with a grand total of less than 1000 units this is considered a "scarce" pistol, much like the 6690 which had 853 units produced and currently sells for around $700.

 

[KEENAN42]

3954 For Sale

I have a 3954 for sale. I love this hand gun and have owned it for 20 years. It is 8.5 out of 10 for condition. I don't want to sell it, but I have such small hands and with the double action, It just isn't practicable for me. As you all know how beautiful and well made these guns are, but it just sits in the safe. I will only sell this to someone who knows the value and the beautiful workmanship of these exceptional side arms and who appreciates them.
Thanks

 

[Shorty 45 MK2]

I have a 3954 for sale. I love this hand gun and have owned it for 20 years. It is 8.5 out of 10 for condition. I don't want to sell it, but I have such small hands and with the double action, It just isn't practicable for me. As you all know how beautiful and well made these guns are, but it just sits in the safe. I will only sell this to someone who knows the value and the beautiful workmanship of these exceptional side arms and who appreciates them.
Thanks

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