What are most sought after & scarce/rare 1st-3rd Generation S&W PC semi-auto pistols?

[rosewood]

Basing it on a poster telling us, in my thread above, "that one's ruined, at least there are 602 left" or something close to that.
No real idea honestly. I love the thing, and love it even more now.

If you plan on keeping it and you like it better now, you haven't ruined anything. Now the day when you pass and your heirs decide to sell it, they might get less $$ for it then.

Rosewood

 

[rosewood]

Correct, thank you...................

Bought a few in the 1990s...... 2 Shorty-9s, an SD-9 and a DPA 5906. There was a short period when PC guns were "cheap" around here in the $500-650 range.... used but sill un-fired in their boxes. Wish I'd bought some more at the time; I passed on a Recon-45, a CQB-45 .... and a third Shorty-9. IIRC all were in the $500-600 range.

Don't you mean Sigma? The SD-9 didn't come out until the last few years did it?

Rosewood

 

[rosewood]

I'm sure you meant to say "did not" exist before 1990.

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Interesting, the article is discussing the 4006PC, but the gun pictured is a 5906.

Rosewood

 

[Sevens]

Don't you mean Sigma? The SD-9 didn't come out until the last few years did it?

This is a common point of confusion for folks that aren't knee-deep in Smith & Wesson Performance Center pistol lore. The gun that BAM-BAM is talking about is the S&W PC SD-9, the "SD" stands for "Stocking Dealer", it was a special, short run of elite, high-end hand built and fitted all-steel pistols that were not sent to any distributor exclusively, they were offered to any basic Smith & Wesson stocking dealer that wanted to order one. We're talking circa 1994.

Three models were offered, all based on the 6906-sized frame but a steel frame rather than alloy. They were offered in 9mm, .40 S&W and .356TS&W. These are extremely rare pistols and NIB/unfired examples typically approach $3,000 in auction sales.

These elite pistols are not to be confused with S&W's early attempts at a polymer frame pistol to compete with Glock, called the Sigma and later adorned with SD-9/SD-40 model names, also including the SD9VE/SD40VE and variants.

It is confusing, but the polymer guns and these limited Performance Center pistols are as different as a 1979 Chevette and a Ferrari F-40.

 

[rosewood]

This is a common point of confusion for folks that aren't knee-deep in Smith & Wesson Performance Center pistol lore. The gun that BAM-BAM is talking about is the S&W PC SD-9, the "SD" stands for "Stocking Dealer", it was a special, short run of elite, high-end hand built and fitted all-steel pistols that were not sent to any distributor exclusively, they were offered to any basic Smith & Wesson stocking dealer that wanted to order one. We're talking circa 1994.

Three models were offered, all based on the 6906-sized frame but a steel frame rather than alloy. They were offered in 9mm, .40 S&W and .356TS&W. These are extremely rare pistols and NIB/unfired examples typically approach $3,000 in auction sales.

These elite pistols are not to be confused with S&W's early attempts at a polymer frame pistol to compete with Glock, called the Sigma and later adorned with SD-9/SD-40 model names, also including the SD9VE/SD40VE and variants.

It is confusing, but the polymer guns and these limited Performance Center pistols are as different as a 1979 Chevette and a Ferrari F-40.

Well I just learned something new, I will remove my foot from my mouth. Thanks for the history lesson.

I do own 2 Sigmas and 2 "polymer" SDs myself....

I figure a Chevette and Corvette would be the better comparison....They are both "vettes" .

Rosewood

 

[BAM-BAM]

This is a common point of confusion for folks that aren't knee-deep in Smith & Wesson Performance Center pistol lore. The gun that BAM-BAM is talking about is the S&W PC SD-9, the "SD" stands for "Stocking Dealer", it was a special, short run of elite, high-end hand built and fitted all-steel pistols that were not sent to any distributor exclusively, they were offered to any basic Smith & Wesson stocking dealer that wanted to order one. We're talking circa 1994.

Three models were offered, all based on the 6906-sized frame but a steel frame rather than alloy. They were offered in 9mm, .40 S&W and .356TS&W. These are extremely rare pistols and NIB/unfired examples typically approach $3,000 in auction sales.

These elite pistols are not to be confused with S&W's early attempts at a polymer frame pistol to compete with Glock, called the Sigma and later adorned with SD-9/SD-40 model names, also including the SD9VE/SD40VE and variants.

It is confusing, but the polymer guns and these limited Performance Center pistols are as different as a 1979 Chevette and a Ferrari F-40.

Squid, Couldn't have said it better myself...............................

The SD are different from the Shorty-9s and 40s that were built around the same period. The SD guns had a stainless steel frames..... 4 1/4" barrels and adjustable rear sights. They shipped with one 12 and one 15rd magazine with a +2 adapter.With the extra weight of the longer slide and steel frame it shoots like a .22 and gives one a 3/4" longer sight radius.

I love mine and thought it would be a better carry gun than a stock 6906 of the era if it had a alloy frame and Novak rear sights.

The next year I scored a Shorty-9 from my buddy and made it my hi-cap concealed carry.......................

The closest thing out there to the SD guns, that Smith never built, are the 6915s Frankensmiths that Squidsix and I built! 6906 lowers mated with 915 uppers.

 

[rosewood]

How about some pictures of the SDs?

Thanks,

Rosewood