Smith & Wesson Model 910
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The Smith & Wesson Model 910 is a full-sized, 9 mm caliber, semi-automatic handgun, that was introduced by the Smith & Wesson company in 1995. The double action/single action pistol has a 4-inch barrel and an alloy frame, and a slide-mounted de-cocking safety (similar to the one on the military-issue M9). It and its predecessor, the very similar S & W 915, are both essentially budget-priced versions of Smith and Wesson's highly successful 59 series, full-sized double-action 9mm's with double-column magazines.
It was originally subject to the Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994, which limited the magazine capacities of all newly manufactured handguns to 10 rounds or less, hence the model number (9 for 9mm, and 10 for 10-round capacity), though it was capable of accommodating a 15-round magazine. Law enforcement agencies purchasing the pistol could obtain full-capacity magazines instead of ten-round ones. The gun would also accept existing high-capacity Smith and Wesson magazines as well, which were legal for civilians to own as long as they were manufactured before the Assault Weapons Ban went into effect. As of 2007, the pistol is still sold by Smith and Wesson, and can now be purchased with a full-capacity magazine, as the Federal Assault Weapons Ban expired in 2004.
A variant is the Smith & Wesson Model 908, which is similar to the Model 910, with the exception of a three inch barrel and a single stack magazine.
