Selected Handgun Detail

Manufacturer
	Smith & Wesson More Info

About the Gun

The Smith & Wesson Shorty Forty variants, all Performance Center builds on the 4006 platform, include the Lew Horton-distributed originals (PCS-prefix, typically stainless slide with alloy frame two-tone finish), the Mk III series (KPC-prefix, often in black/blued or dark finishes, with some all-stainless Mk III S sub-variants), and the Shorty 40 2000 (DSF-prefix, distributed by Camfour, featuring two-tone or black/stainless configurations with "Shorty 40 2000" frame engraving and Performance Center slide markings).

Production

Produced in 2000 only.

Market value

No current information.

Cartridge Specifications
Cartridge:	.40 Smith & Wesson
Alias:	N/A
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Analysis

The Shorty Forty variants represent Smith & Wesson's Performance Center efforts in the 1990s to offer compact .40 S&W pistols on the third-generation 4006 platform during the cartridge's rise in popularity. Lew Horton runs (1992–1995) introduced the shortened barrel and alloy frame with tuning features, followed by Mk III versions (1995–1997) in darker finishes and the 2000 Camfour-distributed model with revised markings. Limited to roughly 500 units per batch, these pistols bridged full-size duty guns and emerging compact trends but preceded the company's move to polymer striker-fired designs. These limited-edition compact .40 S&W pistols share core features such as a 3.5-inch barrel, single-stack 9-round capacity, spherical barrel bushing, bobbed hammer, Novak Lo-Mount sights, oversize slide rails, beveled magazine well, and tuned DA/SA action for improved lockup and handling in a concealed-carry-oriented package.