


This feature was developed to meet the needs of various law enforcement agencies interested in providing another level of safety for their officers.

While a true double-action pistol, the firearm shares this magazine disconnect feature with Browning Hi-Power pistols: it cannot be fired without the magazine in place. Various safety features include a safety lever (which blocked the firing pin from the hammer) as well as a magazine safety (which kept the pistol from firing when no magazine was inserted). The last digit, either a 3 or 6, indicates aluminum or stainless steel frame, respectively. The first 2 digits in the model number indicate caliber. The 4046 model was a DAO (double-action-only) pistol in all stainless steel. A lightweight aluminum alloy–framed S&W 4003 was produced that weighed 800 grams (29 ounces) and was more comfortable to carry. 40 S&W cartridge and featured a wraparound one-piece grip made of Xenoy versus the earlier standard 2-piece grip panels, as well as low-profile 3-dot Novak sights. It was one of the new 3rd-generation S&W semi-autos, designed with input from famed gunsmith Wayne Novak of Parkersburg, WV. The S&W 4006 features a stainless steel frame and slide double-action with 4-inch barrel, slide-mounted de-cock/safety and an 11-round staggered-column magazine. The S&W Model 4006 was a semi-automatic handgun introduced by Smith & Wesson on Janualong with the new. California Highway Patrol, Colorado State Patrol until 2008, California State Parks until 2009, PA State Constables, Wisconsin DNR-Parks and Forests, and the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Juvenile Justice Commission (Model 4046) until 2009
