In 1996 I was in the market for a light weight, somewhat smallish pistol in 9mm. Smith's 3913 seemed to fit the bill. When I got around to fondling one, I saw that the same mechanical pistol was offered as a Lady Smith (3913L). Best I could tell, it was identical except for the cosmetics; instead of black grips, they were gray, the area of the pistol from the trigger guard up toward the barrel was more slanted, and, of course, the name Lady Smith was engraved in the slide. Otherwise, no differences found; same weight, trigger pull, trigger reach, etc.
I liked the looks of it, and since it was for concealled carry, the Lady Smith engraving didn't make any difference. I figure no B/G will know the difference if the 9mm round were to come from a Lady Smith.
The thing is a shooter! And accurate! Has eaten everything I fed it without the slightest burp. The only thing I think that needs nentioning is that the barrel flip took me a little time to adjust. My "standard" carry weapon is a HiPower, but when I need something smaller and/or lighter, I carry the 3913L.
Well, there is one slight problem; my wife is showing a fondness for it.
Joe
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