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Safety & Instruction Manual

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YOUR SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES

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YOUR SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES CONTINUED

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YOUR SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES CONTINUED

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YOUR SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES CONTINUED

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SAFE STORAGE ANDTRANSPORTATION

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SAFE STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION CONTINUED

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AMMUNITION

FIGURE 1

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AMMUNITION CONTINUED

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AMMUNITION CONTINUED

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MODEL AND FEATURESIDENTIFICATION

FIGURE 2

Trigger Guard Trigger

Grip

Magazine

MagazineRelease

Front Sight

Frame

Slide Slide Stop Notch

FIGURE 3

Rear Sight

RotatingTake DownLever

Muzzle

Take DownNotch

ManualThumb

Safety Lever(if equipped)

Slide Stop

FIGURE 4

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INSPECTING YOUR PISTOL

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FIGURE 6

FIGURE 8

FIGURE 7

FIGURE 5

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INSPECTING YOUR PISTOL CONTINUED

FIGURE 11a

NOFiring PinProtruding

FIGURE 11b

Firing PinProtruding

FIGURE 12

FIGURE 9

FIGURE 10

Safety Lever In FIRE Position

On Those Models So-Equipped

Safety Lever In SAFE Position

On Those Models So-Equipped

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LOADED CHAMBER INDICATOR

FIGURE 13a

FIGURE 13b

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PREPARATION FOR FIRING

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PREPARATION FOR FIRING CONTINUED

LOADING

FIGURE 14

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LOADING CONTINUED

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LOADING CONTINUED

FIRING

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FIRING CONTINUED

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CLEARING MISFIRES

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FIGURE 15

FIGURE 16

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UNLOADING

FIGURE 17

FIGURE 18

FIGURE 19

FIGURE 21

FIGURE 20

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FIELD STRIPPING /DISASSEMBLY

FIGURE 24

FIGURE 25

FIGURE 23

FIGURE 22

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FIELD STRIPPING / DISASSEMBLY CONTINUED

FIGURE 28

FIGURE 29

FIGURE 30

FIGURE 26

FIGURE 27

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FIELD STRIPPING / DISASSEMBLY CONTINUED

LUBRICATION

FIGURE 34

FIGURE 33

FIGURE 32

FIGURE 31

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FIELD STRIPPING / ASSEMBLY

FIGURE 40FIGURE 39

FIGURE 41

FIGURE 36FIGURE 35

FIGURE 38FIGURE 37

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FIELD STRIPPING / ASSEMBLY CONTINUED

FIGURE 43

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FIGURE 45

FIGURE 46

FIGURE 42

Rear Frame Rails

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SIGHT ADJUSTMENT

MAGAZINE - M&P® SHIELD™ 45

FIGURE 47

FIGURE 48 FIGURE 49

FIGURE 50

6-round magazine

7-round magazine

Flush fit6-round

magazine inplace

Extended7-round

magazine inplace

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MAGAZINE - M&P® SHIELD™ 45 CONTINUED

FIGURE 52

FIGURE 54

FIGURE 51

Extendedmagazineloaded with7 rounds.

+1 hole shows7th round

Flush Fitmagazineloaded with 6 rounds.+1 hole shows spring

FIGURE 53

FloorplateCatch guides are nowvisible

Control spring

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MAGAZINE - M&P® SHIELD™ 45 CONTINUED

Floorplate CatchFor 7-Round Magazineis mounted on the spring

Floorplate for7-round magazine

Follower

FIGURE 56

Tube

Spring

FIGURE 57

Guides are along outsidesurface of magazine tube(on each side of tube).

7-Round Magazine

Floorplate CatchFor 6-Round Magazine

Floorplate for6-round magazine

Follower

FIGURE 55

Tube

Spring

6-Round Magazine

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MAGAZINE - M&P® SHIELD™ 9 & 40

FloorplateCatch

Floorplate

Follower FIGURE 60

Tube

Spring

FIGURE 58

FIGURE 59

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MANUAL THUMB SAFETY

FIGURE 61

Thumb Safety LeverIn the SAFE Position

FIGURE 62

Thumb Safety LeverIn the FIRE Position

On Those Models So-Equipped

On Those Models So-Equipped

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MAGAZINE SAFETY

Magazine Safety

On Those Models So-Equipped

NO Magazine Safety

FIGURE 63

FIGURE 64

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CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

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CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE CONTINUED

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CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE CONTINUED

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LIMITED WARRANTY

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LIMITED WARRANTY CONTINUED

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CONTACT AND SHIPPINGINFORMATION

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CONTACT AND SHIPPING CONTINUED

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CUSTOM SERVICE

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This handgun is not equipped with adevice that fully blocks use byunauthorized users. More than 200,000firearms like this one are stolen fromtheir owners every year in the UnitedStates. In addition, there are more than athousand suicides each year by youngerchildren and teenagers who get access tofirearms. Hundreds more die fromaccidental discharge. It is likely thatmany more children sustain seriouswounds or inflict such woundsaccidentally on others. In order to limitthe chance of such misuse, it isimperative that you keep this weaponlocked in a secure place and take othersteps necessary to limit the possibility oftheft or accident. Failure to takereasonable preventative steps may resultin innocent lives being lost, and in somecircumstances may result in your liabilityfor these deaths.

The certification below is required only for handguns sold in theUnited States with a barrel length shorter than 3”.Smith & Wesson Corp. hereby certifies average accuracy test resultsfor all new handguns with a barrel shorter than 3” as follows:

7 yards 14 yards 21 yards 1.7” 3.9” 6.3” This certification is based on tests conducted by Smith & WessonCorp. using a fixed handgun, rest and firing ammunition manufac-tured by a member of the Shooting Arms and AmmunitionManufacturers Institute (SAAMI) as defined in ANSI/SAAMI Z299.3-1993.

This certification represents actual tests based on several hand-guns, selected at random. Your particular handgun may have accu-racy better than the results stated in this certification.

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PORTED BARREL WARNINGS

FIGURE 1p

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PATENT INFORMATION

WARRANTY CENTERS

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