Go to Smith and Wesson's website and download/request a manual. Find a bookstore and look for a series of books by J.B. Wood on fireams disassembly.
Ask a gunsmith.
Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson, 3rd ed. might have the answer.
Yes, there are the same frame.
http://stevespages.com/pdf/s&w_pistol.pdf to download a manual
The standard issue RCMP gun is the Smith & Wesson 5946 9mm Double Action Only pistol.
In good condition 300 dollars.In excellent condition 450 dollars,in unfired(new in the box condition) 650 dollars.
A Glock 22 (.40 cal) and a Glock 27 (.40 cal) as a backup.Actually the standard NYPD sidearm is a Smith & Wesson 5946, Glock 19, and formerly the SIG-Sauer P226.
5946-800 = 5146
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The Bold and the Beautiful - 1987 1-5946 was released on: USA: 18 November 2010
All My Children - 1970 1-5946 was released on: USA: 3 December 1992
Call S&W and they will tell you when it left the factory.