Smith & Wesson M&P Shield Plus .30 Super Carry, Optics-Ready, Tritium Sights, Thumb Safety, 3.1 in Barrel, 16+1
This M&P Shield Plus delivers the slim, micro-size profile of the series with the .30 Super Carry chambering, an optics-ready slide, and factory tritium night sights. It pairs a stainless steel Armornite-treated slide and barrel with a black polymer frame, and includes both 16-round and 13-round magazines. This specific SKU 13473 configuration with ambidextrous manual thumb safety is listed by Smith & Wesson as discontinued, adding clear definition to the feature set presented here.
Condition
Overall Condition: Excellent condition, showing only faint signs of any prior use or handling.
Bore Condition: Excellent - Clean, mirror finish, no signs of wear.
Bore Rifling: Excellent Rifling - Sharp lands and grooves.
Specific Condition Notes: The pistol shows minor, superficial scratches and small handling marks.
What’s Included
- Smith & Wesson factory cardboard box
- User manual
- 1x 16-round magazine
- 1x 13-round magazine
The optics-ready slide is cut behind the ejection port and fitted with a cover plate, ready for a micro red dot of the owner’s choosing. Wave-style slide serrations provide purchase at the front and rear, and the slide carries the factory marking: "CAUTION—CAPABLE OF FIRING WITH MAGAZINE REMOVED."
Sights are a tritium night set with an orange-ring tritium front and a black 2-dot tritium rear, offering a bright, defined sight picture in varied lighting. The flat-face trigger with a bladed safety provides a consistent striker-fired pull, complemented by a trigger safety for passive protection.
The controls are straightforward and familiar: an ambidextrous manual thumb safety, a left-side magazine release, and the Shield Plus texture on the black polymer frame. The grip uses a single-piece backstrap with molded M&P logo panels for a secure, hand-filling hold in a slim format.
Dimensionally, it remains compact and easy to carry: a 3.1 in barrel, approximately 6.1 in overall length, ~1.1 in width, and ~4.6 in height. Unloaded weight is about 19.3 oz. Capacity is 16+1 with the extended magazine or 13+1 with the compact magazine; both included magazines are steel, shown with a mix of flush-fit and extended baseplates.
Construction emphasizes durability: a stainless steel barrel and stainless slide treated with Smith & Wesson’s Armornite nitride finish in matte black, matched to a black polymer frame. The combination balances corrosion resistance, wear protection, and everyday practicality.