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The soul of Smith & Wesson

What's at the core of the Smith & Wesson brand? The values, principles and vision that drive the Smith & Wesson manufacturer for hundreds of years to create the best arms to satisfy all of us.

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1911

Smith Wesson M&P Shield EZ M2.0 (cal 9mm)

What You Didn’t Know About Smith & Wesson

Smith & Wesson is a producer of various firearms, such as the pistols, revolvers and so on, which is based in the United States. It has quite long tradition in manufacturing of high quality firearms of a worldwide success. Its corporate headquarters is based in Springfield, Massachusetts in the USA. Besides the firearms, the Smith & Wesson company has been known for the various types of ammunition that has been introduced over the years, and moreover many cartridges bear the company's name.

The other products and services of this unique company includes firearm parts, handcuffs, Smith & Wesson Academy and also specialty services. The S&W sells parts to support its firearm business. Its production includes magazines and barrels which are manufactured at its facilities and purchased through third parties. It is the producer of handcuffs and restraints in the United States. One of the important services of the S&W is the Smith & Wesson Academy, which is the private law enforcement training facility. Services of this academy include heat treating, finishing, forging, plating and also plastic injection molding.

This company provides shooting, hunting, gunsmithing, reloading and gun cleaning supplies and accessories. That develops and produces various products of various brands. The S&W is offering a wide range of various products, such as shooting and field rests, gunsmithing tools, hearing protection, gun vises, vault accessories and ammo tumblers. This company has introduced even over 300 variations of accessories products. Company's brand portfolio includes the Caldwell line of shooting supplies, that provides shooting accessories. This company, currently known as the Smith & Wesson was founded by Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson. They came from the old New England families. Horace learned the firearms trade while he was working at the National Armory in Springfield in Massachusetts. Leaders of the Smith & Wesson had to faced with their financial difficulties, however they were forced to sell their company to a shirt producer by the name of Oliver Winchester.

In 1866, using the original lever action design created by the Smith & Wesson, Winchester’s company emerged as the famous Winchester Repeating Arms Co. The Smith & Wesson formed their second partnership in 1856 to manufacture a small revolver which was designed to fire the Rimfire cartridge they patented in 1854. The Smith & Wesson secured their patents for the revolver to prevent other producers from producing a cartridge revolver what was giving the young company a very lucrative business. The S&W's model 3 American, as it became known in the United States, was absolutely the first large caliber cartridge revolver and also established the Smith & Wesson as a world leader in handgun producing. Actually, the two most important customers for the new revolver were the United States Cavalry, that purchased 1,000 units for usage on the Western Frontier and the Russian Imperial Government.

Smith Wesson summary

Origin: Springfield, Massachusetts
Founded in: 1852
Headquarters: Springfield, Massachusetts
Products: Firearms and law enforcement goods
Used in: law enforcement, military, personal use, competitive use
Handgun types: Over 50

Specifications

Designer: Horace Smith & Daniel B. Wesson
Designed: 1852
Manufacturer: Horace Smith & Daniel B. Wesson
Produced:1852–present
Number built:Probably uncountable
Variants:Over 50

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Which model of Smith Wesson is yours?

1911

Bodyguard 380

M&P 2.0

M&P

M&P Shield

Sigma

SW9V

SW40V

SW9VE

SW40VE

SW99

22A

39

59

909

910

915

6904

6906

Bodyguard 38

Chief Special

Model 31

Model 34

Model 36

Model 37

Model 40

Model 42

Model 43 C

Model 49

Model 60

Model 63

Model 317

Model 340

Model 351 C

Model 360

Model 432 PD

Model 442

Model 632

Model 438

Model 637

Model 638

Model 640

Model 642

Model 649

Model 940

M&P340

M&P360

Model 10

Model 12

Model 13

Model 14

Model 15

Model 17

Model 18

Model 19

Model 48

Model 64

Model 65

Model 66

Model 67

Model 68

Model 617

Model 69

Model 386

Model 396

Model 586

Model 619

Model 620

Model 686

Model 986

Model 21

Model 22

Model 24

Model 25

Model 27