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Pages in category "Smith & Wesson semi-automatic pistols" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. S.
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (S&W) is an American firearm manufacturer headquartered in Maryville, Tennessee, United States. Smith & Wesson was founded by Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson as the "Smith & Wesson Revolver Company" in 1856, after their previous company, also called the "Smith & Wesson Company" and later renamed as "Volcanic Repeating Arms", was sold to Oliver Winchester and ...
The Smith & Wesson Model 61 (also known as the Smith & Wesson Escort or simply the Pocket Escort) is a subcompact semi-automatic pistol chambered in .22 Long Rifle and designed for self-defense, and was made from 1970 to 1973.
Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 380: Smith & Wesson.380 ACP United States: 2011 Smith & Wesson M&P: Smith & Wesson.22 LR.380 ACP 9×19mm Parabellum.40 S&W.357 SIG.45 ACP United States: 2005 Smith & Wesson M&P22: Smith & Wesson.22 Long Rifle United States: 2011 Smith & Wesson Model 22A: Smith & Wesson.22 Long Rifle United States: Smith & Wesson Model ...
The pistols were originally made with the 2nd trigger guard, which has an elongated, oval shape (see photo); in 1992 the frame was redesigned with the shorter, rounder 3rd trigger guard. [ 1 ] The model 1006 was the first in the S&W 1000 series of third generation semi-automatic handguns.
The Smith & Wesson SW series, most commonly referred to as the Smith & Wesson Sigma, was Smith & Wesson's first venture into using synthetic materials in pistol construction, with high-strength polymer material for the frame. The Smith & Wesson Sigma is somewhat infamous in the gun community due to its controversial history.
1. Henry Repeating Arms. Going by the motto "Made in America, or Not Made at All," gun enthusiasts can rest assured that Henry Repeating Arms is deeply rooted in local tradition.
In the early 1960s, Elmer Keith, Bill Jordan, and Skeeter Skelton, all noted firearms authorities and authors, lobbied Remington Arms and Smith & Wesson to introduce a new .41 caliber police cartridge with the objective of filling a perceived ballistic performance gap between the .357 and .44 Magnums, thus creating a chambering which they believed would be the ultimate for law enforcement ...