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These updates have resulted in a firearm that is true to the M1911 design, with additions that would normally be considered "custom", with a price similar to equivalent designs from other manufacturers. [1] [3] Smith & Wesson's Performance Center produces the top-of-the-line hand-fitted competition version knowns as the PC 1911.
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 ...
Smith & Wesson 1917 with moon clips and two auto rim cartridges. During World War I, many U.S. civilian arms companies including Colt and Remington were producing M1911 pistols under contract for the U.S. Army, but even with the additional production there was a shortage of sidearms to issue.
Smith & Wesson No. 3 Revolver (US – revolver – 1870) Schofield Model 3 (US – revolver – 1875) Smith & Wesson Model No. 2 Army (US – revolver – 1861) Smith & Wesson .38 Hand Ejector Model of 1899 (US – revolver – 1899) Smith & Wesson Model 320 Revolving Rifle (US – rifle, revolving – 1879) Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless (US ...
5. Christensen Arms. Christensen Arms, a true American success story in the firearms industry, started in the small town of Gunnison, Utah, in 1995 and revolutionized the market with its ...
Smith and Wesson Model 22/32 Kit Gun. In 1911, the Kit Gun line began as the 22/32 an I-Frame, .22LR, 6-shot revolver. These are sometimes called the "pre-war" models. [1] In 1953, an improved model was introduced, the "22/32 Kit Gun, Model of 1953”.
The Model 59 was designed for the U.S. Navy as a large-capacity version of the S&W Model 39, the basis of their Mark 22 "Mark 22 Hush Puppy" suppressed pistol.In 1965, the U.S. Navy commissioned a version of the S&W Model 39 that could take the 13-round magazine of the Browning Hi-Power.
Smith & Wesson.38 Special/44 6 United States: 1930–1941, 1946–1966 Smith & Wesson Governor: Smith & Wesson.410 bore.45 ACP.45 Colt: 6 United States: 2011-present Smith & Wesson Ladysmith (M-frame) Smith & Wesson.22 Long United States: 1902-1921 Smith & Wesson Model 1: Smith & Wesson.22 Short: 7 United States: 1857-1882 Smith & Wesson Model ...