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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 ...
It can be identified by its octagonal barrel, smooth cylinder (lacking fluting) and the flat shape of the grip butt. The revolvers were available in blued or nickel-plated finishes and the majority were produced with 5 or 6-inch barrels. 4-inch barrels were rare and a few revolvers with 8 and 10-inch barrels an extreme rarity.
Smith & Wesson offers the M&P10 semi-automatic rifles in a variety of configurations tailored to specific shooting applications and styles. The standard model has a six-position collapsible stock, 4140 steel barrel, 7075 T6 aluminum receiver and a hard-coat black anodized finish.
When first introduced by Smith & Wesson in 1935, it was known as the Registered Magnum. [citation needed] The model was essentially a custom-order revolver.Barrel lengths could be had in 1 ⁄ 4 inch (6.4 mm) increments from 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 8 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches (8.9 to 22.2 cm) inches in length.
Dan Wesson revolver in .357 Magnum with barrels Dan Wesson, barrel system The double-action revolver design introduced by Dan Wesson was invented by Karl R. Lewis. [ 4 ] Lewis was responsible for a number of new firearms designs while working for various firearms manufacturers, including the Army's 40mm break-open grenade launcher and the .357 ...
The Smith & Wesson Model 629 Stealth Hunter has a 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (190 mm) ported barrel with a full-length under lug for increased stability and recoil reduction. The barrel-cylinder gap is 0.006 inches (0.15 mm), with a ball-detent lockup between the frame and cylinder crane that provides increased strength.
The Smith & Wesson Model 40 originally debuted as the Centennial in 1952 and was renamed the Model 40 in 1957. The Model 40 is chambered in .38 special and has a five-round capacity. It is a snub-nose revolver with a 1 7/8-inch barrel. It is built on Smith & Wesson's J-frame and weighs 21 oz. empty. [2]
The Models 25 and Model 26 are the "Target" models. [1] The Model 22 was succeeded by the stainless steel Smith & Wesson Model 625. The Model 22 was re-introduced as the second limited production Thunder Ranch revolver in 2007. This gun features a 4" match barrel with under lug, fixed sights, cocobolo grips, and an internal lock. The popularity ...