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Smith & Wesson
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Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (S&W) is an American firearm manufacturer headquartered in Maryville, Tennessee, United States.
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Company type | Public |
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Industry | Manufacturing |
Founded | 1852; 172 years ago (1852) |
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Headquarters | , United States |
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Products | Firearms and ammunition |
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Website | smith-wesson |
Footnotes / references Financials as of April 30, 2024[update].[1] |
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 became the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The modern Smith & Wesson had been previously owned by Bangor Punta and Tomkins plc before being acquired by Saf-T-Hammer Corporation in 2001. Smith & Wesson was a unit of American Outdoor Brands Corporation from 2016 to 2020 until the company was spun out in 2020.[2]