About Smith & Wesson handguns
The Smith and Wesson handgun was the construction of Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson, who in 1852, created a partnership in Springfield, Massachusetts. The company became known as the "Volcanic Repeating Arms Company". Their aim was to construct a lever action handgun that included a tubular magazine that fired a self contained cartridge. Since then, the Smith and Wesson handgun has become well-known and legendary weapon. Smith & Wesson is the largest manufacturer of handguns in the USA.
Smith and Wesson handguns, pistols and revolvers feature a arrangement of old world craftsmanship and computer driven technology that get together or go over the outlook of the majority discriminating handgun enthusiasts.
Ammunition types introduced by Smith and Wesson handguns:
- .22 Short (the popular .22 Long Rifle, based on the .22 Short - actually developed by the J.Stevens Arms & Tool Co.)
- .32 S&W (sometimes called .32 Short)
- .32 S&W Gallery
- .32 S&W Long (sometimes called .32 New Colt Police, or 32-44 Target)
- .35 S&W Automatic
- .38 S&W (Sometimes called .38 Colt New Police)
- .38 S&W Special
- .357 S&W Magnum
- .40 S&W
- .41 Remington Magnum (while Remington developed the ammunition, Smith and Wesson made the first revolvers to chamber this cartridge)
- .44 S&W American
- .44 S&W Russian
- .44 S&W Special
- .44 Remington Magnum (see note at .41 Remington Magnum)
- .45 S&W Schofield
- .460 S&W Magnum
- .500 S&W Magnum
Sigma series
Smith & Wesson introduced the Sigma series of recoil-operated, locked-breech semi-auto pistols in 1994 with the Sigma 40, followed by the Sigma 9. Sigma pistols bore so much similarity to Glock handguns that consumers could reportedly exchange many parts between Glock and Sigma models. The similarities were so enormous that many pundits referred to the Sigma series as 'Swocks', a playful contraction of Smith and Wesson handguns and Glock handguns.
Smith & Wesson handguns have been the selection of almost every major police force department and armed forces organization in the world.
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