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1 History of Smith & Wesson

In 1852 partners Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson formed a company to produce a lever action pistol nicknamed "The Volcanic". The company formed by the partners came to be known as the ""Volcanic Repeating Arms Company", and due to financial difficulties this company came into the majority ownership of investor Oliver Winchester.

In 1856 the partners left the Volcanic Company to begin a new company and manufacture a newly designed revolver and cartridge combination. The timing of the founding of this new company was quite fortuitous, as the arrival of the Civil War five years later produced a great demand for Smith & Wesson's products.

Smith & Wesson is famous for the many types of ammunition it has introduced over the years, for its first double action high capacity pistol and for its revolver know how.

1 Ammunition types introduced by S&W

2 Famous S&W revolvers

Model 3 (First automatic ejection of used ammunition)
Model 10 (First .38 Special)
Model 19 (First low weight .357 Magnum)
Model 27 (First .357 Magnum)
Model 60 (First stainless made .357 Magnum)
Model 29The Smith and Wesson (S & W) Model 29, is a six shot double action revolver chambered for the. 44 Magnum cartridge. It will also chamber and fire. 44 Special cartridges, as the. 44 Magnum was developed from the. The Magnum case is slightly longer to preve (First .44 Magnum)
Model 1917 (First revolver that could fire .45 ACP pistol ammunition)
Model 586 (First heavy duty medium weight .357 Magnum)
Model 625 (Holds the world record for 2 x 6 shoots with reload)
Model 500 (First .500 Magnum)

3 Famous S&W pistols

3.1 Classic pistols

Model 39 (First US designed double action pistol in 9mm Luger/ParabellumThe 9 mm Luger pistol cartridge was designed by firearms designer Georg Luger. Based upon his earlier 7. 65 mm Luger pistol cartridge, the 9 mm Luger cartridge was introduced in 1904 and has since become the most widespread pistol cartridge in the world.).

Model 59 (First high capacity double action pistol in 9mm Luger/Parabellum).

3.2 Sigma series

The Sigma series of recoil operated, locked breech semi-auto pistols was introduced in 1994, with the Sigma 40, followed by the Sigma 9. The gun frame is manufactured from polymer, while the slide and barrel can be manufactured from either stainless steel or carbon steel. The Sigma series was improved in 1999, including shortening the barrel and slide, addition of an accessory rail under the barrel, incorporating more comfortable grip checkering and enlarging the ejection port.

Sigma 9: Uses the 9mm Luger/Parabellum ammunition.

Sigma 40: Uses the .40 S&W ammunition.

Sigma 380: Uses the .380 ACP ammunition.

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