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1852
Horace Smith & D.B. Wesson form a partnership to manufacture a firearm that can fire a fully self-contained cartridge.
THE VOLCANIC
Smith & Wesson® introduces the .41 Magazine Pistol, “The Volcanic.” It is the first repeating American firearm capable of successfully using a fully self-contained cartridge.
1854
1857
THE MODEL 1
Smith & Wesson® introduces the Model 1, a .22 caliber, 7 shot, tip-up, small frame revolver.
THE MODEL 3
Smith & Wesson releases the Model 3. The first large-caliber, centerfire, cartridge revolver manufactured in the United States.
1870
1887
THE .38 SAFETY HAMMERLESS
The world gets its first double-action, concealed-hammer revolver.
.38 S&W SPECIAL
The .38 Military & Police is introduced alongside the .38 S&W Special cartridge. Now known as the Model 10, over six million units have been produced since 1899.
1899
1913
.35 AUTOMATIC
Smith & Wesson produces its first automatic pistol, the .35 Automatic.
357 MAGNUM
Smith & Wesson introduces the .357 Magnum. The .357 Magnum quickly caught the interest of law enforcement agencies that were looking for a way to deal with more treacherous and better armed criminals.
1935
1942
THE VICTORY
Victory M&P model released for the United States Women's Naval Reserve, better known as the WAVES (for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) stationed at Norfolk, VA Naval Base who carried important, confidential messages between various section units.
THE MODEL 36
The Model 36, Chief’s Special® makes its debut at the IACP conference in 1950.
1950
1955
MODEL 29
S&W unveils the Model 29 chambered in .44 Magnum - the handgun made famous by Clint Eastwood in the movie "Dirty Harry." In 2005, Field & Stream rated the Model 29 as the 5th best gun ever made, the only handgun to make their top ten.
MODEL 41
Targeted towards competitive shooters, the Model 41 was made available to the public.
1957
1961
MODEL 52
In response to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Training Unit, Smith & Wesson builds a pistol that could fire the newly developed .38 AMU cartridge. The Model 52 is introduced and becomes known as the most accurate target pistol of its day.
MODEL 60
Smith & Wesson introduces the first all stainless steel production firearm ever made. The Model 60, Stainless Steel Chief’s Special.
1965
1990
.40 S&W
In addition to the Model 4006, Smith & Wesson introduces the revolutionary .40 S&W cartridge.
MODEL S&W500™
An entirely new frame size is developed to fire a new .500 S&W Magnum cartridge. The Model S&W500™ is the biggest, heaviest, most-powerful factory production, double-action revolver in the world.
2003
2005
M&P® PISTOL SERIES
Smith & Wesson® debuts the M&P® Pistol Series. A new line of polymer pistols championed by law enforcement officials. In the first year after their debut, over 100 departments purchased M&P pistols.
M&P15
The M&P15 is introduced at the 2006 SHOT Show to overwhelming enthusiasm.
2006
2012
THE M&P SHIELD™
Smith & Wesson® debuts a new slim, concealable, lightweight, striker-fired polymer pistol.
M&P M2.0™
The M&P M2.0™ family is the culmination of a decade of research and design featuring upgrades to nearly every aspect including trigger, grip, frame, and finish.
2017
20
18
18
M&P380 SHIELD™ EZ™
Built for personal protection and every-day carry, the M&P380 Shield™ EZ™ is designed to be easy to use for both first-time shooters and experienced handgunners. Developed to be easy-to-load, easy-to-rack, easy-to-shoot, easy-to-pack, and easy-to-clean.
M&P9 SHIELD™ EZ™
Expanding on the popular SHIELD™ EZ™ platform, Smith & Wesson® adds 9MM to the already easy-load, easy-to-rack, easy-to-shoot line-up.
2019
2019
MODEL 610
Introducing the Model 610 N-Frame Revolver. Launched with a 4" and 6.5" barrel option, this 10MM revolver became wildly popular for personal protection in the outdoors.
