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Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.
Public
Traded as NASDAQSWBI
Industry Manufacturing
Founded 1852; 172 years ago (1852)
Founders Horace Smith
Daniel B. Wesson
Headquarters ,
United States
Key people
Mark P. Smith, President & CEO
Products Firearms and ammunition
Revenue Increase US$1.1 billion (2021)
Operating income
Increase US$319.632 million (2021)
Increase US$243.6 million (2021)
Total assets Increase US$446.388 million (2021)
Total equity Increase US$266.384 million (2021)
Number of employees
2,240 (2021)

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (S&W) is an American firearms manufacturer headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts, 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 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.

On September 30, 2021, Smith & Wesson announced plans to move its headquarters to Maryville, Tennessee in 2023, citing an unfavorable business environment in Massachusetts.

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