Roy G. Jinks,Sandra C. Krein's Smith & Wesson (Images of America) PDF

By Roy G. Jinks,Sandra C. Krein

Horace Smith and Daniel Baird Wesson shared a dream of producing a firearm which could fireplace many times, utilizing a brand new and self-contained cartridge. In 1852, the dream grew to become a fact with the founding of Smith & Wesson Firearms corporation. Over the following 154 years, the corporate grew to become some of the most cutting edge and revered firearms brands on the earth. the tale of Smith & Wesson isn't just approximately a professional and enterprising males but additionally the tale of generations of artistic and committed women and men. The spirit of innovation generated by way of the companions has lengthy outlived them. this day Smith & Wesson is synonymous with caliber, functionality, and sturdiness. Smith & Wesson explores the corporate background, its humans, and demanding items from the companions' first enterprise in 1852 to the sale of the Wesson kinfolk company in 1965. This publication positive aspects hardly ever noticeable ancient images, ads, and corporate files culled from the corporate files, museums collections, and the personal collections of Smith & Wesson collectors.

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