Smith & Wesson
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Nasdaq: SWBI | |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | 1852 |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | |
| Products | Firearms and ammunition |
| Revenue | US$535.8 million (2024) |
| US$44.78 million (2024) | |
| US$39.61 million (2024) | |
| Total assets | US$578.0 million (2024) |
| Total equity | US$398.2 million (2024) |
Number of employees | 1,509 (2023) |
| Website | smith-wesson |
| Footnotes / references Financials as of April 30, 2024. | |
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (S&W) is an American firearm manufacturer headquartered in Maryville, Tennessee, 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.