Historedia
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Formation of Smith & Wesson Revolver Company

When
1856
Where
unknown
Part of
Smith & Wesson founded as a firearms manufacturer

Wesson rejoined Smith in 1856 to form the Smith & Wesson Revolver Company, which became the modern entity.

After Wesson left Volcanic Repeating Arms in 1856, he rejoined Smith to form the Smith & Wesson Revolver Company. This new company was established to produce pistols with interchangeable parts, a repeating action, and revolving magazines.

Sources

  1. Smith & Wesson Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
  2. Horace Smith (inventor) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12

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