Smith and Wesson

Smith and Wesson: Smith and Wesson Revolvers: Smith & Wesson is a globally recognized manufacturer of quality firearms for enthusiasts, hunters, gun collectors and Military & Police professionals. S&W offers a full line of pistol and revolver handguns, tactical rifles, handcuffs and firearms-related products and accessories.

June 2, Marks a major milestone for the International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts' (ICORE) International Revolver Championship as it celebrates its 20th year, and does so with overwhelming support from the firearms industry.

First held in 1992 with just 51 shooters in attendance, this year's event will see more than 240 of the best wheelgun shooters from across America and beyond competing for titles in ICORE's Open, Limited and Classic revolver divisions and their share of $200,000 in cash and prizes.

And when those first shots are fired at the 20th Annual Smith & Wesson International Revolver Championship in San Luis Obispo, California, it will signal not just 20 years of revolver shooting excellence but the culmination of a year long effort to build industry support for the match.

The Smith and Wesson was born in 1970 as a stainless, and therefore more corrosion-resistant, version of the already-popular Model 19 Combat Magnum. That particular firearm was produced from 1957 (first model number stampings) to November 1999.

Smith & Wesson is now a giant in the firearms industry, but New England gun makers Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson didn’t start that way. In fact, their first efforts ended in failure.

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