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Smith&Wesson

Springfield, United States 1852 · 174 years STRUCTURE · PUBLIC
$523.8M
REVENUE
1,386
EMPLOYEES
$377.9K
REV/EMPLOYEE
🏭 DEFENSE INDUSTRY ▲ SWBI ↗

Smith&Wesson

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01 / Overview
Smith & Wesson
Headquarters
Springfield, United States
Founded
1852 (174 years)
Structure
Publicly traded
Exchange
SWBI
Revenue
$523.8M
Employees
1,386
Portfolio
85 platforms
Website
www.smith-wesson.com
🏭Go to Product Catalog85 platforms→
02 / Company Profile
COMPANY IDENTITY Publicly traded
1852 Founded · 174 years
1,386 Employees · 2026
$523.8M Annual Revenue · 2026
$377.9K Revenue per Employee
Springfield, United States · Stock: SWBI
PRODUCTION POWER archive data
85 Weapons & Equipment Produced
0 Systems Supplied
80 Operator Countries
11 Conflict Service
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN 1 categories
85 Produced
0 Supplied
85 products
Firearms %100 85
CLASS LEADER?performance position within category
67This company's product average
(84 products)
▲
53Archive-wide average
(13517 products)
BUSIEST PRODUCTION AREARevolvers
This company (49 products)68
Revolversavg (186 products)63
This company's products perform above the archive average.
03 / Products & Production · 85 platforms
FLAGSHIP PRODUCTthe highest-scoring system in the portfolio
Semi-Automatic RiflesAR-15–style rifle1959–50country
85
PRODUCT CATALOG 85 platforms
● ACTIVE PRODUCTION · 42
SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLES
AR-15–style rifle 1959– 85 Smith & Wesson M&P10 2013– 74 Smith & Wesson M&P15 2006– 71 Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22 2009– 50 Smith & Wesson Model 1940 Light Rifle 1940– 44 Highland Park parade shooting riflePrime contractor 1959– 1 countries
REVOLVERS
Smith & Wesson Model 327PDPrime contractor 83 Smith & Wesson Model 627 1989– 80 Smith & Wesson Model 686 1981– 79 Smith & Wesson Model 619 & 620 2005– 78 Smith & Wesson Model 386 76 Smith & Wesson Model 29 1955– 75 Smith & Wesson Model 60 1965– 75 Smith & Wesson Model 460 2005– 75 Smith & Wesson Model 629 Stealth HunterPrime contractor 75 Smith & Wesson Model 625 1988– 74 Smith & Wesson Model 640 1990– 74 Smith & Wesson Model 67 1972– 73 John Ross/Performance Center 5" .500 S&W MagnumPrime contractor 71 Smith & Wesson Airlite Sc 2000– 71 Smith & Wesson Model 69 69 Smith & Wesson Centennial 1952– 68 Smith & Wesson Model 53 68 Smith & Wesson Model 25 68 Smith & Wesson Model 500 2003– 67 Smith & Wesson Model 317 kit gun 2008– 67 Smith & Wesson Model 36 1950– 66 Smith & Wesson Model 18Prime contractor 66 S&W PC M929 64 Smith & Wesson Governor 2011– 64 Smith & Wesson Model 10 1899– 60 92 espagnol revolver 1899– 57 Rewolwer S&W Model 1½ 52 Smith & Wesson Ladysmith 1900– 49
PISTOLS
Smith & Wesson M&P 2005– 83 Smith & Wesson SD VE 2010– 77 Smith & Wesson SW1911 2003– 77 Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 73 Smith & Wesson Model 6904 69 Smith & Wesson Model 469 67 Smith & Wesson Model 22A 54 Smith & Wesson M&P22 2011– 53
○ HISTORICAL PRODUCTS · 43
REVOLVERS
Smith & Wesson Model 28 1954–1986 82 Smith & Wesson Model 19 1957–1999 80 Smith & Wesson Model 586 1981–1999 79 Smith & Wesson Model 27 1935–1994 78 Smith & Wesson Model 13 1974–1999 75 Smith & Wesson Model 15 1949–2013 74 Smith & Wesson Model 646 2000–2003 73 Smith & Wesson Model 14 1947–1999 71 Smith & Wesson Model 610 1990–1992 69 Smith & Wesson Triple Lock 1908–1915 68 M1917 revolverPrime contractor 1917–1920 68 Smith & Wesson Model 37 1951–2006 67 Smith & Wesson Model 12 1953–1986 65 Smith & Wesson Model 17 1947–1998 63 Smith & Wesson Model 3 1869–1898 62 Smith & Wesson Model 30 1948–1960 59 Smith & Wesson .38/44 1930–1966 59 S&W .38 Single Action 1876–1911 53 Smith & Wesson Model No. 2 Army 1861–1874 45 Smith & Wesson Model 1 1861–1882 44 Smith & Wesson Model 1 1/2 1865–1892 42
PISTOLS
Smith & Wesson SW99Prime contractor 1999–2006 78 Smith & Wesson Model 910 1995–2006 74 Smith & Wesson Model 4006 1990–2011 73 Smith & Wesson Model 59 1971–1982 72 Smith & Wesson Model 5906 1990–1999 71 Smith & Wesson Model 645 1985–1988 71 Smith & Wesson Model 457 1996–2008 70 Smith & Wesson Model 39 1954–1983 69 Smith & Wesson Model 4506 1988–1999 68 Smith & Wesson Model 1006 1990–1995 67 Smith & Wesson Model 1076 1990–1995 67 ASP pistolPrime contractor 1970–1987 66 Smith & Wesson Model 52 1961–1993 63 Smith & Wesson Model 41 1957–2025 62 Smith & Wesson Sigma 1994–2012 57 Smith & Wesson Model 422 1987–1996 56 Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 380 2011–2021 54 Smith & Wesson Model 61 1970–1973 48 Smith & Wesson Model 1913 1913–1921 47
COMBAT SHOTGUNS
Smith & Wesson Model 3000Prime contractor 1979–1986 68
MACHINE PISTOLS
Smith & Wesson M76 1967–1974 60
BOLT-ACTION RIFLES
Smith & Wesson Model 320 revolving rifle 1879–1887 44
COLLABORATING COMPANIES10 joint producers
Colt's Manufacturing CompanySmith & Wesson Model 10Howa MachinerySmith & Wesson Model 3000Heckler & KochAR-15–style rifleSturm, Ruger & Co.AR-15–style rifleBushmaster Firearms InternationalAR-15–style rifleOlympic ArmsAR-15–style rifleBushmasterAR-15–style rifleDPMS Panther ArmsAR-15–style rifleRock River ArmsAR-15–style rifleDaniel DefenseAR-15–style rifle
JOINT PRODUCERSfirms it co-produces with
Colt's Manufacturing CompanySmith & Wesson Model 10Colt's Manufacturing CompanyM1917 revolverHowa MachinerySmith & Wesson Model 3000Colt's Manufacturing CompanyAR-15–style rifleHeckler & KochAR-15–style rifleSturm, Ruger & Co.AR-15–style rifleBushmaster Firearms InternationalAR-15–style rifleOlympic ArmsAR-15–style rifleBushmasterAR-15–style rifleDPMS Panther ArmsAR-15–style rifleRock River ArmsAR-15–style rifleDaniel DefenseAR-15–style rifle
04 / Trade & Deals · 9 deals
DEFENSE DEALS9 deals
YearBuyerProduct / ServiceQuantityAmountTypeStatus
1972FranceSmith & Wesson Model 19500—new-buildDelivered
1966United StatesSmith & Wesson M76——new-buildDelivered
1939United KingdomSmith & Wesson Model 1940 Light Rifle—$1 Mexportconfirmed
1937BrazilM1917 revolver——new-buildDelivered
1915United KingdomSmith & Wesson Triple Lock5,000—new-buildDelivered
1899United StatesSmith & Wesson Model 102,000—new-buildDelivered
—PanamaSmith & Wesson M76——new-buildDelivered
—United KingdomSmith & Wesson Triple Lock69,755—new-buildDelivered
—Saudi ArabiaSmith & Wesson M76——new-buildDelivered
05 / Global Reach · 80 countries · 11 conflicts
GLOBAL FOOTPRINT — COUNTRIES USING ITS PRODUCTS 80 country
80 countries' armed forces use this company's products
United States 79 systems Canada 28 systems Australia 21 systems United Kingdom 17 systems Philippines 9 systems Japan 8 systems Israel 7 systems New Zealand 7 systems Indonesia 6 systems France 5 systems Germany 5 systems Mexico 5 systems Norway 5 systems South Africa 5 systems Brazil 4 systems Malaysia 4 systems Saudi Arabia 4 systems South Korea 4 systems Thailand 4 systems Italy 3 systems Jordan 3 systems Latvia 3 systems Pakistan 3 systems Panama 3 systems Paraguay 3 systems Peru 3 systems Portugal 3 systems Russia 3 systems Singapore 3 systems Turkey 3 systems Vietnam 3 systems Afghanistan 2 systems Algeria 2 systems Argentina 2 systems Bangladesh 2 systems Colombia 2 systems Costa Rica 2 systems Iceland 2 systems Iran 2 systems Ireland 2 systems Jamaica 2 systems Libya 2 systems Nicaragua 2 systems Poland 2 systems Romania 2 systems Taiwan 2 systems Belgium 1 systems Bolivia 1 systems Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 systems Bulgaria 1 systems Chile 1 systems Croatia 1 systems Czech Republic 1 systems Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 systems Denmark 1 systems Estonia 1 systems Ethiopia 1 systems Finland 1 systems Ghana 1 systems Haiti 1 systems Hungary 1 systems India 1 systems Iraq 1 systems Kenya 1 systems Laos 1 systems Lithuania 1 systems Luxembourg 1 systems Nigeria 1 systems People's Republic of China 1 systems Qatar 1 systems Serbia 1 systems Slovakia 1 systems Slovenia 1 systems Spain 1 systems Sweden 1 systems Tanzania 1 systems Trinidad and Tobago 1 systems Uganda 1 systems United Arab Emirates 1 systems Uruguay 1 systems
CONFLICTS ITS PRODUCTS SERVED IN 11 conflict
1975–1990 Lebanese Civil War 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War 1967–1975 Cambodian Civil War 1959–1975 Laotian Civil War 1955–1975 Vietnam War 1950–1953 Korean War 1946–1954 First Indochina War 1918–1919 Polish–Ukrainian War 1916 Easter Rising 1910–1919 Mexican Border War 1898 Spanish–American War
06 / Competition
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📚 SOURCES
  1. Company website: http://www.smith-wesson.com/
  2. Publicly available open sources and databases.