Vintage 1970's SMITH & WESSON Handguns Brochure Catalog Pistols Revolvers

Description

Offering a SMITH & WESSON Original Handguns Brochure Catalog from the 1970s for Pistols, Revolvers, and Accessories.
Brochure measures approximately 8.5 x 11 inches, is a trifold single sheet of paper consisting of 6 pages and has black and white photos.
Brochure is In good condition.
Some light general wear from storage/age.
Few bends/bumps etc. and a water mark/stain - see photo.
No writing, tears, and 3 hole punch binder holes are in great condition.
General information about Smith and Wesson:
Smith & Wesson (S&W) is an American manufacturer of firearms, ammunition and restraints.
The corporate headquarters are in Springfield, Massachusetts. Smith & Wesson was founded in 1852 and after various corporate changes is now a unit of American Outdoor Brands Corporation.
The post-war periods in the 20th century were times of great innovation for the company.
In 1935 Smith & Wesson released the Smith & Wesson Model 27 which was the first revolver chambered for .357 Magnum.
It was designed as a more powerful handgun for law enforcement officers.
The Model 27 started the "Magnum Era" of handguns.
The high point was in 1955 when the company created the Smith & Wesson Model 29 in .44 Magnum.
Two decades later the Dirty Harry movies made this gun a cultural icon.
In 1965 the Wesson family sold its controlling interest in Smith & Wesson to Bangor Punta, a large American conglomerate.
Over the next decade Bangor Punta diversified the company's civilian sales to include related gun products (such as holsters) as well as offering additional police equipment (such as handcuffs and breathalyzers).
By the late 1970s these profitable moves made Smith & Wesson "the envy of the industry" according to Business Week.
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