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SWHC - Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation -NasdaqGS
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation provides products and services for safety, security, protection, and sport. The company manufactures various handguns, sporting rifles, hunting rifles, black powder firearms, handcuffs, and firearm-related products and accessories for sale to various customers, including gun enthusiasts, collectors, hunters, sportsmen, competitive shooters, individuals desiring home and personal protection, law enforcement and security agencies and officers, and military agencies in the United States and worldwide. The company is also a turnkey provider of perimeter security solutions to protect and control access to key military, government, and corporate facilities. It perimeter security solutions include proprietary products developed and produced by the company and supplemented by third-party products produced to its specifications, as well as facility analysis, solution design, system engineering and installation, construction management, customer training, and system maintenance. FIREARM PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Firearm Products In the period ended April 30, 2011, the company introduced 6 new revolver models, 13 new pistol models, 8 new modern sporting rifle models, and 2 new Walther pistol models. The company is participating in three categories of the long-gun market and both core categories of the handgun market. Pistols The company manufactures 74 different models of pistols. A pistol is a handgun in which the ammunition chamber is an integral part of the barrel and which is fed ammunition from a magazine contained in the grip. The company’s M&P Series of pistols is designed to offer performance, safety, and durability features that serve the standards of global law enforcement, and military personnel. The M&P Series of pistols is made with a polymer frame, a rigid stainless steel chassis, and a through-hardened and black melonited stainless steel barrel and slide for durability. The company has introduced the new S&W 1911 E-Series, which features the styling of the original 1911, enhanced to address both style and performance through a host of precision features, including aggressive slide, grip, and frame serrations; enlarged extractor and ejection ports; chamfered and recessed muzzle openings; titanium firing pin assemblies; hammer forged frames; and precision hand fitting. Six Models of this firearm are available. During 2010, the company introduced the BODYGUARD 380 pistol, a self-defense pistol chambered in .380 Auto. The BODYGUARD 380 features an integrated laser sighting system, which is operated by both right- and left-handed shooters, a slim-line ergonomic grip, and a double-action fire control system that allows for second-strike capability. This product is specifically designed to provide penetration into the concealed-carry and personal protection markets. The company’s Sigma Series of pistols consists of double-action pistols constructed with a polymer frame and a through-hardened stainless steel slide and barrel. The Sigma Series has been purchased by the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command for use by the Afghanistan National Police and Border Patrol. The company is the U.S. importer and distributor of Walther firearms and holds the production rights for the Walther PPK and PPK/S pistols in the United States. The company imports Walther firearms from Germany and distributes them in the United States through a strategic alliance with Carl Walther GmbH. Revolvers The company manufactures 92 different models of revolvers. A revolver is a handgun with a cylinder that holds the ammunition in a series of rotating chambers that are successively aligned with the barrel of the firearm during each firing cycle. The company markets a range of sizes from small-frame, concealed-carry revolvers used primarily for personal protection, to large-frame revolvers used primarily for long-range hunting applications. The company offers the S&W500, a .500 caliber S&W magnum revolver; and Model 460 XVR (X-treme Velocity Revolver). The company also introduced the Governor, a new revolver engineered to be the ultimate self-defense package.
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation
2100 Roosevelt Avenue
Springfield, MA 01104
Phone: 413-781-8300
Fax: 413-731-8980
Website: www.smith-wesson.com
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Mr. P. James Debney has been Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation since September 27, 2011. Mr. Debney served as a Vice President at Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation from April 2010 to September 27, 2011 and served as its President of Firearms Division from November 2009 to September 27, 2011. Mr. Debney served as President of Presto Products Company, a $500 million business unit of Alcoa Consumer Products from December 2006 to February 2009. Mr. Debney served as Managing Director of Baco Consumer Products, a business unit of Alcoa Consumer Products from January 2006 to December 2006; Manufacturing and Supply Chain Director from August 2003 to December 2005 and Manufacturing Director from April 1998 to July 2003. Mr. Debney joined Baco Consumer Products in 1989 and held various management positions in operations, production, conversion, and materials.
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation provides products and services for safety, security, protection, and sport. The company manufactures various handguns, sporting rifles, hunting rifles, black powder firearms, handcuffs, and firearm-related products and accessories for sale to various customers, including gun enthusiasts, collectors, hunters, sportsmen, competitive shooters, individuals desiring home and personal protection, law enforcement and security agencies and officers, and military agencies in the United States and worldwide. The company is also a turnkey provider of perimeter security solutions to protect and control access to key military, government, and corporate facilities. It perimeter security solutions include proprietary products developed and produced by the company and supplemented by third-party products produced to its specifications, as well as facility analysis, solution design, system engineering and installation, construction management, customer training, and system maintenance. FIREARM PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Firearm Products In the period ended April 30, 2011, the company introduced 6 new revolver models, 13 new pistol models, 8 new modern sporting rifle models, and 2 new Walther pistol models. The company is participating in three categories of the long-gun market and both core categories of the handgun market. Pistols The company manufactures 74 different models of pistols. A pistol is a handgun in which the ammunition chamber is an integral part of the barrel and which is fed ammunition from a magazine contained in the grip. The company’s M&P Series of pistols is designed to offer performance, safety, and durability features that serve the standards of global law enforcement, and military personnel. The M&P Series of pistols is made with a polymer frame, a rigid stainless steel chassis, and a through-hardened and black melonited stainless steel barrel and slide for durability. The company has introduced the new S&W 1911 E-Series, which features the styling of the original 1911, enhanced to address both style and performance through a host of precision features, including aggressive slide, grip, and frame serrations; enlarged extractor and ejection ports; chamfered and recessed muzzle openings; titanium firing pin assemblies; hammer forged frames; and precision hand fitting. Six Models of this firearm are available. During 2010, the company introduced the BODYGUARD 380 pistol, a self-defense pistol chambered in .380 Auto. The BODYGUARD 380 features an integrated laser sighting system, which is operated by both right- and left-handed shooters, a slim-line ergonomic grip, and a double-action fire control system that allows for second-strike capability. This product is specifically designed to provide penetration into the concealed-carry and personal protection markets. The company’s Sigma Series of pistols consists of double-action pistols constructed with a polymer frame and a through-hardened stainless steel slide and barrel. The Sigma Series has been purchased by the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command for use by the Afghanistan National Police and Border Patrol. The company is the U.S. importer and distributor of Walther firearms and holds the production rights for the Walther PPK and PPK/S pistols in the United States. The company imports Walther firearms from Germany and distributes them in the United States through a strategic alliance with Carl Walther GmbH. Revolvers The company manufactures 92 different models of revolvers. A revolver is a handgun with a cylinder that holds the ammunition in a series of rotating chambers that are successively aligned with the barrel of the firearm during each firing cycle. The company markets a range of sizes from small-frame, concealed-carry revolvers used primarily for personal protection, to large-frame revolvers used primarily for long-range hunting applications. The company offers the S&W500, a .500 caliber S&W magnum revolver; and Model 460 XVR (X-treme Velocity Revolver). The company also introduced the Governor, a new revolver engineered to be the ultimate self-defense package.
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation
2100 Roosevelt Avenue
Springfield, MA 01104
Phone: 413-781-8300
Fax: 413-731-8980
Website: www.smith-wesson.com
finance.yahoo.com/q?s=SWHC
Mr. P. James Debney has been Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation since September 27, 2011. Mr. Debney served as a Vice President at Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation from April 2010 to September 27, 2011 and served as its President of Firearms Division from November 2009 to September 27, 2011. Mr. Debney served as President of Presto Products Company, a $500 million business unit of Alcoa Consumer Products from December 2006 to February 2009. Mr. Debney served as Managing Director of Baco Consumer Products, a business unit of Alcoa Consumer Products from January 2006 to December 2006; Manufacturing and Supply Chain Director from August 2003 to December 2005 and Manufacturing Director from April 1998 to July 2003. Mr. Debney joined Baco Consumer Products in 1989 and held various management positions in operations, production, conversion, and materials.