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Smith & Wesson|ˈwɛsən|
[The names of Horace Smith (1808–93) and Daniel B. Wesson (1825–1906), founders of a firm of gunsmiths in Springfield, Mass.]
The proprietary name of a make of firearm, esp. a type of cartridge revolver.
1860Charleston (S. Carolina) Mercury 6 Nov. 3/3 (Advt.), Smith & Wesson's seven shooters. 1865[see Remington]. 1881G. W. Romspert Western Echo 115 The second ball from my Smith & Wesson stretched him struggling upon the earth with a bullet through his lungs. 1893Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 16 May 1058/1 Revolving firearms. Smith & Wesson, Springfield, Mass... Essential feature, the word and character Smith & Wesson. Used since 1857. 1928Trade Marks Jrnl. 14 Nov. 1822/1 Smith and Wesson. 482,778. Revolvers and Pistols. Smith and Wesson Inc. 1957J. E. Parsons Smith & Wesson Revolvers i. 13 The Smith & Wesson revolver had arrived as a de luxe presentation item. 1964E. S. Gardner Case of Phantom Fortune (1970) xix. 192, I show you a Smith and Wesson revolver. 1981Daily Tel. 18 June 18/5 They prefer to throw truncheons rather than draw a 0.38 Smith & Wesson. |