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Horace Smith (October 28, 1808 – January 15, 1893) was an American gunsmith, inventor, and businessman. He and his business partner Daniel B. Wesson formed two companies named "Smith & Wesson", the first of which was eventually reorganized into the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and the latter of which became the modern Smith & Wesson .
Horace Smith. It’s impossible to tell the story of the history of the Fund without talking about Horace Smith, its namesake. A successful manufacturer, inventor, businessman and generous philanthropist, Smith was born in Chester, Massachusetts, on October 28, 1808.
Horace Smith and Daniel Baird Wesson formed a firearms manufacturing partnership in Springfield, Massachusetts, that held many patents in the mid-1800s. They produced a variety of rifles, pistols, and revolvers.
Oct 26, 2021 · The elder half of the duo that helped pioneer modern American gun making was Horace Smith, a small-town guy from a little place called Cheshire, Massachusetts, who worked with guns almost his entire life.
Horace Smith (October 28, 1808 – January 15, 1893) was a gunsmith, inventor, and businessman. He and his business partner Daniel B. Wesson formed two companies named Smith & Wesson, the first of which was financed in part by Oliver Winchester and was eventually reorganized into the Winchester...
Mar 12, 2022 · That seems to be the case for Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson. They revolutionized the gun industry in the mid-19th century with the introduction of their self-contained cartridge and Model 1 revolver.
In 1854, Daniel B. Wesson partnered with Horace Smith and Courtlandt Palmer to develop a lever-action pistol and the first repeating rifle—the Volcanic. Production was in the shop of Horace Smith in Norwich, Connecticut .
