In 1964, the company passed from Wesson family control when it was acquired by the conglomerate Bangor Punta. The US Army adopted the Model 3 as the "Schofield" and used it throughout the Indian Wars of the West. The Smith & Wesson Model 3 eventually became known as the "Russian Model" and was a favorite of US lawman Wyatt Earp. In 1867, Smith & Wesson began a global sales campaign that introduced the company's revolvers and ammunition to new markets, such as Russia, and established the company as one of the world's premier makers of firearms. The timing of the founding of this new company proved quite opportune for the partners, since the onset of the American Civil War five years later produced a great demand for Smith & Wesson's products, specifically the Smith & Wesson Model 2.
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White took these manufacturers to court, where he eventually won in 1862 however, full implementation of the ruling did not take effect until 1865. Other manufacturers quickly developed unique metallic cartridges and cylinders designed to circumvent White's patent. However, the success did not come without a fight. For more than one decade Smith & Wesson was the sole manufacturer of this technological improvement. In return, White agreed to pay any legal fees associated with the defense of his patent against any infringements. Smith & Wesson negotiated with Rollin White for assignment of the patent, agreeing to pay him a 25-cent royalty on every pistol sold. A gunsmith by the name of Rollin White had patented his invention (patent #12,648, 3 April 1855) on bored-through revolver cylinders. The success of Model 1 was due to a combination of new innovations, the bored-through cylinder and the self-contained metallic cartridge. In 1856 the partners left the Volcanic Company to begin a new company and to manufacture a newly designed revolver-and-cartridge combination which would become known as the Smith & Wesson Model 1. After Edwin Wesson's death, that firm continued under the supervision of Thomas Warner.
Previously, in the late 1840s, Daniel Wesson's brother Edwin, of Hartford, Connecticut, had manufactured revolvers under the name of Wesson & Leavitt. The company became known as the "Volcanic Repeating Arms Company" financial difficulties caused it to come into the majority ownership of investor Oliver Winchester, who renamed the company The Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Wesson formed a company to produce a lever-action pistol that was later nicknamed the Volcanic pistol. In 1852 partners Horace Smith and Daniel B.
Smith & Wesson factory in Springfield, Massachusetts, circa 1908.
Because the sight blades are machined from steel rather than cast, their strength is unsurpassed.
The brightness obtained from the tritium content is focused through the sapphire lens to give the maximum possible illumination. The patented aluminum cylinder and sapphire lens construction cannot be equaled. Trijicon Smith&Wesson 9mm Fixed Rear 3 Dot Night Sight Set SA04 are designed and assembled with the optimum combination of strength and safety. Trijicon recommends yellow over orange for the rear dots because yellow is brighter, lasts longer, and therefore carries a longer warranty. However, because some shooters prefer greater distinction between their front and rear sights, Trijicon also offers yellow and orange dots for rear sights. They are best for targets in low- and no-light shooting conditions. Trijicon recommends green dots because they are the brightest lamps. Trijicon Night Sights are available with green, yellow, and orange aiming dots. Trijicon offers a choice of illuminated dot colors, to suit individual shooter preferences. (Those guns made before the changeto Novak style rear blades which took place in late 1989.) Trijicon Night Sight Sets for Smith&Wesson SA04 is a complete 3 Dot night sight set for early fixed sight Smith & Wesson Third Generation pistols which are not equipped with Novak LoMount Carry sights.
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