Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson (Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson) by Jim Supica

Smith and Wesson outfitted some of the biggest and boldest gunfighters, both actual and fictional, including Wild Bill Hickock, Buffalo Bill and Dirty Harry, whose exploits are still legendary. Today a renewed Smith and Wesson corporation is back in the front of the pack. "Standard Catalog of[registered] Smith & Wesson, 3rd Edition" combines full color photos with details collectors need to identify and better appreciate all Smith and Wesson firearms. For fans of Smith and Wesson firearms, this book is a must-have, with its: expert authors who have unique, exclusive access to Smith and Wesson archival material. This work provides easy-to-locate listings organized by model and year of manufacture to quickly and accurately identify firearms. With more than 775 models of Smith and Wesson guns and variations, including many models not found in other firearm-pricing guides, this is the one book for any Smith and Wesson gun-toting fan.

Reader Reviews
Covers all S&W manufactured firearms, including rifles, shotguns, and submachine guns, up through 2001. This is a much expanded version of the first edition. IF you have the 1st edition, you still need to buy the 2nd edition... .there is just that much more info on model variants, and more photos. If you are a SW collector, you will sleep with this by your pillow. One of the best reference books devoted to S&W I have seen, more comprehensive info on the models than Roy Jinks' History of S&W, each variant of each model is explained in detail, with stock number, changes made, ways of identifying each variant, some serial number info, lots of photos, etc. The info on non-handgun products is about 10 percent of the book, and it covers even the S&W handcuffs. The info on the handguns is what this book is about, and it does an outstanding job. I'm an S&W wheelgun lover, and this is one of my most valued books. And the short history of the company is fascinating as well. IF you like Smith & Wessons, you absolutely must put this book on your shelf.

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