Smith & Wesson total purchase price to US$45 million. Saf-T-Hammer, a manufacturer of firearms locks and other safety products, purchased the company with the intention of incorporating its line of security products into all Smith & Wesson firearms in compliance with the 2000 agreement. The acquisition of Smith & Wesson was chiefly brokered by Saf-T-Hammer President Bob Scott, who had left Smith & Wesson in 1999 because of a disagreement with Tomkins’ policies. After the purchase, Scott became the president of Smith & Wesson to guide the 157-year-old company back to its former standing in the market. On February 15, 2002, the name
Smith & Wesson Model 3 European reproduction Model 3 revolvers have changes made to their lockwork to meet import regulations. A Uberti produced reproduction was also marketed as the Beretta Laramie. Clint Eastwood's 1992 film "Unforgiven" features a character called the "Schofield Kid" (Jaimz Woolvett), named after the Model 3, his weapon of choice. In the 2007 film "", Charlie Prince (Ben Foster) carries two Smith & Wesson Schofield Model 3 revolvers. Smith & Wesson Model 3 The Smith & Wesson Model 3 was a single-action, cartridge-firing, bottom-break revolver produced by Smith & Wesson from circa 1870 to 1915, and was recently again offered as