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Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Organization | (1) Organization: We are one of the world’s leading manufacturers of firearms. We manufacture a wide array of handguns (including revolvers and pistols), long guns (including modern sporting rifles, bolt action rifles, and single shot rifles), handcuffs, and firearm-related products and accessories for sale to a wide variety of customers, including gun enthusiasts, collectors, hunters, sportsmen, competitive shooters, individuals desiring home and personal protection, law enforcement and security agencies and officers, and military agencies in the United States and throughout the world. We are one of the largest manufacturers of handguns, modern sporting rifles, and handcuffs in the United States and an active participant in the hunting rifle market. As a result of an acquisition, we are now also a leading provider of shooting, reloading, gunsmithing, and gun cleaning supplies. We sell our products under the Smith & Wesson®, M&P®, Thompson/Center ArmsTM, Caldwell® Shooting Supplies, Wheeler® Engineering, Tipton® Gun Cleaning Supplies, Frankford Arsenal®, Lockdown® Vault Accessories, Hooyman SawsTM, BOG-POD®, and Golden Rod® Moisture Control brands. We manufacture our firearm products at our facilities in Springfield, Massachusetts; Houlton, Maine; and Deep River, Connecticut, and we develop and market our accessories products at our facility in Columbia, Missouri. We plan to continue to capitalize on the goodwill developed through our historic 163 year old “Smith & Wesson” brand as well as our other well-known brands by expanding consumer awareness of the products we produce. On May 5, 2014, we acquired substantially all of the net assets of Tri-Town Precision Plastics, Inc., or TTPP, which we refer to as the DRP Acquisition. On December 11, 2014, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding stock of Battenfeld Acquisition Company Inc., including its wholly owned subsidiary, Battenfeld Technologies, Inc., or BTI, which we refer to as the BTI Acquisition. See Note 3 – Acquisitions below for more information regarding these transactions. These acquisitions have been accounted for in accordance with ASC 805-20, Business Combinations, and, accordingly, the results of operations from the acquired businesses have been included in our consolidated financial statements following the acquisition dates.

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