Organization	3 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2021
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization	(1) Organization: We are one of the world’s leading manufacturers and designers of firearms. We manufacture a wide array of handguns (including revolvers and pistols), long guns (including modern sporting rifles, bolt action rifles, and muzzleloaders), handcuffs, suppressors, and other firearm-related products for sale to a wide variety of customers, including firearm 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 sell our products under the Smith & Wesson, M&P, Thompson/Center Arms, and Gemtech brands. We manufacture our products at our facilities in Springfield, Massachusetts; Houlton, Maine; and Deep River, Connecticut. We also sell our manufacturing services to other businesses to level-load our factories. We sell those services under our Smith & Wesson and Smith & Wesson Precision Components brands. On November 13, 2019, we announced that we were proceeding with a plan to spin-off our outdoor products and accessories business and create an independent publicly traded company to conduct that business, or the Separation. On August 24, 2020, or the Distribution Date, we completed the Separation. See also Note 3 — Discontinued Operations, for more information.

Organization

3 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2021

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

(1) Organization:

We are one of the world’s leading manufacturers and designers of firearms. We manufacture a wide array of handguns (including revolvers and pistols), long guns (including modern sporting rifles, bolt action rifles, and muzzleloaders), handcuffs, suppressors, and other firearm-related products for sale to a wide variety of customers, including firearm 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 sell our products under the Smith & Wesson, M&P, Thompson/Center Arms, and Gemtech brands. We manufacture our products at our facilities in Springfield, Massachusetts; Houlton, Maine; and Deep River, Connecticut. We also sell our manufacturing services to other businesses to level-load our factories. We sell those services under our Smith & Wesson and Smith & Wesson Precision Components brands.

On November 13, 2019, we announced that we were proceeding with a plan to spin-off our outdoor products and accessories business and create an independent publicly traded company to conduct that business, or the Separation. On August 24, 2020, or the Distribution Date, we completed the Separation. See also Note 3 — Discontinued Operations, for more information.