SWB Smith & Wesson Holding Corp

Pact Delivers Full Line of Smith & Wesson Brand Gun Cleaning Products SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (AMEX:SWB), parent company of Smith & Wesson Corp., the legendary 153-year old global provider of products and services for safety, security, protection and sport, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Radiator Specialty Company, to license use of the Smith & Wesson brand and logo on a new line of gun cleaning products and related accessories. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Radiator Specialty Company has been an innovator in the development, manufacture and distribution of automotive chemicals, hardware, plumbing and traffic safety specialties since 1924. The company manufactures over 4,000 products, which are marketed internationally under brand names, including Solder Seal(R), Gunk(R), Tite-Seal(R), Douglas Tools(R), Liquid Wrench(R), Engine Brite(R), Puncture Seal(TM) and Carb-Medic(R). The new Smith & Wesson line will include a variety of gun cleaning agents as well as accessories ranging from brushes to polishing cloths. All products have been created using the highest quality standards in the gun industry, and have been developed by scientists at Radiator Specialty, in consultation with gunsmiths, engineers and metallurgists at Smith & Wesson. Smith & Wesson's Vice President of Licensing, Bobbie Hunnicutt, said, "These tremendous new products, designed to become cleaning products of choice throughout the gun industry, were developed through the teamwork of two well-established, American manufacturing companies. Because Radiator Specialty Company, like Smith & Wesson, is the primary manufacturer of all of its products, we know that our new gun cleaning product line delivers the standard of quality that is the pride of both companies." Licensed gun cleaning products featuring the Smith & Wesson name and logo will be formally introduced at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 9-12, 2006, and will then be available on the Smith & Wesson website and wherever fine guns and accessories are sold. About Smith & Wesson Smith & Wesson Corp. is a global provider of products and services for the safety, security, protection and sport markets. The company manufactures firearms and handcuffs and is home to America's longest-running firearms training facilities for America's public servants. The company also markets a variety of products for sport shooters including firearm safety/security devices, shooter protective gear, knives, apparel, footwear and other accessory lines. The Company is based in Springfield, Mass., with manufacturing facilities in Springfield and Houlton, Maine. Contact (800) 331-0852 or log on to http://www.smith-wesson.com/. Certain statements contained in this document may be deemed to be forward-looking statements under federal securities laws, and Smith & Wesson intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor created thereby. Forward-looking statements include manufacturing quality standards applied to and customer acceptance of the gun cleaning products. The Company cautions that these statements are qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected by the forward-looking statements contained herein. Such factors include the ability to manufacture the products within the highest industry standards; and market demand for the cleaning products; as well as other risks as identified from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and Annual Reports on Form 10-K. Contact: Elizabeth Sharp VP, Investor Relations 480-949-9700 x.115 DATASOURCE: Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. CONTACT: Elizabeth Sharp, VP, Investor Relations of Smith & Wesson Holding Corp., +1-480-949-9700, ext. 115, Web site: http://www.smith-wesson.com/

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