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formed a partnership in 1852 for the purpose of developing the magazine arms later to be manufactured under the Smith & Wesson name. They founded the Smith & Wesson
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Smith sold his interest in the company to Wesson in 1874 at the age of 65 and retired.
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secondary schools in
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