Michael Golden, CEO of Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation
Rings The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

Thursday October 19, 2006
at NASDAQ's MarketSite
in New York City.

Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation

Michael Golden, CEO of Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (Nasdaq:SWHC) presides over the opening bell to celebrate its switch from the American Stock Exchange to the NASDAQ.
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation, through its subsidiary Smith & Wesson Corp., is one of the world's largest manufacturers of quality handguns, law enforcement products and firearm safety/security products. The Company also licenses shooter protection, knives, apparel, and other accessory lines. The Company is based in Springfield, Mass., with manufacturing facilities in Springfield and Houlton, Maine. The Smith & Wesson Academy is America's longest-running firearms training facility for America's public servants. For more information, call (800) 331-0852 or log on to www.smith-wesson.com.

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