Smith & Wesson Launches Innovative New Billiards Line; Cues Feature Advanced AVWS Weighing System and Titanium Ferrule.SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Smith & Wesson Smith & Wesson U.S. gun manufacturer. The company has its roots in an 1852 partnership between Horace Smith (1808–93) and Daniel B. Wesson (1825–1906), who designed and marketed a lever-action, repeating magazine handgun that held a self-contained cartridge. Corp., the legendary 152-year old firearms manufacture, has entered the recreational billiards billiards, any one of a number of games played with a tapered, leather-tipped stick called a cue and various numbers of balls on a rectangular, cloth-covered slate table with raised and cushioned edges. market with a new line of Smith & Wesson Billiard bil·liard adj. Of, relating to, or used in billiards. n. See carom. Adj. 1. billiard - of or relating to billiards; "a billiard ball"; "a billiard cue"; "a billiard table" Cues and Accessories through a license with Leisure Pursuits of Wayne, New Jersey Wayne is a township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, located less than 20 miles from midtown Manhattan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 54,069. . "Recreational billiards customers are a perfect fit with the overall Smith & Wesson branding strategy to cross product lines and communicate with new potential customers." said Tom Taylor This article is about the dramatist and editor. For other uses, see Tom Taylor (disambiguation) Tom Taylor (October 19, 1817 – July 12, 1880) was a dramatist and editor of Punch magazine. He was born at Bishopwearmouth, near Sunderland, in north-east England. , Smith & Wesson Vice President of Marketing. The Smith & Wesson Cues are manufactured utilizing advanced composites and the finest natural materials; and feature a patent pending new weight adjustable system. Working closely with technical consultant Karl Sloezen, (a 20 year veteran of the World Professional Billiard Tour and former top 20 ranked competitor), Leisure Pursuits designs and manufactures Smith & Wesson Cues using the most advanced cue manufacturing technology available. The cues and shafts are warp proof and damage resistant through temperatures between -113 and 167 degrees Fahrenheit. Unique to the Smith & Wesson Cues are two important features. The first is the patent pending Advanced Variable Weight System (AVWS) that allows you to change the weight of the cue from 18 ounces to 21 ounces without affecting the balance. Secondly, a Titanium Ferrule A ceramic, plastic or stainless steel part of a fiber-optic plug that holds the end of the fiber and precisely aligns it to the socket. The fiber is inserted into the ferrule and cemented with an epoxy or adhesive, which gives it long-term mechanical strength and prevents contamination maximizes the transfer of kinetic energy kinetic energy: see energy. kinetic energy Form of energy that an object has by reason of its motion. The kind of motion may be translation (motion along a path from one place to another), rotation about an axis, vibration, or any combination of for added control and consistency on spin and straight shots. All Smith & Wesson Cues come equipped with slim taper shafts in graphite or engineered maple that provide a more level and consistent stroke, and increased resistance to material fatigue. Jack Mulvihill, President of Leisure Pursuits stated, "We are thrilled with the opportunity to work with Smith & Wesson on this project, and believe that the combination of our innovative cue features and designs, and the overwhelming strength of the Smith & Wesson brand name, provides the retailer and consumer with a powerful new choice in the Billiards Industry" About Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Smith & Wesson is one of the world's largest manufacturers of quality handguns, law enforcement products and firearm safety/security products. The company also provides shooter protection, knives, apparel, footwear and other accessory lines. Smith & Wesson is based in Springfield Massachusetts with manufacturing facilities in Springfield and Houlton, Maine Houlton is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, on the United States-Canada border, located at . As of the 2000 census, the town population was 6,476. . The Smith & Wesson Academy is America's longest running firearms training facility for law enforcement, military and security professionals. For more information, call (800) 331-0852 or log on to www.smith-wesson.com. |
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