Bob Townsend

Broschiertes Buch

Smith & Wesson Chiefs Special

Diamond Jubilee, 1950-2025

Beschreibung

Smith & Wesson produced millions of this small revolver through its three-quarter-century lifetime. Originally designed for police work, police chiefs christened it "Chiefs Special." Police departments, military units, and other enthusiasts have used variations of this beloved model. Especially in the early years Smith & Wesson made seemingly small, subtle changes to its Chiefs Special. Through the years many authors have written about this iconic arm. Each story paints an image of the revolver, but even collectively they do not define the myriad changes it underwent. Based primarily on the author's Chiefs Special collection and original factory records from the personal collection of Smith & Wesson Historian Dr. Roy G. Jinks, this volume reviews Chiefs produced through the years and analyzes the model's many precedent-setting changes. The terms and logos AIRWEIGHT, LADY SMITH, BODYGUARD, SMITH & WESSON, M&P, PERFORMANCE CENTER, S&W, and CHIEFS SPECIAL are registered trademarks of Smith & Wesson, Inc. Fine Nib Publishing acknowledges that Smith & Wesson reserves all rights, title, and interest to their trademarks.

Autor

Born and reared in tiny Wyoming towns, Mamo, his Mom's Mom, taught Bob Townsend at age seven to shoot her snub-nosed Smith & Wesson .32 Regulation Police Model 31 revolver. He graduated from high school, then warmed the seats in the local community college's classrooms for a year before draft number 007 rescued him from academia.He joined the United States Air Force in 1972, worked as a communications analyst at National Security Agency, and after 'nam he retrained into air traffic control-a job he loved. He told the free world's fighter pilots where to go at the Air Force's busiest desert southwest and overseas airfields. Along this path he returned to college and earned his master's degree in Aeronautical Science, published a trailblazing pilot-controller communications article in the civilian Air Traffic Control Association's Journal of Air Traffic Control, attained the top enlisted rank: Chief Master Sergeant, and retired after 28 years.Bob graduated from the University of Wyoming where he interned as the Owen Wister Review's editor. The Associated Collegiate Press named this edition one of its top ten collegiate magazines of the year in 2005. He moved to a mountain town with thirty year-round residents, thirty miles from gas and groceries, co-owned a historic inn, hosted 1,400 guests from six continents, assembled the best single malt Scotch bar in the state, and retired again after a decade. Since, he dedicated himself to historic research, writing, and editing. As a member of the town's historical society board of directors he proposed an anthology to celebrate the tiny town's 150th birthday and accepted the reins as the project's editor. The Wyoming Historical Society named 1868-2018, Atlantic City, Wyoming, Voices from a Powerful Place their 2018 book of the year. He is currently the assistant editor of the Smith & Wesson Collectors Association Journal.He still hasn't decided what he wants to be if he grows up. He does know his introduction to a small Smith & Wesson revolver as a boy has much to do with his passion for Chiefs Specials. He thanks his Mamo.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fine Nib Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 151mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 398g
• ISBN-13: 9798992968224
• Artikelnr.: 75506906