Smith & Wesson To Sell Home Decor Items

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Looking for just the right duvet cover to match your .38 Super?

Smith & Wesson Holding Corp., parent of the legendary 151-year-old handgun maker, is branching out into home decor, clothing and jewelry with a new catalog, just in time for Christmas.

The Scottsdale, Arizona-based company hopes the catalog, called Crossings by Smith & Wesson, will expand the gun maker's consumer base and product offerings. The company already sells hunting gear such as binoculars and scopes, and has licensing deals for products ranging from bicycles to golf clubs.

The move comes after handgun manufacturers, hit by dozens of lawsuits brought by U.S. cities seeking to hold gun makers responsible for gun violence, have cut back on production. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said there were 623,070 pistols manufactured in 2001, down sharply from the 962,901 made in 2000.

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[GOPisEvil]

1. Smith and Wesson GOLF CLUBS?!?!

Do they come with scopes? :P

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. The .30-06 version 1 Wood will drive a ball 1,500 yards!

INTO the wind!

[MUAD_DIB]

5. Why get only a birdy

when you can have the whole flock?

The new S$W Greg Norman Marksman™ will not only keep you on target but eliminate the annoying competiton.

Don't like the 18th hole? Make a new one to your liking ...over and over an over again.

Not sold to minors without a mullet. FID/LTC sold seperatly.

[Nevernose]

2. Sounds pretty damn classy, if'n ya ask me

"...cowgirl pillows inset with beaded studs and faux pearls..."

[Bluzmann57]

3. Yeah . Think I'll get the wife

some .38 caliber earrings. Or perhaps a .45 caliber lamp for the daughter's dorm room. Of course if I do, I may be needing a new place to live. I suppose S&W has a right to stay in business, but why does it all have to be gun oriented?