(GunReports.com) — Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: SWHC), parent company of Smith & Wesson Corp., has received contracts from the Massachusetts State Police and the Vermont State Police for new duty firearms from the M&P Pistol Series.
The Massachusetts State Police has selected the M&P45 pistol, while the Vermont State Police has adopted the M&P40 pistol as its new service firearm. Both of the statewide law enforcement agencies have initiated the transition process and Troopers are currently using the M&P pistol in the field.
As the nation’s oldest statewide police agency, the Massachusetts State Police employs more than 2,300 troopers and 400 civilian support staff, the agency is responsible for criminal law enforcement and traffic vehicle regulations across the state. The Massachusetts State Police has ordered 2,500 M&P pistols chambered in 45 ACP.
Said Mario Pasantes, Smith & Wesson’s Senior Vice President of Marketing and Global Professional Sales, “Today, over 800 law enforcement agencies have adopted or approved for duty use our M&P products. We look forward to expanding our relationship with the Massachusetts State Police and to seeing the M&P45 on the hips of our State Troopers.”
Through its contract with Smith & Wesson, the Vermont State Police has ordered 390 M&P40 pistols.
