Smith & Wesson Model 916

Noble Manufacturing Company of Haydenville village within Williamsburg, Massachusetts, was a small gunmaker that produced shotguns and .22 caliber rifles.^[3] Noble, incorporated in 1943, was in bankruptcy as of mid-1971,^[4] and went out of business in 1973.^[3] In 1972, Smith & Wesson—located in Springfield, approximately 25 miles (40 km) from Haydenville—bought patents and tooling for Noble's Model 66, a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun.^[5][3]

In 1973, Smith & Wesson produced the shotgun as their Model 916, with a sportsman version (916), takedown version (916T), and tactical version (916A). The guns were plagued by a variety of quality issues, including a recall due to a safety issue with barrels of the 916T version rupturing.^[1][6] The series was later discontinued in 1980 and replaced by the pump-action Model 3000 and the semi-automatic Model 1000.

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• Smith & Wesson Model 916A via YouTube

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