Smith Tower myths vs facts

Lyman Cornelius is NOT the “Smith” in Smith and Wesson. That’s a guy named Horace Smith and the two are not related. The confusion is understandable. The Smith and Carona merger happened after LCS died. In his day it was the LC Smith and Brothers Typewriter Company. But before they made typewriters, it was the LC Smith Brothers Shotgun Company.

So you have four objects in front of you, a LC Smith shotgun, a LC Smith typewriter, a Smith and Carona typewriter and a Smith and Wesson Rifle. Three out of the four are Lyman Cornelius Smith.