Smith & Wesson Model 1854
Smith & Wesson · Rifle · In Production · 2024
Also known as: S&W 1854, Model 1854
Overview
The Smith & Wesson Model 1854 is a modern lever-action rifle introduced in 2024, marking the company's return to lever guns for the first time in roughly 170 years and named for the year the company was founded. Built around a Winchester 1873-pattern toggle-link-style action modernized for the 21st century, the Model 1854 pairs traditional lever-gun handling with contemporary features: a button-rifled stainless steel barrel with a threaded muzzle, an integrated Picatinny optics rail on the receiver, XS ghost-ring sights, a flat-face trigger, an enlarged lever loop and an M-LOK-compatible polymer forend. It feeds from a tubular magazine via a side loading gate and is offered in .44 Magnum, .357 Magnum/.38 Special and .45 Colt, with later additions including .30-30 Winchester and .45-70 Government. The platform is designed as a versatile hunting and sporting rifle that blends the nostalgia of the lever action with the modular, optics-ready ergonomics expected of a modern firearm.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 3189 g (112.5 oz) |
| Overall Length | 914 mm (35.98") |
| Barrel Length | 489 mm (19.25") |
| Action Type | Lever Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Stage |
| Magazine Capacity | 9 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Tubular |
| Muzzle Velocity | 430 m/s (1411 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 1450 J (1069 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 150 m (164 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Rifling Twist | 508 mm (20.00") |
| Number of Grooves | 8 |
| Frame Material | Stainless Steel |
| Barrel Material | Stainless Steel |
| Stock Material | Synthetic |
| Finish | Matte Stainless |
Calibers
- .44 Remington Magnum · primary — also known as .44 Mag, .44 Rem Mag
- .357 Magnum — also known as .357 Mag, .357 S&W Magnum
- .45 Colt — also known as .45 Long Colt, .45 LC
Features
- Firing modes: Repeating
- Feed systems: Tubular Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Cross Bolt Safety, Rebounding Hammer
- Features: Threaded Muzzle, Picatinny Optics Rail, Xs Sights, Flat Face Trigger, Enlarged Lever Loop, M Lok Compatible Forend, Side Loading Gate, Button Rifled Barrel
Variants
- Smith & Wesson Model 1854 Stealth Hunter — Cerakote Threaded
- Smith & Wesson Model 1854 Traditional Walnut — Walnut Stock
Service history
Operators
- United States Civilian Market
Production
Production years: 2024-present
First Smith & Wesson lever-action rifle in approximately 170 years; named for the company's 1852-1854 founding era.
Origin
Country of origin: United States
Notes
Specifications reflect the standard stainless synthetic Model 1854 in .44 Magnum with a 19.25-inch (489mm) barrel and roughly 36-inch (914mm) overall length; empty weight about 7 lb 0.5 oz (3189g). Capacity is 9+1 in .44 Magnum (10-round tube). Button-rifled 1:20 in (508mm) RH twist with 8 grooves; muzzle threaded 11/16x24. Later chamberings added .30-30 Win. and .45-70 Gov't. MSRP from roughly $1,279.
Background
Smith & Wesson's corporate roots trace to the Volcanic lever-action repeaters of the 1850s, the design lineage that eventually produced the Winchester rifle. By naming its 2024 lever gun the Model 1854, Smith & Wesson reclaimed a heritage it had effectively ceded to Winchester more than a century and a half earlier.