Snake Eyes 600B irons

[dufferdave]

I've got a set of Snake Eyes 600B forged irons.  Now there was another set of Snake Eyes irons that Smith & Wesson forged for Snake Eyes, but I'm curious if S&W forged the 600B set also?  Any help is appreciated!  Dave

[1badbadger]

No, Smith & Wesson did not forge the 600B version.

[onthehunt526]

On 2/6/2018 at 7:26 PM, 1badbadger said:

No, Smith & Wesson did not forge the 600B version.

Didn't Golfsmith own the Snake Eyes name by then? I had a set of Viper Tour irons that were made after the Golfsmith acquisition. (Now Golfsmith ceases to exist)

[1badbadger]

3 hours ago, onthehunt526 said:

Didn't Golfsmith own the Snake Eyes name by then? I had a set of Viper Tour irons that were made after the Golfsmith acquisition. (Now Golfsmith ceases to exist)

Yes, that's correct.  The 600B and other models from that time were designed byGolfsmith as they owned Snake Eyes at the time.  Those Smith & Wesson blades are hard to find...you don't see them very often.

[onthehunt526]

13 minutes ago, 1badbadger said:

Yes, that's correct.  The 600B and other models from that time were designed byGolfsmith as they owned Snake Eyes at the time.  Those Smith & Wesson blades are hard to find...you don't see them very often.

Once in a while on eBay you'll come across a set of Snake Eyes forged by Smith & Wesson. They were unique to say the least, I believe the PW was marked as a "10-iron".

[Piz]

Smith & Wesson produced forgings for the Vandersen Design Group, who marketed the Snake Eyes brand, back in the late 90's/early 2000's.  That led to an agreement, 2002 thereabouts, to brand some clubs Smith & Wesson.  Don't know how long that lasted.  To my knowledge; Florence Henderson was not involved...RIP in any case.