Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2014	Aug. 22, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jul. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	SWHC
Entity Registrant Name	Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation
Entity Central Index Key	0001092796
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		53,441,528