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Exhibit 10.50

GUARANTY

      This GUARANTY, dated as of January 11, 2005, is given by Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation,
a Nevada corporation, with a usual place of business at 2100 Roosevelt Avenue, Springfield,
Massachusetts (the “Guarantor”) in favor of Banknorth, N.A., a national banking association,
located at 1441 Main Street, Springfield, Massachusetts (the “Lender”), to induce Lender to give,
in its discretion, time, credit or other banking facilities or accommodations to Smith & Wesson
Corp. (the “Borrower”). In consideration of the foregoing, Guarantor agrees as follows:

      1.     Guaranty of Payment and Performance. Guarantor hereby (jointly and severally with
all other guarantors, if any) guarantees to Lender the full and punctual payment when due (whether
at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), and the performance, of all liabilities, agreements and
other obligations of Borrower to Lender of every kind, nature and description (whether by way of
discount, letters of credit, lease, loan, overdraft or otherwise), whether now existing or
hereafter arising, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, secured or
unsecured, and including, without limitation, all costs and expenses incurred by Lender in
attempting to collect or enforce any of the foregoing, (collectively the “Obligations”). This
Guaranty is an absolute, unconditional and continuing guaranty of the full and punctual payment and
performance of the Obligations and not of their collectibility only and is in no way conditioned
upon any requirement that Lender first attempt to collect any of the Obligations from Borrower or
resort to any security or other means of obtaining their payment. Guarantor agrees that the
Obligations will be paid and performed strictly in accordance with their respective terms (as
amended from time-to-time) regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in
any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of Lender with respect thereto. Should
Borrower default in the payment or performance of any of the Obligations, the liabilities and
obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall become immediately due and payable to Lender, without
demand or notice of any nature, all of which are expressly waived by Guarantor. Payment and
performance by Guarantor hereunder may be required by Lender on any number of occasions.

      2.     Guarantor’s Further Agreement to Pay. Guarantor further agrees, as the principal
obligor and not as a guarantor only, to pay to Lender, on demand, all reasonable costs and expenses
(including, without limitation, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred or expended by
Lender in connection with the Obligations, this Guaranty and the enforcement thereof, together with
interest on all amounts recoverable under this Guaranty, from the time such amounts become due
until payment, at the rate per annum equal to the highest rate of interest charged with respect to
any of the Obligations.

      3.     General Waivers. Guarantor waives: (a) notice of acceptance hereof by Lender; (b)
presentment, demand and protest with respect to the Obligations and this Guaranty; (c) notice of
Obligations incurred or default upon any of the Obligations, and all other notices of any kind; (d)
all defenses which may be available by virtue of any statute of limitations, valuation, stay,
moratorium law or other similar law now or hereafter in effect; (e) any right to require the
marshalling of assets of Borrower; (f) all homestead rights, protections and exemptions; and (g)
all suretyship defenses

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generally.

      4.     Lender’s Freedom to Act. Lender may, without giving notice to or obtaining the
assent of Guarantor and without relieving Guarantor of any liability hereunder, deal with Borrower
or any other party now or hereafter liable upon any of the Obligations, in such manner as Lender in
its sole discretion deems appropriate, and in this regard, Guarantor agrees that the obligations of
Guarantor hereunder shall not be released or discharged, in whole or in part, or otherwise affected
by (a) the failure of Lender to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy
against Borrower, (b) any extensions or renewals of any of the Obligations, (c) any rescissions,
waivers, amendments or modifications of any of the terms or provisions of any agreement evidencing,
securing or otherwise executed in connection with any of the Obligations, (d) the substitution or
release of any party primarily or secondarily liable for any of the Obligations, (e) the adequacy
of any rights Lender may have against any collateral or other means of obtaining repayment of the
Obligations, (f) the impairment of any collateral securing any of the Obligations, including,
without limitation, the failure to perfect or preserve any rights Lender might have in such
collateral or the substitution, exchange, surrender, release, loss or destruction of any such
collateral, or (g) any other act or omission which might in any manner or to any extent vary the
risk of Guarantor or otherwise operate as a release or discharge of Guarantor, all of which may be
done without notice to or assent from Guarantor.

      5.     Unenforceability Of Obligations Against Borrower. If for any reason Borrower has
no legal existence or is under no legal obligation to discharge any of the Obligations, or if any
of the Obligations have become irrecoverable from Borrower by operation of law or for any other
reason, this Guaranty shall nevertheless be binding on Guarantor to the same extent as if Guarantor
at all times had been the principal obligor on all such Obligations. In the event that
acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Obligations is stayed upon the insolvency,
bankruptcy or reorganization of Borrower, or for any other reason, all such amounts otherwise
subject to acceleration under the terms of any agreement evidencing, securing or otherwise executed
in connection with any of the Obligations shall be immediately due and payable by Guarantor.

      6.     Subrogation. Guarantor also waives any and all rights of subrogation,
reimbursement, indemnity, contribution or the like which Guarantor might at any time have against
Borrower as a result of any payment by Guarantor to Lender hereunder; unless Lender otherwise
agrees, such waiver by Guarantor shall not be effective to the extent that, by virtue of such
waiver, Guarantor’s liability to Lender hereunder is rendered invalid, voidable or unenforceable
under any applicable federal or state laws dealing with the recovery or avoidance of so called
“fraudulent conveyances”, or otherwise. Until the payment and performance in full of the
Obligations and any and all obligations of Borrower to any affiliate of Lender, Guarantor will not
claim any set-off or counterclaim against Borrower in respect of any liability of Guarantor to
Borrower, and Guarantor waives any recourse against any collateral which may be held by Lender or
any such affiliate.

      7.     Debt Subordination. The payment of any amounts due with respect to any
indebtedness of Borrower now or hereafter held by Guarantor is hereby subordinated to the prior
payment in full of the Obligations, and Guarantor agrees that, in the absence of Lender’s prior
written consent, Guarantor will not demand, accept or sue for any payment upon, or otherwise
attempt to

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collect, any such indebtedness of Borrower to Guarantor until the Obligations shall
have been paid in full. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, Guarantor shall, without Lender’s prior
written consent, collect, enforce or receive any amounts in respect of such indebtedness, such
amounts shall be collected, enforced and received by Guarantor as trustee for Lender and be paid
over to Lender on account of the Obligations without affecting in any manner the liability of
Guarantor under the other provisions of this Guaranty.

      8.     Security; Set-Off. Any and all deposits or other sums at any time credited by, or
due to Guarantor from, Lender or any of its banking or lending affiliates or any loan participant
under any loan arrangement between Lender and Guarantor, and any cash, instruments, securities or
any other property of Guarantor, now or hereafter in the possession of Lender, or any of its
banking or lending affiliates or any loan participant under any loan arrangement between Lender and
Guarantor, whether for safe-keeping or otherwise, shall at all times constitute security (and
hereby remain subject to a pledge and grant of security interest by Guarantor) for the payment of
this Guaranty and all other obligations, whether now existing or hereafter arising, of Guarantor to
Lender and may be applied or set-off against any of such obligations, whether or not then due.

      9.     Term; Reinstatement. The obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall continue until
full payment is made of all of the Obligations and of all obligations and liabilities of Guarantor
hereunder. This Guaranty shall continue to be effective or reinstated, notwithstanding any return
by Lender to Guarantor of the original of this Guaranty, if at any time any payment made or value
received with respect to any of the Obligations or any of the obligations of Guarantor upon this
Guaranty is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or
reorganization of Borrower or Guarantor, or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made
or such value not received.

      10.     Governing Law; Successors and Assigns. This Guaranty is intended to take effect
as a sealed instrument, shall be governed by, and construed and in accordance with, the laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, shall be binding upon Guarantor and Guarantor’s heirs, executors,
administrators, successors and assigns, shall inure to the benefit of Lender and Lender’s
successors and assigns, and shall apply to all Obligations of Borrower and any successor to
Borrower, including any successor by operation of law.

      11.     Amendments and Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty
nor consent to any departure by Guarantor therefrom shall be effective unless the same shall be in
writing and signed by Lender. No failure on the part of Lender to exercise, and no delay in
exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of
any other right.

      12.     CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; JURY WAIVER. GUARANTOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL
RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF ANY DISPUTE RELATING,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS AND/OR THIS GUARANTY. GUARANTOR HEREBY SUBMITS
TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF

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MASSACHUSETTS (AND THE FEDERAL COURTS SITUATED THEREIN) WITH RESPECT TO ALL CLAIMS CONCERNING
THIS GUARANTY AND/OR ANY COLLATERAL SECURING GUARANTOR’S LIABILITIES TO LENDER.

      13.     Miscellaneous. This Guaranty constitutes the entire agreement of Guarantor with
respect to the matters set forth herein. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative
and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law or any other agreement, and this Guaranty shall
be in addition to, and not in substitution of, any other guaranty or security for the Obligations.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any one or more sections of this Guaranty shall not affect
the validity or enforceability of its remaining provisions. Captions are for the ease of reference
only and shall not affect the meaning of the relevant provision. The meaning of all defined terms
used in this Guaranty shall be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the terms
defined.

      Executed under seal and delivered as of the date first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	SMITH & WESSON

HOLDING CORPORATION
 
	/s/
Peter Marcil
	 	BY:	 	/s/ John A. Kelly
	 

	 	 
	 	 
	Witness

	 	Its duly authorized

4Exhibit 10.1

                              Consulting Agreement

     This Consulting Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered into,
effective January 18, 2005, by and between Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (the
"Company") and Scott A. Livengood (the "Consultant").

     Now therefore, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants herein
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows.

     1. Retirement. The Consultant has, simultaneously with the execution and
delivery hereof, terminated his employment with the Krispy Kreme Doughnut
Corporation ("KKDC") by reason of Retirement in accordance with Section 6(c) and
7(a) of the Employment Agreement between the Consultant and KKDC dated August
10, 1999 (the "Employment Agreement").

     2. Term. The term of the Consulting Agreement will begin on the date set
forth above and will end on the six month anniversary thereof, subject to an
automatic extension of the term for an additional period of six months unless
either party gives written notice to the other party at least 30 days prior to
the end of the initial six month term that such term will not be extended.

     3. Consulting and Cooperation Obligation. During the term of this
Agreement, the Consultant will consult with the Company as reasonably requested
by the Company for up to 40 hours per week. Except when specifically requested
by the Company, the consulting services are not expected to be performed on the
Company's premises. The Consultant will also agree to cooperate with the Company
in the transition of management of the Company and in connection with any
claims, investigations or lawsuits concerning the Company or its affiliates and
in the Company's relations with its franchisees, vendors, lenders and
shareholders. Such cooperation shall not, however, require the Consultant to
forfeit or jeopardize unreasonably his own legal rights and interests. Where the
Company has received the advice of counsel that it is permissible and in the
best interest of the Company, the Company agrees to reasonably cooperate in
connection with the Consultant's defense of claims or lawsuits relating to his
prior employment by the Company and to provide personal tax and other
employment-related information relating to the Consultant's prior employment.

     4. Fees. During the term of this Agreement, the Consultant will receive
consulting fees of $45,833.34 per month, paid on a semi-monthly basis in
arrears.

     5. Employee Benefits. If the Consultant makes a timely election of COBRA
coverage, the Company will pay the cost of the Consultant's COBRA medical
coverage for the Consultant and his dependents during the term of this
Agreement. The Company will also pay the cost of one executive physical exam for
each of the Consultant and his spouse consistent with the Company's procedures.
The Consultant will not be an employee of the Company and, as

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such, will not be eligible to participate in any of the employee benefit plans
of the Company or its affiliates.

     6. Reimbursement of Expenses. During the term of this Agreement, the
Consultant will be entitled to reimbursement for the reasonable and necessary
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him in performing the consulting services
specifically requested by the Company hereunder upon presentation of such
documentation thereof as the Company may reasonably require.

     7. Support Services. During the term of this Agreement, the Company will
provide the Consultant with administrative and information technology support
provided by Company personnel which is reasonably necessary in order for the
Consultant to provide the consulting services specifically requested by the
Company hereunder, and during the term the Company will also provide the
Consultant with a personal computer, a fax/copy machine and a computer printer.

     8. Attorneys' Fees. The Company will pay the reasonable fees and
disbursements of Davis & Harwell, P.A. incurred by the Consultant in negotiating
this Agreement. Such amounts shall be paid upon presentation of documentation of
such fees and disbursements which is reasonably acceptable to the Company.

     9. Noncompete. During the term of this Agreement and for one year
thereafter, the Consultant will not, directly or indirectly, personally or with
other employees, agents or otherwise, or on behalf of any other person, firm, or
corporation, engage in the business of making and selling doughnuts and
complementary products (a) within a 100 mile radius of any place of business of
the Company or its affiliates (including franchised operations) or of any place
where the Company or its affiliates (or one of its franchised operations) have
done business since August 10, 1999, (b) in any county where the Company or its
affiliates are doing business or have done business since August 10, 1999, or
(c) in any state where the Company or its affiliates are doing business or have
done business since August 10, 1999. Notwithstanding the above, ownership by the
Consultant of an interest in any licensed franchisee of the Company shall not be
deemed to be in violation of this Section 9. In the event of an actual or
threatened breach of this provision, the Company shall be entitled to an
injunction restraining the Consultant from such action and the Company shall not
be prohibited from obtaining such equitable relief or from pursuing any other
available remedies for such breach or threatened breach, including recovery of
damages from the Consultant.

     10. Confidential Information. The Consultant will not disclose or use at
any time during or after the term of this Agreement any Confidential Information
of which the Consultant is or becomes aware, whether or not such information is
developed by him. Under all circumstances and at all times, the Consultant will
take all appropriate steps to safeguard Confidential Information in his
possession and to protect it against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss and
theft. For purposes hereof, "Confidential Information" means information that is
not generally known to the public and that was or is used, developed or obtained
by the Company or its affiliates or franchisees in connection with their
business and which constitutes trade secrets or

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other information which the Company has attempted to protect. It shall not
include information (a) required to be disclosed by court or administrative
order (provided, however, that the Consultant agrees, to the extent reasonable
and practical and where not inconsistent with a court order or law, to inform
the Company of any such disclosure prior to or as soon thereafter as it is
practical to do so); (b) lawfully obtainable from other sources or which is in
the public domain through no fault of the Consultant; or (c) the disclosure of
which is consented to in writing by the Company.

     11. Return of Property. On the date hereof, the Consultant will deliver to
the Company all property of the Company and its affiliates, including the
Consultant's computers and all copies of computer files, documents, books and
records of the Company and its affiliates or franchisees in his possession or
within his control and also including all copies and embodiments, in whatever
form or medium, of all Confidential Information or intellectual property of the
Company and its affiliates or franchisees in the Consultant's possession or
within his control (including written records, notes, photographs, manuals,
notebooks, documentation, program listings, flow charts, magnetic media, disks,
diskettes, tapes and all other materials containing any such Confidential
Information or intellectual property), irrespective of the location or form of
such material and, if requested by the Company, will provide the Company with
written confirmation that to the best of his knowledge all such materials have
been delivered to the Company. The Consultant may remove from the Company's
premises his personal effects owned by him.

     12. Equitable Relief. The Consultant acknowledges that (a) the covenants
contained herein are reasonable, (b) the Consultant's services are unique, and
(c) a breach or threatened breach by him of any of his covenants and agreements
with the Company contained in Section 9 or 10 could cause irreparable harm to
the Company for which it would have no adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, and
in addition to any remedies which the Company may have at law, in the event of
an actual or threatened breach by the Consultant of his covenants and agreements
contained in Section 9 or 10, the Company shall have the absolute right, without
the necessity to post bond, to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for
such injunctive or other equitable relief as such court may deem necessary or
appropriate in the circumstances.

     13. Consent to Amendments. The provisions of this Agreement may be amended
or waived only by a written agreement executed and delivered by the Company and
the Consultant.

     14. Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements contained in this
Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto will bind and inure to
the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto
whether so expressed or not, provided that the Consultant may not assign his
rights or delegate his obligations under this Agreement without the written
consent of the Company and the Company may assign this Agreement only to a
successor to all or substantially all of its assets.

     15. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will
be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law,
but if any provi-

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sion of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable
law, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition
or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement.

     16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or
more counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than
one party, but all of which counterparts taken together will constitute one and
the same agreement.

     17. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.

     18. Notices. All notices, demands or other communications to be given or
delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement will be in
writing and will be deemed to have been given when delivered personally to the
recipient, two (2) business days after the date when sent to the recipient by
reputable express courier service (charges prepaid) or four (4) business days
after the date when mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail,
return receipt requested and postage prepaid. Such notices, demands and other
communications will be sent to the Consultant and to the Company at the
addresses set forth below.

        If to the Consultant:               Scott A. Livengood
                                            c/o Fred R. Harwell, Jr., Esq.
                                            Davis & Harwell, P.A.
                                            101 South Stratford Road, Suite 200
                                            Winston-Salem, NC  27104

        If to the Company:                  Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.
                                            370 Knollwood Street, Suite 500
                                            Winston-Salem, NC  27103
                                            Attn: R. Frank Murphy
                                                     General Counsel

or to such other address or to the attention of such other person as the
recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party.

     19. Withholding. The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under
this Agreement such federal, state, local or foreign taxes as shall be required
to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. The Consultant
shall be solely responsible for all income and other taxes imposed by law on
him.

     20. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among
the parties and supersedes any prior understandings, agreements or
representations by or among the parties, written or oral, that may have related
in any way to the subject matter hereof.

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     21. GOVERNING LAW. ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND
INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAW OF NORTH
CAROLINA, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the date and year first above written.

                                          KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.

                                          By: /s/ James H. Morgan
                                              -------------------------------
                                                  James H. Morgan
                                                  Chairman of the Board

                                          /s/ Scott A. Livengood
                                          -----------------------------------
                                              Scott A. Livengood

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