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The film marks the first time Callahan loses his trademark weapon, having surrendered it to Lieutenant Briggs ([[Hal Holbrook]]) near the end of the film, and presumably destroyed in a subsequent car explosion where it was left behind. | The film marks the first time Callahan loses his trademark weapon, having surrendered it to Lieutenant Briggs ([[Hal Holbrook]]) near the end of the film, and presumably destroyed in a subsequent car explosion where it was left behind. | ||
[[Image:Smith&WessonModel29.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 29 - .44 Magnum]] | [[Image:Smith&WessonModel29.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 29 - .44 Magnum]] | ||
− | [[Image:DH2S&W29-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|''"This is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world. And it could blow your head clean off... Do you feel lucky?"'' Callahan's Model 29 during the opening credits.]] | + | [[Image:DH2S&W29-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|''"This is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world. And it could blow your head clean off... Do you feel lucky?"'' <BR> Callahan's Model 29 during the opening credits.]] |
[[Image:DH2S&W29-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Callahan with his Smith & Wesson Model 29 while shooting in the underground shooting range at the police station.]] | [[Image:DH2S&W29-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Callahan with his Smith & Wesson Model 29 while shooting in the underground shooting range at the police station.]] | ||
[[Image:DH2S&W29-3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Callahan aims his Model 29 through the two-way glass during the stakeout in the Cost Plus. Here Eastwood has a loaded gun cocked, with his finger on the trigger before he plans to fire it.]] | [[Image:DH2S&W29-3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Callahan aims his Model 29 through the two-way glass during the stakeout in the Cost Plus. Here Eastwood has a loaded gun cocked, with his finger on the trigger before he plans to fire it.]] | ||
[[Image:DH2S&W29-4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Callahan fires his Model 29 during the police competition combat course.]] | [[Image:DH2S&W29-4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Callahan fires his Model 29 during the police competition combat course.]] | ||
[[File:MagnumF 26.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Callahan uses a speedloader to reload his .44 Model 29 while on the combat course. This is one of the rare instances Harry is seen reloading his revolver in the series.]] | [[File:MagnumF 26.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Callahan uses a speedloader to reload his .44 Model 29 while on the combat course. This is one of the rare instances Harry is seen reloading his revolver in the series.]] | ||
− | [[Image:DH2S&W29-5.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Callahan checks his Model 29 while in his apartment.]] | + | [[Image:DH2S&W29-5.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Callahan checks his [[Smith & Wesson Model 29]] while in his apartment.]] |
[[Image:DH2S&W29-6.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Callahan surrenders his Model 29 to Lt. Briggs.]] | [[Image:DH2S&W29-6.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Callahan surrenders his Model 29 to Lt. Briggs.]] | ||
==Colt Python== | ==Colt Python== | ||
The motorcycle cops featured in the film: Officers John Davis ([[David Soul]]), Philip Sweet ([[Tim Matheson]]), Alan "Red" Astrachan ([[Kip Niven]]) and Michael Grimes ([[Robert Urich]]) carry 4" barreled [[Colt Python]] revolvers, as do just about every other officer of the SFPD. During the police shooting competition, Davis lets Insp. Harry Callahan ([[Clint Eastwood]]) try out his Python, in which he deliberately misses a target to analyze the slug with a ballistics microscope. At the end of the film, Lieutenant Neil Briggs ([[Hal Holbrook]]), using a Colt Python, confronts Callahan after losing his Model 19 Snub as well. In the film, the guns are shown capable of having a suppressor attached by sliding it onto the end of the barrel. Almost all revolvers have a gap between the barrel and cylinder which allows gases to escape, as well as sound, meaning they cannot be effectively suppressed. The device shown in the movie also seems to be attached to the weapon purely by friction between the barrel and the long side arms; it seems fairly likely that the first attempt to fire with it in place would shoot the device off the end of the gun were it actually trapping propellant gases rather than simply being a functionless barrel extension. | The motorcycle cops featured in the film: Officers John Davis ([[David Soul]]), Philip Sweet ([[Tim Matheson]]), Alan "Red" Astrachan ([[Kip Niven]]) and Michael Grimes ([[Robert Urich]]) carry 4" barreled [[Colt Python]] revolvers, as do just about every other officer of the SFPD. During the police shooting competition, Davis lets Insp. Harry Callahan ([[Clint Eastwood]]) try out his Python, in which he deliberately misses a target to analyze the slug with a ballistics microscope. At the end of the film, Lieutenant Neil Briggs ([[Hal Holbrook]]), using a Colt Python, confronts Callahan after losing his Model 19 Snub as well. In the film, the guns are shown capable of having a suppressor attached by sliding it onto the end of the barrel. Almost all revolvers have a gap between the barrel and cylinder which allows gases to escape, as well as sound, meaning they cannot be effectively suppressed. The device shown in the movie also seems to be attached to the weapon purely by friction between the barrel and the long side arms; it seems fairly likely that the first attempt to fire with it in place would shoot the device off the end of the gun were it actually trapping propellant gases rather than simply being a functionless barrel extension. | ||
− | [[Image:Colt-Python.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:Colt-Python.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Colt Python with 4" Barrel - .357 Magnum]] |
[[Image:DH2ColtPython-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A closeup of an officer's Colt Python as he executes the criminals at the beginning of the film.]] | [[Image:DH2ColtPython-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A closeup of an officer's Colt Python as he executes the criminals at the beginning of the film.]] | ||
− | [[Image:DH2ColtPython-3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|[[Albert Popwell]] returns for his second role in the | + | [[Image:DH2ColtPython-3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|[[Albert Popwell]] returns for his second role in the ''Dirty Harry'' series, this time playing J.J. Wilson, a pimp who is pulled over the day after he kills one of his own prostitutes. His bribes prove useless against an SFPD motorcycle officer, who quickly executes him by shooting him five times - once in the neck and four times in the chest. Notice the squib and fake skin on his neck used to show the first bullet's impact.]] |
[[Image:DH2ColtPython-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An officer smacks a suppressor on to his Colt Python before a hit. A suppressor like the one shown here would be ineffective in real life.]] | [[Image:DH2ColtPython-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An officer smacks a suppressor on to his Colt Python before a hit. A suppressor like the one shown here would be ineffective in real life.]] | ||
[[Image:DH2ColtPython-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The suppressed Python is used in the parking garage during a confrontation between Davis and another officer.]] | [[Image:DH2ColtPython-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The suppressed Python is used in the parking garage during a confrontation between Davis and another officer.]] | ||
[[File:MagnumF 24.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Officer John Davis ([[David Soul]]) uses a speedloader to reload his Colt Python before the combat challenge in the shooting competition.]] | [[File:MagnumF 24.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Officer John Davis ([[David Soul]]) uses a speedloader to reload his Colt Python before the combat challenge in the shooting competition.]] | ||
− | [[Image:DH2ColtPython-6.jpg|thumb|none|601px|John Davis fires his Colt Python during the police shooting competition.]] | + | [[Image:DH2ColtPython-6.jpg|thumb|none|601px|John Davis fires his [[Colt Python]] during the police shooting competition.]] |
[[Image:DH2ColtPython-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Callahan runs a cylinder through Davis' Colt Python. Note that here you can clearly see a flash of escaping gas between the cylinder and the frame, showing why the suppressor would not be effective.]] | [[Image:DH2ColtPython-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Callahan runs a cylinder through Davis' Colt Python. Note that here you can clearly see a flash of escaping gas between the cylinder and the frame, showing why the suppressor would not be effective.]] | ||
[[Image:DH2ColtPython-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Officer Grimes ([[Robert Urich]]) fires his Colt Python.]] | [[Image:DH2ColtPython-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Officer Grimes ([[Robert Urich]]) fires his Colt Python.]] | ||
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==Colt Diamondback== | ==Colt Diamondback== | ||
Callahan's partner, Inspector Early Smith ([[Felton Perry]]) carries a [[Colt Diamondback]] as his sidearm in the film. | Callahan's partner, Inspector Early Smith ([[Felton Perry]]) carries a [[Colt Diamondback]] as his sidearm in the film. | ||
− | [[Image:ColtDiamondback38.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:ColtDiamondback38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Diamonback Snub - .38 Special]] |
[[Image:DH2ColtDS-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Insp. Smith reaches for his Colt Diamondback during the Cost Plus robbery.]] | [[Image:DH2ColtDS-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Insp. Smith reaches for his Colt Diamondback during the Cost Plus robbery.]] | ||
[[Image:DH2ColtPython-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Inspector Early Smith ([[Felton Perry]]) with his Colt Diamondback at the ready outside the Cost Plus.]] | [[Image:DH2ColtPython-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Inspector Early Smith ([[Felton Perry]]) with his Colt Diamondback at the ready outside the Cost Plus.]] | ||
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==Smith & Wesson Model 10== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 10== | ||
During the plane hijack, the two hijackers use [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] revolvers as their weapons. When Insp. Harry Callahan ([[Clint Eastwood]]) infiltrates the plane disguised as a pilot, he knocks out one of them and uses the gun to kill the other hijacker as he flees. Another Model 10 is seen in the hands of a robber during the Cost Plus stakeout scene. | During the plane hijack, the two hijackers use [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] revolvers as their weapons. When Insp. Harry Callahan ([[Clint Eastwood]]) infiltrates the plane disguised as a pilot, he knocks out one of them and uses the gun to kill the other hijacker as he flees. Another Model 10 is seen in the hands of a robber during the Cost Plus stakeout scene. | ||
− | [[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 10 - .38 Special]] |
[[Image:DH2S&W10-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Callahan is greeted by nervous hijackers with Smith & Wesson Model 10s.]] | [[Image:DH2S&W10-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Callahan is greeted by nervous hijackers with Smith & Wesson Model 10s.]] | ||
[[Image:DH2S&W10-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A hijacker points his Model 10 at Callahan.]] | [[Image:DH2S&W10-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A hijacker points his Model 10 at Callahan.]] | ||
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[[Image:DH2S&W10-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A hijacker holds Callahan at gun point.]] | [[Image:DH2S&W10-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A hijacker holds Callahan at gun point.]] | ||
[[Image:DH2S&W10-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Callahan beats him unconscious and takes his Model 10 to kill the other hijacker with.]] | [[Image:DH2S&W10-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Callahan beats him unconscious and takes his Model 10 to kill the other hijacker with.]] | ||
− | [[Image:DH2S&W10-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A robber in the Cost Plus with a Model 10.]] | + | [[Image:DH2S&W10-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A robber in the Cost Plus with a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]].]] |
==Colt Detective Special== | ==Colt Detective Special== | ||
J.J. Wilson ([[Albert Popwell]]) hides a [[Colt Detective Special]] between his legs when pulled over by Sweet ([[Tim Matheson]]) but is shot before he can use it. | J.J. Wilson ([[Albert Popwell]]) hides a [[Colt Detective Special]] between his legs when pulled over by Sweet ([[Tim Matheson]]) but is shot before he can use it. | ||
− | [[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Detective Special - .38 Special]] |
[[Image:DH2ColtDS-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Wilson prepares to hide his Colt Detective Special.]] | [[Image:DH2ColtDS-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Wilson prepares to hide his Colt Detective Special.]] | ||
==Smith & Wesson Model 10 Snub== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 10 Snub== | ||
Inspector Frank DeGeorgio ([[John Mitchum]]) is seen using a snub-nosed [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] to shoot targets during the police competition. | Inspector Frank DeGeorgio ([[John Mitchum]]) is seen using a snub-nosed [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] to shoot targets during the police competition. | ||
− | [[Image:S&WModel10Snub.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:S&WModel10Snub.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 10 Snub - .38 Special]] |
[[Image:DH2ColtDS-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Insp. DeGeorgio during the shooting competition fires and checks his Smith & Wesson Model 10 Snub.]] | [[Image:DH2ColtDS-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Insp. DeGeorgio during the shooting competition fires and checks his Smith & Wesson Model 10 Snub.]] | ||
==Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose== | ||
Lieutenant Neil Briggs ([[Hal Holbrook]]) is seen pulling a [[Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose]] during a conversation with Callahan. Briggs mentioned earlier in the film that he's proud of the fact that he never had to take his gun out of its holster once, to which Callhan replies, ''"Well, you're a good man, Briggs. A good man always knows his limitations."'' | Lieutenant Neil Briggs ([[Hal Holbrook]]) is seen pulling a [[Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose]] during a conversation with Callahan. Briggs mentioned earlier in the film that he's proud of the fact that he never had to take his gun out of its holster once, to which Callhan replies, ''"Well, you're a good man, Briggs. A good man always knows his limitations."'' | ||
− | [[Image:Smith&Wesson.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:Smith&Wesson.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub - .357 Magnum.]] |
[[Image:DH2S&W19snub-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Briggs holds Callahan at gunpoint with his Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub.]] | [[Image:DH2S&W19snub-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lt. Briggs holds Callahan at gunpoint with his Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub.]] | ||
[[Image:DH2S&W19snub-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good side shot of the Model 19 Snub.]] | [[Image:DH2S&W19snub-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A good side shot of the Model 19 Snub.]] | ||
=Pistols= | =Pistols= | ||
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==Beretta 951== | ==Beretta 951== | ||
One of the robbers during the stakeout scene in the Cost Plus uses a [[Beretta M951|Beretta 951]]. A thug during the shootout in Frank Palancio's ([[Tony Giorgio]]) hideout, the shotgun-wielding thug tries to draw a Beretta but is killed by Officer Davis ([[David Soul]]) before he can fire off a shot. | One of the robbers during the stakeout scene in the Cost Plus uses a [[Beretta M951|Beretta 951]]. A thug during the shootout in Frank Palancio's ([[Tony Giorgio]]) hideout, the shotgun-wielding thug tries to draw a Beretta but is killed by Officer Davis ([[David Soul]]) before he can fire off a shot. | ||
− | [[Image:Beretta 951.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:Beretta 951.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Beretta 951 - 9x19mm]] |
[[Image:DH2Beretta951-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A thug in the Cost Plus armed with a Beretta 951.]] | [[Image:DH2Beretta951-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A thug in the Cost Plus armed with a Beretta 951.]] | ||
[[Image:DH2Beretta951-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The thug fires his Beretta 951 at the shotgun wielding cop.]] | [[Image:DH2Beretta951-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The thug fires his Beretta 951 at the shotgun wielding cop.]] | ||
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==Browning Hi-Power== | ==Browning Hi-Power== | ||
Ricca's bodyguard during the start of the film tries to draw his [[Browning Hi-Power]], but is shot before he can pull the trigger. | Ricca's bodyguard during the start of the film tries to draw his [[Browning Hi-Power]], but is shot before he can pull the trigger. | ||
− | [[Image:BrowningHiPowerPistol9mm.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:BrowningHiPowerPistol9mm.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Browning Hi-Power - 9x19mm]] |
[[Image:DH2BrowningHP-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The bodyguard is shot by Davis while trying to draw his Browning Hi-Power.]] | [[Image:DH2BrowningHP-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The bodyguard is shot by Davis while trying to draw his Browning Hi-Power.]] | ||
==M1911A1== | ==M1911A1== | ||
During the combat scenario in the police competition, one of the man targets is armed with an [[M1911A1]]. | During the combat scenario in the police competition, one of the man targets is armed with an [[M1911A1]]. | ||
− | [[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|350px|M1911A1 - .45 ACP]] |
[[Image:DH2M1911A1-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A man target armed with an M1911A1.]] | [[Image:DH2M1911A1-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A man target armed with an M1911A1.]] | ||
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==Browning Auto-5== | ==Browning Auto-5== | ||
Another one of Palancio's thugs retrieves a [[Browning Auto-5]] from the stored weapon before the shootout with the SFPD. It could also be the Remington 11 or the Savage 720, both of which are near identical clones by those companies. | Another one of Palancio's thugs retrieves a [[Browning Auto-5]] from the stored weapon before the shootout with the SFPD. It could also be the Remington 11 or the Savage 720, both of which are near identical clones by those companies. | ||
− | [[Image:BrowAut5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning Auto 5 (pre WW2) - 12 | + | [[Image:BrowAut5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning Auto 5 (pre WW2) - 12 Gauge]] |
[[Image:DH2BrowningA5-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The thug to the right carries out a Browning A5.]] | [[Image:DH2BrowningA5-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The thug to the right carries out a Browning A5.]] | ||
==Winchester Model 1897== | ==Winchester Model 1897== | ||
Frank Palancio ([[Tony Giorgio]]) uses a [[Winchester Model 1897]] to shoot an SFPD officer through the door of his hideout and spark the shootout with the SFPD. Another one of his men, Dickie, uses one as well. | Frank Palancio ([[Tony Giorgio]]) uses a [[Winchester Model 1897]] to shoot an SFPD officer through the door of his hideout and spark the shootout with the SFPD. Another one of his men, Dickie, uses one as well. | ||
− | [[Image:Winchester1897Plain.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Winchester Model 1897 - 12 | + | [[Image:Winchester1897Plain.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Winchester Model 1897 - 12 Gauge. This is an imported copy of the non-take down version of the Winchester 1897 Shotgun (a Norinco 97W shotgun, imported by IAC).]] |
[[Image:DH2Win97-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A man target during the police competition combat course is seen armed with a Winchester 1897.]] | [[Image:DH2Win97-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A man target during the police competition combat course is seen armed with a Winchester 1897.]] | ||
[[Image:DH2Win97-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Palancio aims his Winchester 1897 at Officer Sweet through the door.]] | [[Image:DH2Win97-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Palancio aims his Winchester 1897 at Officer Sweet through the door.]] | ||
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==Winchester Model 70== | ==Winchester Model 70== | ||
San Francisco Police carry scoped [[Winchester Model 70]]s in the film. | San Francisco Police carry scoped [[Winchester Model 70]]s in the film. | ||
− | [[Image:Win70-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Winchester Model 70 - .30-06 | + | [[Image:Win70-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Winchester Model 70 - .30-06]] |
[[Image:DH2Win70-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Casale (Will Hutchins) and Frank DiGeorgio ([[John Mitchum]]) run with Winchester Model 70s to the scene after Davis kills the criminals they are observing.]] | [[Image:DH2Win70-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Casale (Will Hutchins) and Frank DiGeorgio ([[John Mitchum]]) run with Winchester Model 70s to the scene after Davis kills the criminals they are observing.]] | ||
[[Image:DH2Win70-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A cop fires his Winchester Model 70 outside Palancio's place.]] | [[Image:DH2Win70-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A cop fires his Winchester Model 70 outside Palancio's place.]] | ||
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The room at the police station used for Ballistics Analysis has a vast array of guns, many of which are obscured from view or are too difficult to identify. | The room at the police station used for Ballistics Analysis has a vast array of guns, many of which are obscured from view or are too difficult to identify. | ||
[[Image:DH2GunRoom-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:DH2GunRoom-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
− | [[Image:DH2GunRoom-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note AR-15 variant behind Callahan.]] | + | [[Image:DH2GunRoom-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Note [[M16|AR-15]] variant behind Callahan.]] |
[[Image:DH2GunRoom-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:DH2GunRoom-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
[[Image:DH2GunRoom-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:DH2GunRoom-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] |
Revision as of 22:06, 23 April 2015
Magnum Force is the second installment in the Dirty Harry film franchise, Clint Eastwood returns as Dirty Harry, who investigates a series of murders of individuals who happen to be notorious criminals. The 1973 film was written by Dirty Harry co-writer John Milius, and the cast included Hal Holbrook, David Soul, Robert Urich, and Felton Perry.
The following weapons were used in the film Magnum Force:
WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!
Revolvers
Smith & Wesson Model 29
Inspector "Dirty Harry" Callahan (Clint Eastwood) returns with his ".44 Magnum", a Smith & Wesson Model 29 with a 6 1/2" barrel as his famous sidearm in the film. In the film, during the firing range scene, it is implied that Callahan's .44 loads are in fact .44 Special, and not Magnums when he states "It's a light Special. This size gun it gives you better control and less recoil than a .357 Magnum with wadcutters." However in this context, the dialogue could have meant that he used a 'light' .44 Magnum cartridge, possibly reloaded by himself. In the 2008 DVD release of the Dirty Harry series, writer John Milius comments that the "light Special" line was in fact misinterpreted by the cast and crew and actually meant he used a specially prepared lighter Magnum load.
The film marks the first time Callahan loses his trademark weapon, having surrendered it to Lieutenant Briggs (Hal Holbrook) near the end of the film, and presumably destroyed in a subsequent car explosion where it was left behind.
Colt Python
The motorcycle cops featured in the film: Officers John Davis (David Soul), Philip Sweet (Tim Matheson), Alan "Red" Astrachan (Kip Niven) and Michael Grimes (Robert Urich) carry 4" barreled Colt Python revolvers, as do just about every other officer of the SFPD. During the police shooting competition, Davis lets Insp. Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) try out his Python, in which he deliberately misses a target to analyze the slug with a ballistics microscope. At the end of the film, Lieutenant Neil Briggs (Hal Holbrook), using a Colt Python, confronts Callahan after losing his Model 19 Snub as well. In the film, the guns are shown capable of having a suppressor attached by sliding it onto the end of the barrel. Almost all revolvers have a gap between the barrel and cylinder which allows gases to escape, as well as sound, meaning they cannot be effectively suppressed. The device shown in the movie also seems to be attached to the weapon purely by friction between the barrel and the long side arms; it seems fairly likely that the first attempt to fire with it in place would shoot the device off the end of the gun were it actually trapping propellant gases rather than simply being a functionless barrel extension.
Colt Diamondback
Callahan's partner, Inspector Early Smith (Felton Perry) carries a Colt Diamondback as his sidearm in the film.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
During the plane hijack, the two hijackers use Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolvers as their weapons. When Insp. Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) infiltrates the plane disguised as a pilot, he knocks out one of them and uses the gun to kill the other hijacker as he flees. Another Model 10 is seen in the hands of a robber during the Cost Plus stakeout scene.
Colt Detective Special
J.J. Wilson (Albert Popwell) hides a Colt Detective Special between his legs when pulled over by Sweet (Tim Matheson) but is shot before he can use it.
Smith & Wesson Model 10 Snub
Inspector Frank DeGeorgio (John Mitchum) is seen using a snub-nosed Smith & Wesson Model 10 to shoot targets during the police competition.
Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose
Lieutenant Neil Briggs (Hal Holbrook) is seen pulling a Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose during a conversation with Callahan. Briggs mentioned earlier in the film that he's proud of the fact that he never had to take his gun out of its holster once, to which Callhan replies, "Well, you're a good man, Briggs. A good man always knows his limitations."
Pistols
Beretta 951
One of the robbers during the stakeout scene in the Cost Plus uses a Beretta 951. A thug during the shootout in Frank Palancio's (Tony Giorgio) hideout, the shotgun-wielding thug tries to draw a Beretta but is killed by Officer Davis (David Soul) before he can fire off a shot.
Browning Hi-Power
Ricca's bodyguard during the start of the film tries to draw his Browning Hi-Power, but is shot before he can pull the trigger.
M1911A1
During the combat scenario in the police competition, one of the man targets is armed with an M1911A1.
Shotguns
Double Barreled Shotgun
When Insp. Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) and Insp. Early Smith (Felton Perry) are assigned to the stakeout mission in the Cost Plus, one of the robber holds a sawed off Double Barreled Shotgun with exposed hammers on Smith before the robber is shot by Callahan. During the shootout outside Frank Palancio's (Tony Giorgio) place with the police, one of Frank's men, Ed, uses a hammerless double-barreled shotgun, also sawed off. Due to continuity error, the gun fires off three shots from only two barrels.
Browning Auto-5
Another one of Palancio's thugs retrieves a Browning Auto-5 from the stored weapon before the shootout with the SFPD. It could also be the Remington 11 or the Savage 720, both of which are near identical clones by those companies.
Winchester Model 1897
Frank Palancio (Tony Giorgio) uses a Winchester Model 1897 to shoot an SFPD officer through the door of his hideout and spark the shootout with the SFPD. Another one of his men, Dickie, uses one as well.
Ithaca 37
The uniformed cop in the break room during the stakeout in the Cost Plus is seen using an Ithaca 37 shotgun while watching the robbery through the two-way glass. During the shootout with Frank Palancio's men, Early Smith uses an Ithaca with an 18" barrel and rifle sights.
Submachine Guns
Smith & Wesson M76
A Smith & Wesson M76 submachine gun is seen used by Officer Alan "Red" Astrachan (Kip Niven) to kill a large number of underworld folks at a swimming pool party.
Trivia: Anyone who owns a copy of the DVD may note this scene is called "The Dead Pool" in the scene index, a play on the fifth installment in the Dirty Harry series, The Dead Pool.
M1 Thompson
One of Frank Palancio's (Tony Giorgio) thugs, Chuck, fires on the SFPD officers with an M1 Thompson before being killed by Insp. Callahan (Clint Eastwood). Another also fires on Callahan but it is harder to see and he is killed quickly.
Rifles
Winchester Model 70
San Francisco Police carry scoped Winchester Model 70s in the film.
Other
Ballistics Analysis Armory
The room at the police station used for Ballistics Analysis has a vast array of guns, many of which are obscured from view or are too difficult to identify.