Magnum Force

The following guns were used in the film Magnum Force:

Magnum Force (1973)

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. According to the dialogue, Callahan's .44 loads are in fact .44 Special ammunition, as indicated by the following dialogue. "It's a light Special. This size gun it gives you better control and less recoil than a .357 Magnum with wadcutters." This could have meant that he used a light .44 Magnum cartridge, possibly reloaded by himself; however, with a commentary by director John Milius in the 2008 DVD release of the Dirty Harry series, he states that the "light Special" line was in fact a mistake in the script.

Smith & Wesson Model 29 - .44 Magnum.

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"This is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world. It can take your head clean off. You've got to ask yourself one question, 'Do I feel lucky?'" Callahan's Model 29 during the opening credits.

Callahan with his Smith & Wesson Model 29 while shooting in the underground shooting range at the police station.

Callahan aims his Model 29 through the two-way glass during the stakeout in the grocery store. Here Eastwood has a loaded gun cocked, with his finger on the trigger before he plans to fire it.

Callahan fires his Model 29 during the police competition combat course.

Callahan checks his Model 29 while in his apartment.

Callahan surrenders his Model 29 to Lt. Briggs.

Colt Python

Officers John Davis (David Soul), Philip Sweet (Tim Matheson), "Red" Astrachan (Kip Niven) and Michael Grimes (Robert Urich) carry 4" Colt Python revolvers, as well as 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, Lt. Neil Briggs (Hal Holbrook) with a Colt Python, confronts Callahan after losing his Model 19 Snub as well. In the film the guns are shown capable of being sound suppressed, while this particular revolver has a gap between the barrel and cylinder that is too great and allows gases to escape, as well as sound. Not to mention the guns are not built to thread a suppressor, so such a modification would be quite difficult.

Colt Python with 4" Barrel - .357 Magnum.

Officer Davis executes a car full of criminals at the start of the film with his Colt Python.

Albert Popwell returns for his second role in the Dirty Harry series, this time playing a pimp whose bribes prove useless against Officer Davis, who soon executes him with his Colt Python. Note the squib and fake skin on his neck used to show the bullet impact.

Davis smacks a suppressor on to his Colt Python, which would be ineffective in real life.

Davis kills Officer Charlie McCoy (Mitch Ryan) in the parking garage with his suppressed Colt Python.

Davis fires his Colt Python during the police shooting competition.

Callahan runs a cylinder through Davis' Colt Python.

Officer Grimes (Robert Urich) fires his Colt Python at Callahan's car.

Lt. Neil Briggs (Hal Holbrook) with a Colt Python, confronts Callahan after losing his Model 19 Snub.

Colt Diamondback

Callahan's partner, Inspector Early Smith (Felton Perry) carries a Colt Diamondback as his sidearm in the film.

Colt Diamonback Snub - .38spl.

Insp. Smith reaches for his Colt Diamondback during the robbery.

Insp. Smith with his Colt Diamondback at the ready outside the grocery store.

Insp. Smith fires his Colt Diamondback outside Frank Palancio (Tony Giorgio) place.

Smith & Wesson M76

A Smith & Wesson M76 submachine gun is seen used by one of the "Death Squad" officers 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.

Smith & Wesson M76 Submachine gun - 9mm.

An officer loads his Smith & Wesson M76 with a magazine, which is clearly loaded with blanks.

The officer locks the bolt back on his Smith & Wesson M76.

The officer fires his Smith & Wesson M76 on the people in the pool. The gunfire heard is typically used to depict AK-47s in films, so it seems out of place for this gun.

The pool party massacred.

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 grocery store stakeout scene.

Smith & Wesson Model 10 - .38 Special.

Callahan is greeted by nervous hijackers with Smith & Wesson Model 10s.

A hijacker points his Model 10 at Callahan.

This is a pretty neutral way to hold a revolver, and an obvious opening to disarm the gunman, but that isn't Callahan's style.

A hijacker holds Callahan at gun point.

Callahan beats him unconscious and takes his Model 10 to kill the other hijacker with.

A robber in the grocery store with a Model 10.

Double Barreled Shotgun

When Insp. Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) and Insp. Early Smith (Felton Perry) are assigned to the stakeout mission in the grocery store, one of the robber holds a sawed off Double Barreled Shotgun with exposed hammers on Smith before the robber is shot by Callahan.

A robber with his Sawed Off Double Barreled Shotgun.

The robber holds his shotgun on Smith.

A good shot of the reciever.

"Get on your knees!"

Smith takes the shotgun after Callahan kills the robber.

During the shootout outside Frank Palancio's (Tony Giorgio) place with the police, one of Frank's men uses a hammerless shotgun, also sawed off. Due to continuity error, the gun fires off three shots from only two barrels.

"Fuck You!" One of Palancio's thugs yells at police with a sawed off shotgun in hand.

Beretta 951

One of the robbers during the stakeout scene in the grocery store 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.

Beretta 951 - 9mm.

A thug in the grocery store armed with a Beretta 951.

The thug fires his Beretta 951 at the shotgun wielding cop.

A Palancio thug is shot by officer Davis while armed with a Beretta 951.

Colt Detective Special

The murderous pimp (Albert Popwell) hides a Colt Detective Special between his legs when pulled over by Officer Davis (David Soul) but is shot before he can use it.

Colt Detective Special - .38spl.

The pimp prepares to hide his Colt Detective Special.

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 10 Snub - .38 Spl.

Insp. DeGeorgio during the shooting competition fires and checks his Smith & Wesson Model 10 Snub.

M1 Thompson

One of Frank Palancio's (Tony Giorgio) thugs 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.

M1 Thompson - .45 ACP.

A thug fires his M1 Thompson out the window.

The thug takes cover from Callahan's fire.

The thug is shot by Callahan and fires his Thompson as he falls back.

Browning Auto-5

One of Frank Palancio's (Tony Giorgio) 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.

Browning Auto 5 (pre WW2) - 12 gauge

The thug to the right carries out a Browning A5.

Browning Hi-Power

One of the criminals in the car during the start of the film tries to draw his Browning Hi-Power before being killed by Officer Davis (David Soul).

Browning Hi-Power - 9mm.

The thug is shot while trying to draw his Browning Hi-Power.

Winchester 1897

Frank Palancio (Tony Giorgio) uses a Winchester 1897 to shoot Officer Phil Sweet (Tim Matheson) through the door of his hideout and spark the shootout with the SFPD. Another one of his men uses one as well.

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).

A man target during the police competition combat course is seen armed with a Winchester 1897.

Palancio aims his Winchester 1897 at Officer Sweet through the door.

Palancio and one of his thugs fire on the SFPD.

Palancio's thug fires his Winchester 1897 at the cops.

Ithaca 37

A cop during the stakeout in the grocery store is seen using an Ithaca 37 shotgun while watching the robbery throught the two-way glass. During the shootout with Frank Palancio's (Tony Giorgio) men, Insp. Early Smith (Felton Perry) uses an Ithaca with an 18" barrel and blade sights.

Ithaca 37 - 12 Gauge.

An officer behind the two-way glass holds an Ithaca 37.

The officer runs out and gets shot in the vest.

Insp. Smith fires his Ithaca 37 at Palancio's men.

Winchester Model 70

San Francisco Police carry unknown sniper rifles in the film, which appear to be scoped Winchester Model 70s.

Winchester Model 70 - .30-06.

One of the two cops staking out in a building runs with a Winchester Model 70 when the criminals they are observing are killed.

A cop fires his Winchester Model 70 outside Palancio's place.

M1911A1

During the combat scenario in the police competition, one of the man targets is armed with an M1911A1.

M1911A1 - .45 ACP.

A man target armed with an M1911A1.

Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub

Lt. Neil Briggs (Hal Holbrook) holds Insp. Callahan (Clint Eastwood) at gun point with a Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub while in his car. He loses it in the car chase scene when Callahan overpowers him and throws it out of the window.

Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub - .357 Magnum.

Lt. Briggs holds Callahan at gunpoint with his Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub.

A good side shot of the Model 19 Snub.

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.

Note AR-15 variant behind Callahan.

See Also

• Dirty Harry
• The Enforcer
• Sudden Impact
• The Dead Pool