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'''The ''Ruger Blackhawk'' has been used in the following films'''
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[[Image:RugerBlackhawk44magnum.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Ruger Blackhawk - .44 Magnum.  This is the original Flat top Blackhawk, though shooting .44 Magnum hot loads proved painful to users of this revolver, so Ruger eventually beefed up the frame, made it all steel and changed the trigger guard, coining the new modified Blackhawk to be the "Super Blackhawk".]]
[[Image:RugerBlackhawk44magnum.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Ruger Blackhawk .44 magnum.]]
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[[File:RugerBlackhawk357EarlyModel.jpg |thumb|right|400px|Ruger Blackhawk - .357 Magnum]]
[[Image:RugerBlackhawk357.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Ruger Blackhawk .357 magnum.]]
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[[Image:RugerBlackhawk357.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Ruger Blackhawk - .357 Magnum]]
[[Image:RugerSuperBlackhawk.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Ruger '''Super''' Blackhawk - .44 magnum.  Beefed up version of the Blackhawk with a redesigned frame to help with the .44 magnum's recoil.  Note the different trigger guard from the standard Blackhawk.]]
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[[Image:Rugerblackhawk357stainless.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Ruger Blackhawk (Stainless Steel) - .357 Magnum]]
[[Image:RugerSuperBlackHawkStainless.jpg|thumb|right|400px|New Model Ruger '''Super''' Blackhawk (Stainless Steel) - .44 magnum.  Note that this New Model retains the original trigger Guard.]]
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[[Image:RugerSuperBlackhawk.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Ruger '''Super''' Blackhawk - .44 Magnum.  Beefed up version of the Blackhawk with a redesigned frame to help with the .44 Magnum's recoil.  Note the different trigger guard from the standard Blackhawk.]]
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[[Image:RugerSuperBlackHawkStainless.jpg|thumb|right|400px|New Model Ruger '''Super''' Blackhawk (Stainless Steel) - .44 Magnum.  Note that this New Model retains the original trigger guard.]]
  
  
==Information==
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{{Gun Title}}
The Ruger Blackhawk is a famed single action revolver first built by Ruger in the '50s. It is basically a [[Colt Single Action Army]] "Peacemaker" with a beefed up frame and cylinder, coiled springs, elevated and adjustable sights. Post-1973 models also incorporate a transfer bar, allowing the hammer to rest on a loaded cylinder without the risk of discharging the firearm, as well as simplified lockwork. It is sold in a vast array of calibers from .30 carbine, .41 caliber, .45 long colt, .22 long rifle and .22 magnum and the most popular .44 magnum and .357 magnum models.
 
  
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=Information=
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The Ruger Blackhawk is a famed single action revolver first built by Ruger in the '50s. It is basically a [[Colt Single Action Army]] "Peacemaker" with a beefed up frame and cylinder, coiled springs, elevated and adjustable sights. Post-1973 models also incorporate a transfer bar, allowing the hammer to rest on a loaded cylinder without the risk of discharging the firearm, as well as simplified lockwork. It is sold in a vast array of calibers from .30 Carbine, .41 Magnum, .45 Long Colt, .22 Long Rifle and .22 Magnum, to the most popular, .44 Magnum and .357 Magnum models.
  
== Specifications ==
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=Specifications=
 
 
 
''(1955 - present)''
 
''(1955 - present)''
  
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== Film ==
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==Film==
 
 
 
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| ''[[Please Don't Eat My Mother]]'' || [[Rene Bond]] || Harry's wife || stainless || 1973
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| rowspan="2"|''[[Wheels of Fire]]'' || Joe Mari Avellana || Scourge ||rowspan="2"| || rowspan="2"|1985
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|  || Scourge's Men
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| ''[[The Annihilators]]'' || [[Paul Koslo]] || Roy Boy Jagger || Super Blackhawk || 1985
 
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| ''[[Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man]]'' || [[Mickey Rourke]] || Harley Davidson || Super Blackhawk || 1991
 
| ''[[Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man]]'' || [[Mickey Rourke]] || Harley Davidson || Super Blackhawk || 1991
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| ''[[Steel Frontier]]'' || [[Joe Lara]] || Yuma || Super Blackhawk || 1995
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| ''[[Steel Frontier]]'' || [[Stacie Foster]] || Sarah || Super Blackhawk || 1995
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| ''[[Steel Frontier]]'' || [[Afifi Alaouie]] || Shay || Super Blackhawk || 1995
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| ''[[Steel Frontier]]'' ||  || Mercenaries || Super Blackhawk || 1995
 
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| ''[[Sin City]]'' || [[Bruce Willis]] || Det. John Hartigan || stainless || 2005
 
| ''[[Sin City]]'' || [[Bruce Willis]] || Det. John Hartigan || stainless || 2005
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| ''[[Sin City]]'' || [[Patricia Vonne]] || Dallas || stainless || 2005
 
| ''[[Sin City]]'' || [[Patricia Vonne]] || Dallas || stainless || 2005
 
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| ''[[Pig Hunt]]'' || [[Howard Johnson Jr.]] || Ben || stainless, wooden grips || 2008
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| ''[[Missionary Man]]'' || [[Matthew Tompkins]] || John Reno || Stainless || 2007
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| ''[[Missionary Man]]'' || [[Lawrence Varnado]] || Gomez || || 2007
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| ''[[Crawl]]'' || [[George Shevtsov]] || The Croatian || 4 5/8 Barrel  || 2011
 
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| ''[[Pig Hunt]]'' || [[Jason Foster]] || Jake Tibbs || stainless, wooden grips || 2008
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|''[[Wind River]]''||[[Jeremy Renner]]||Cory Lambert||4 5/8 inch barrel, stainless steel||2017
 
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| ''[[Pig Hunt]]'' || [[Travis Aaron Wade]] || John Hickman || stainless, wooden grips || 2008
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| ''[[The X-Files - Season 1|The X-Files]]'' || [[Michael Horse]] || Reservation Sheriff Charles Tskany || "Shapes" (S1E18) || 1994
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| ''[[Hap and Leonard - Season 1|Hap and Leonard]]'' || [[Michael K. Williams]] || Leonard Pine || "Savage Season" (S1E01) / Only seen in gun crate ||2016
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== Anime ==
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==Video Game==
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| ''[[GoldenEye 007]]'' || Cougar Magnum || stainless, wooden grips || 1997
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| ''[[Ghost Recon: Phantoms]]'' || Redhawk ||  || 2012
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| Chaka || ''[[Black Lagoon]]'' ||  || 2006
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|  || ''[[New Dream Hunter Rem: Massacre in the Phantasmic Labyrinth]]'' || is seen in the Geppetto base || 1992
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| Chaka || ''[[Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage]]'' ||  || 2006
 
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| Manami || ''[[Cat Planet Cuties]]'' / Episode: "Black Dog Serenade" ||  || 2010
 
| Manami || ''[[Cat Planet Cuties]]'' / Episode: "Black Dog Serenade" ||  || 2010
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=See Also=
 
=See Also=
 
* [[Ruger]] - A list of all firearms manufactured by Ruger.
 
* [[Ruger]] - A list of all firearms manufactured by Ruger.
 
[[Category:Gun]]  
 
[[Category:Gun]]  
 
[[Category:Revolver]]
 
[[Category:Revolver]]

Revision as of 18:27, 28 May 2018

Ruger Blackhawk - .44 Magnum. This is the original Flat top Blackhawk, though shooting .44 Magnum hot loads proved painful to users of this revolver, so Ruger eventually beefed up the frame, made it all steel and changed the trigger guard, coining the new modified Blackhawk to be the "Super Blackhawk".
Ruger Blackhawk - .357 Magnum
Ruger Blackhawk - .357 Magnum
Ruger Blackhawk (Stainless Steel) - .357 Magnum
Ruger Super Blackhawk - .44 Magnum. Beefed up version of the Blackhawk with a redesigned frame to help with the .44 Magnum's recoil. Note the different trigger guard from the standard Blackhawk.
New Model Ruger Super Blackhawk (Stainless Steel) - .44 Magnum. Note that this New Model retains the original trigger guard.


The Ruger Blackhawk and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Information

The Ruger Blackhawk is a famed single action revolver first built by Ruger in the '50s. It is basically a Colt Single Action Army "Peacemaker" with a beefed up frame and cylinder, coiled springs, elevated and adjustable sights. Post-1973 models also incorporate a transfer bar, allowing the hammer to rest on a loaded cylinder without the risk of discharging the firearm, as well as simplified lockwork. It is sold in a vast array of calibers from .30 Carbine, .41 Magnum, .45 Long Colt, .22 Long Rifle and .22 Magnum, to the most popular, .44 Magnum and .357 Magnum models.

Specifications

(1955 - present)

Type: Revolver

Length: 37 in (940 mm)

Weight: 5.25 lb (2.4 kg)

Caliber: .30 Carbine, .32-20 Winchester/.32 H&R Magnum Convertible, .327 Federal Magnum, .357 Magnum/9x19mm Parabellum Convertible, .357 Magnum, .357 Remington Maximum, .38-40 Winchester/10mm Auto Convertible, .41 Magnum, .44 Special, .44 Magnum, .45 Colt/.45 Automatic Colt Pistol Convertible, .45 Colt

Capacity: 6 or 8 round cylinder

Fire Modes: SA revolver


Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Wheels of Fire Joe Mari Avellana Scourge 1985
Scourge's Men
The Annihilators Paul Koslo Roy Boy Jagger Super Blackhawk 1985
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man Mickey Rourke Harley Davidson Super Blackhawk 1991
Steel Frontier Joe Lara Yuma Super Blackhawk 1995
Steel Frontier Stacie Foster Sarah Super Blackhawk 1995
Steel Frontier Afifi Alaouie Shay Super Blackhawk 1995
Steel Frontier Mercenaries Super Blackhawk 1995
Sin City Bruce Willis Det. John Hartigan stainless 2005
Sin City Jessica Alba Nancy Callahan stainless, holstered 2005
Sin City Patricia Vonne Dallas stainless 2005
Missionary Man Matthew Tompkins John Reno Stainless 2007
Missionary Man Lawrence Varnado Gomez 2007
Crawl George Shevtsov The Croatian 4 5/8 Barrel 2011
Wind River Jeremy Renner Cory Lambert 4 5/8 inch barrel, stainless steel 2017

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Date
The X-Files Michael Horse Reservation Sheriff Charles Tskany "Shapes" (S1E18) 1994
Hap and Leonard Michael K. Williams Leonard Pine "Savage Season" (S1E01) / Only seen in gun crate 2016

Video Game

Game Title Appears as Note Release Date
GoldenEye 007 Cougar Magnum stainless, wooden grips 1997
Ghost Recon: Phantoms Redhawk 2012

Anime

Character Title Note Date
New Dream Hunter Rem: Massacre in the Phantasmic Labyrinth is seen in the Geppetto base 1992
Chaka Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage 2006
Manami Cat Planet Cuties / Episode: "Black Dog Serenade" 2010


See Also

  • Ruger - A list of all firearms manufactured by Ruger.

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