Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action

Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action - .44 Russian

British Army issued Garate revolver - .455 Webley. This is distinguished by its round trigger guard and "skullcrusher" grip.

Info

The Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action was the first commercially successful US-made double-action, essentially a double action version of the earlier New Model No.3. There were numerous copies made in Belgium and Spain, including the Garate revolver in .455 caliber used by the British Army in World War One.

Specifications

Date of manufacture: 1881 - 1913

Type: Revolver

Caliber: .44 Russian, .44-40 WCF-"Frontier" Model, .38-40 WCF, .455 Webley

Capacity: 6 round cylinder

Fire Modes: Single shot (Double Action Revolver)

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The Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action has been used in the following films:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
3:10 to Yuma	Unknown	Deputy Sherriff	Garate .455	2007
Sahara	Lennie James	General Kazim	Nickle-plated and Engraved	2005
Last Days of Frank and Jesse James, The	Darrell Wilks	Bob Ford		1986
Doctor Zhivago	Tom Courtenay	Pasha	Garate .455	1965
Doctor Zhivago	Julie Christie	Lara	Garate .455	1965
The Pay-Off	Lowell Sherman	Gene Fenmore	Garate .455	1930
The Pay-Off	William Janney	Tommy	Garate .455	1930

The Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action has been used in the following television shows:

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Boardwalk Empire	Billy Smith	Davey Murdoch	.	2010-Present

See Also

• Smith & Wesson New Model No.3 - The Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action is derived from this firearm.
• Smith & Wesson - A list of all weapons produced by Smith & Wesson