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Smith & Wesson Model 15
The Smith & Wesson Model 15 "Combat Masterpiece" was in common use with police and private security officers from the 1950's to the 80's. The four inch barrel configuration was manufactured throughout its production history (1949-1999).
At various times it was also available with a two inch barrel (1964-1988), six inch barrel (1986-1992) and the eight and three eights inch barrel (1986-1988). The last two longer barrel lengths were issued after Smith and Wesson ceased production of the Model 15's target version the Model 14 "Target Masterpiece" in 1982.
The Model 15, and later the stainless Model 67, was issued to officers of the L.A.P.D. for many years. It was, at the same time, a standard issue to pilots in the United States Air Force as well as the Air Force Security Police.
It was a counterpart of the Smith & Wesson Model 10 with adjustable sights and a "target" action. It is also the "duty" version of the Smith & Wesson Model 14 "Target Masterpiece". The biggest difference between the Model 15 and Model 14 was the Model 15 had a four inch barrel and the Baughman quick draw front sight while the Model 14 was initially only available with a six inch barrel and the Patridge front sight. The Patridge was not conducive to a "snag-free" quick draw while the Baughman was.
It was discontinued in 1999, but a stainless version, Smith & Wesson Model 67 is still in production. Chambered in .38 Special only, it has only approximately 50% power of the modern .357 Magnums. This gun is also the ancestor of the Smith & Wesson Model 19 "Combat Magnum".
The Smith & Wesson Model 15 Combat Masterpiece Revolver was a K-Frame revolver chambered for .38 Special. The Model 16 was a target model chambered for .32 S&W Long (and is not a common revolver). The Model 17 Target Masterpiece was a .22LR Model based on the same frame but for most of its production was made only with a six inch barrel. The Model 18 Combat Masterpiece (.22 LR) is a duplicate of the Model 15 with a four inch barrel.
Specifications
(1949 - 1999)
- Type: Revolver
- Caliber(s): .38 Special
- Weight: 2.13 lbs (0.96 kg)
- Length: 9.13 in (23.2 cm) (4 in barrel)
- Barrel length(s): 2 in (5.1 cm), 4 in (10.2 cm), 6 in (15.3 cm)
- Capacity: 6-round Cylinder
- Fire Modes: SA/DA
The Smith & Wesson Model 15 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Smith & Wesson Model 15
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Streets | Robert De Niro | Johnny Boy | . | 1973 |
| The Dove | Joseph Bottoms | Robin Lee Graham | 1974 | |
| Shriek of the Mutilated | Jimmy Silva | Policeman | . | 1974 |
| Mr. Majestyk | Taylor Lacher | Gene Lundy | . | 1974 |
| Jaws | Roy Scheider | Chief Brody | . | 1975 |
| Assault on Precinct 13 | . | . | . | 1976 |
| Two-Minute Warning | Charlton Heston | Capt. Peter Holly | . | 1976 |
| Two-Minute Warning | . | LAPD officers | . | 1976 |
| Halloween | Donald Pleasence | Dr. Sam Loomis | Target Grips | 1978 |
| Rolling Thunder | thug | 1977 | ||
| Jaws 2 | Roy Scheider | Chief Brody | . | 1978 |
| Hopscotch | . | FBI agent | . | 1980 |
| Halloween II | Donald Pleasence | Dr. Sam Loomis | . | 1981 |
| Sharky's Machine | . | Atlanta City Police Patrolman | . | 1981 |
| Fighting Back | . | Vigilantes in news footage | . | 1982 |
| The Star Chamber | . | Police officers | . | 1983 |
| Deadly Circuit (Mortelle randonnée) | Bank security guard | 1983 | ||
| The Terminator | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Terminator | Nickel-plated | 1984 |
| The Terminator | . | LAPD officers | . | 1984 |
| Death Wish 3 | . | Civilian | . | 1985 |
| To Live and Die in L.A. | John Turturro | Carl Cody | . | 1985 |
| To Live and Die in L.A. | William Petersen | USSS Agent Richard Chance | . | 1985 |
| To Live and Die in L.A. | Jack Hoar | Jack | . | 1985 |
| To Live and Die in L.A. | John Pankow | Vukovich | . | 1985 |
| To Live and Die in L.A. | . | Airport Police officer | . | 1985 |
| Cobra | . | Police officers | . | 1986 |
| Cobra | . | Security guard | . | 1986 |
| Iron Eagle | . | USAF Security Police | . | 1986 |
| Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | . | Police officers | . | 1986 |
| 52 Pick-Up | John Glover | Alan Raimy | 1986 | |
| Lethal Weapon | . | LAPD officers | . | 1987 |
| The Monster Squad | Ryan Lambert | Rudy | Loaded with silver bullet | 1987 |
| The Monster Squad | Bryan Kestner | Rookie cop | . | 1987 |
| The Monster Squad | Police officers | . | 1987 | |
| Beverly Hills Cop 2 | Brigitte Nielsen | Karla Fry | . | 1987 |
| Beverly Hills Cop 2 | . | Security guard | . | 1987 |
| Beverly Hills Cop 2 | Dean Stockwell | Charles Kane | . | 1987 |
| Extreme Prejudice | Dan Tullis Jr. | Sgt. Luther Fry | . | 1987 |
| Extreme Prejudice | . | Bank guard | . | 1987 |
| Best Seller | . | Shooter at gun range | . | 1987 |
| Die Hard | Reginald VelJohnson | Sgt. Al Powell | . | 1988 |
| License To Kill | . | Seaplane pilot | 1989 | |
| Batman | Jack Nicholson | Joker | 15-3, with custom 21" telescoping barrel | 1989 |
| Wild at Heart (1990) | Neil Summers | Police officer | 1990 | |
| Bullet in the Head | Waise Lee | Little Wing | . | 1990 |
| Bullet in the Head | Tony Leung Chiu Wai | Ah Bee | . | 1990 |
| Bullet in the Head | Jacky Cheung | Fai | . | 1990 |
| Fire Birds | Nicolas Cage | CWO Jake Preston | . | 1990 |
| Fire Birds | Sean Young | CWO Billy Lee Guthrie | . | 1990 |
| Fire Birds | Bryan Kestner | CWO Calvin Breaker | . | 1990 |
| Fire Birds | Dale Dye | Col. A.K. McNeil | . | 1990 |
| Fire Birds | Scott Williamson | CWO Scott Buzz | . | 1990 |
| V.I. Warshawski | Kathleen Turner | V.I. Warshawski | . | 1991 |
| Ricochet | Denzel Washington | Officer Nicholas Styles | . | 1991 |
| A Perfect World | Kevin Costner | Butch Haynes | . | 1993 |
| A Perfect World | Keith Szarabajka | Terry | . | 1993 |
| Cop and a Half | Burt Reynolds | Det. Nick McKenna | With pearl grips | 1993 |
| Natural Born Killers | . | Police officer | . | 1994 |
| Open Fire | Paulo Tocha | A psycho | 1994 | |
| Nick of Time | Christopher Walken | Mr. Smith | . | 1995 |
| Village of the Damned | . | CHP officers | . | 1995 |
| Rumble in the Bronx | . | NYPD officer | . | 1995 |
| Eraser | James Cromwell | William Donohue | . | 1995 |
| Se7en | Morgan Freeman | Det. Lt. William Somerset | . | 1995 |
| Heaven's Prisoners | Vondie Curtis-Hall | DEA agent Minos P. Dautrieve | snub nose | 1996 |
| L.A. Confidential | James Cromwell | Cpt. Dudley Smith | Combat Masterpiece | 1997 |
| Conspiracy Theory | . | Security guard | . | 1997 |
| American History X | . | Employee | . | 1998 |
| Evolution | . | Woman | . | 2001 |
| Spider-Man | . | Mugger | . | 2002 |
| Survival of the Dead | Julian Richings | James O'Flynn | . | 2010 |
| Seven Psychopaths | Tom Waits | Zachariah Rigby | 2012 | |
| Seven Psychopaths | Brendan Sexton III | Young Zachariah Rigby | 2012 | |
| Seven Psychopaths | Phantom Killer | 2012 | ||
| 100 Bloody Acres | Angus Sampson | Lindsay | 2012 | |
| 100 Bloody Acres | Jamie Kristian | Wes | 2012 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note/Episode | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii Five-O (1968) | Yaphet Kotto | Lance Corporal John T. Auston | "King of the Hill" (S1E14) | 1968-1980 |
| Hawaii Five-O (1968) | Multiple characters over the show's twelve years | 1968-1980 | ||
| Adam-12 | William Boyett | Sgt. MacDonald | 1971-19751 | |
| Adam-12 | Martin Milner | Officer Pete Malloy | Seasons 4 through 7 | 1971-1975 |
| Adam-12 | Kent McCord | Officer Jim Reed | Seasons 4 through 7 | 1971-1975 |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | James Best | Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane | (ivory grips) | 1979-1985 |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | Sonny Shroyer | Deputy Enos Strate | 1979-1985 | |
| Hill Street Blues | James B. Sikking | Sgt. Howard Hunter (EAT Sgt) | "Hill Street Station" (PilotS1E01) | 1981 |
| Dempsey and Makepeace | Hitman on boat | "Wheelman" (S02E02) | 1985 | |
| Dempsey and Makepeace | Eric Deacon | Paul Davis | "Set a Thief" (S02E07) | 1985 |
| Dempsey and Makepeace | Gary Shail | Eddie | "Set a Thief" (S02E10) | 1985 |
| The Stand | Patrick Kilpatrick | Ray Booth | 1994 | |
| Firefly | Melinda Clarke | Nandi | "Heart of Gold" (S01E13) | 2003 |
| Firefly | Tracy Ryan | Petaline | "Heart of Gold" (S01E13) | 2003 |
| Psych | Mercedes Ruehl | Detective Goochberg | 2006-???? | |
| Jericho | David Meunier | Russel | 2006 - 2008 | |
| The Kill Point | Adam Kroloff | Henry | 2007 | |
| The Kill Point | Frank Grillo | Albert "Mr. Pig" Roman | 2007 | |
| The Beast | . | Bodyguard | . | 2009 |
| Parks and Recreation | Nick Offerman | Ron Swanson | gold plated, engraved, ivory grips, "Sister City" (S02E05) | 2009 |
| Community | Donald Glover | Troy Barnes | "Critical Film Studies" (S02E19) | 2010 |
| Detroit 1-8-7 | Shaun Majumder | Det. Vikram Mahajan | "Blackout" (S01E18) | 2011 |
Video Games
| Title | As | Mods | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCIS: The Video Game | ".38 Pistol" | not usable | 2011 | |
| Dead Island | "Revolver" | 2011 |
Smith & Wesson Model 15 Snub
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ho! | Jean-Paul Belmondo | François Holin | 1968 | |
| Ho! | Stéphane Fey | Schwartz-younger | 1968 | |
| The Sicilian Clan (Le clan des Siciliens) | Alain Delon | Roger Sartet | 1969 | |
| Dirty Money | Alain Delon | Commissaire Edouard Coleman | 1972 | |
| Dirty Money | Catherine Deneuve | Cathy | 1972 | |
| Killer (Le Tueur) | Fabio Testi | Georges Gassot | 1972 | |
| The Laughing Policeman | Walter Matthau | S.F.P.D. Detective Sergeant Jake Martin | 1973 | |
| The Laughing Policeman | Bruce Dern | S.F.P.D. Detective Leo Larsen | 1973 | |
| Raw Deal | Steve Holt | FBI Special Agent Blair Shannon | 1986 | |
| Raw Deal | Joe Regalbuto | Marvin Baxter | 1986 | |
| Raw Deal | Ed Lauter | Baker | 1986 | |
| Homicide | Joe Mantegna | Det. Bobby Gold | 1991 | |
| Heaven's Prisoners | Vondie Curtis-Hall | DEA Agent Minos P. Dautrieve | 1996 | |
| Blow | Undercover agents | 2001 | ||
| We Were Soldiers | Greg Kinnear | Maj. Bruce "Snake Shit" Crandall | 2002 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Jeffrey Pierce | Navy Commander Neil Corby | "Past Lives" (S1E12) ; Combat Masterpiece Nickel | 2010 |
See Also
- Smith & Wesson - A list of all firearms manufactured by Smith & Wesson.
- Smith & Wesson Model 19 - .357 Magnum version of the Smith & Wesson Model 15.
- Smith & Wesson Model 67 - Stainless Steel version of the Smith & Wesson Model 15.