Smith & Wesson Model 19

Smith & Wesson Model 19, 6 inch "patridge" front sight barrel - .357 Magnum.

Smith & Wesson Model 19 Combat Magnum - .357 magnum

Smith & Wesson Model 19 w/ combat grips - .357 magnum

Smith & Wesson Model 19 .357 magnum. This is the actual Screen used Movie firearm - a custom ported Smith & Wesson Model 19 with black rubber grips, used and carried by Danny Glover in the film Lethal Weapon

The Smith & Wesson Model 19 was an 'upgrade' of the very popular Smith & Wesson Model 15 (which was the Model 10 with adjustable sights). With the advent of the more powerful .357 magnum round, Smith & Wesson offered a newer version of the Model 15, beefed up to take the then new cartridge of the time. The .357 magnum Model 19 was adopted by many law enforcement (and some military), however, budgetary concerns and 'political considerations' kept the traditional .38 revolvers such as the Model 10 & Model 15s in service for a long time, concurrent with the active usage of the Model 19.

The Smith & Wesson Model 19 revolver and variants have been seen in the following films and anime used by the following actors:

Smith & Wesson Model 19

Film

• Danny Glover as Detective Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon series

• L.A.P.D. officers in Lethal Weapon

• Michael Kelly as CJ and Jake Weber as Michael in Dawn of the Dead

• John Mitchum in The Enforcer

• Clint Eastwood in In The Line of Fire

• Mcnairy County deputies and Tennesee state troopers in Walking Tall (1973)

• Cheech Marin as The Tarasco bartender in Desperado (1995)

• The assassins in Veronica Guerin

• Josh Brolin as N.Y.P.D. Detective Trupo in American Gangster

Television

• a man in Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman(episode "A Bolt from the Blue")

Anime

• Daisuke Jigen in Lupin III
• A convenience store robber in Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
• Thugs at the Yellow Flag and Russel "the Cowboy" in Black Lagoon

Novel

• Tadakatsu Hatagami in Battle Royale(Novel)

Video Games

• Call of Duty: World at War

• Battlefield: Vietnam as the M-19

Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose

Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose (left side).

Smith and Wesson Model 19-3 2.5" bl, nickel plate, Round Butt

Film

• Jayne Eastwood as Norma and Sarah Polley as Ana in Dawn of the Dead
• William Petersen as a service agent in To Live and Die in L.A.
• Bruce Willis in The Last Boy Scout
• Eddie Murphy in 48 Hrs.
• A robot (!) in Runaway
• John Ashton in Beverly Hills Cop
• Cle Shaheed Sloan as Bone in Training Day
• Richard Chamberlain as Jason Bourne in The Bourne Identity (1988)
• Heath Ledger as The Joker in The Dark Knight

Television

• The Professionals