Smith & Wesson Model 19

Smith & Wesson Model 19 Combat Magnum - .357 magnum

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 With the advent of the more powerful .357 magnum round, Smith & Wesson offered a newer version of the Model 15, beefed up to take the then new cartridge of the time.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.

Specifications

Type: Revolver

Caliber: .38 Special, .357 Magnum

Capacity: 6 round cylinder

Fire Modes: Single shot (Double Action Revolver)

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

Smith & Wesson Model 19

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

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

Smith & Wesson Model 19 (nickel) - .357 Magnum.

Film

• Graham Beckel as N.Y.P.D. Det. Sklaroff in True Believer (1989)

• Nick of Time (!995)

• Blood In, Blood Out (1993)

• Robert Prosky as Leo in Thief (1981)

• 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 as Insp. Frank DiGiorgio in The Enforcer

• Clint Eastwood as Frank Horrigan in In The Line of Fire

• McNairy County deputies and Tennessee state troopers in Walking Tall (1973)

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

• The assassins in Veronica Guerin

• Carl A. McGee as Toot in Heaven's Prisoners (1996)

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

• A Wing Kong gang member in Big Trouble in Little China (1986) (gold plated and ivory grips)

• Police officers in Natural Born Killers

• Louisville Police Officers in The Return of the Living Dead

• Manuel Ojeda as Zolo in Romancing the Stone

• Fred Ward as Earl in Tremors

• William Hootkins as Lt. Eckhart and various thugs in Batman.

Television

• Seen in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman(episode "A Bolt from the Blue")

• Stanley Tucci as David Ruskin in Monk Season 5, Episode 1 "Mr. Monk and the Actor' (2002-2009)

• Dennis Farina as Detective Joe Fontana in Law & Order (1990-2010)

• The Professionals (1977-1983)

• Guns (2008)

Anime

• Daisuke Jigen in Lupin III

• Various characters in Mad Bull 34

• 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

• Seen during a flashback in Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World

Video Games

• Mafia II

• Call of Duty: World at War

• Battlefield: Vietnam as the M-19

• Resident Evil Survivor

• Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose

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

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

Film

• George Kennedy as Capt. Ed Hocken in The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)

• Blood In, Blood Out (1993)

• Richard Dreyfuss as Det. Leece in Stakeout (1987)

• Billy Crystal as Det. Danny Costanzo in Running Scared (1986)

• Tom Noonan as Varrick in F/X (1986)

• Tom Signorelli as Attaglia in Thief (1981)

• Nicolas Cage as Secret Service Agent Doug Chesnic in Guarding Tess (1994)

• Kevin Bacon as Joe Hickey in Trapped (2002) (2002)

• Charlize Theron as Karen Jennings in Trapped (2002) (2002)

• Danny Huston as Jack Bennett in Edge of Darkness (2010)

• Thomas Jane as Henry in Dreamcatcher (2003)

• Jayne Eastwood as Norma and Sarah Polley as Ana in Dawn of the Dead

• William Petersen as U.S.S.S. Agent Richard Chance in To Live and Die in L.A.

• Bruce Willis as Joe Hallenbeck in The Last Boy Scout

• Eddie Murphy as Reggie Hammond 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

• Hal Holbrook as Lt. Neil Briggs in Magnum Force

• Secret Service Agents in 1988 in Hackers

• Dennis Burkley as Oatmeal in Beyond the Law (1992)

• George Clooney as Harry Pfarrer in Burn After Reading

Television

• The Professionals (1977-1983)

• Eugene Roche as Luther Gillis in Magnum P.I. (1980-1988)

Anime

• Cindy in Mad Bull 34

Video Games

• Condemned 2: BloodShot
• Driver: Parallel Lines

See Also

• Smith & Wesson Model 66 -Stainless Steel version of the Smith & Wesson Model 19