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[[Image:S&WM40.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 40 "Centennial" with grip safety - 38 Special]]
[[Image:S&W40Nickel.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 40 Nickel - .38 Special]]

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==Background==

Prior to Smith & Wesson's switch to the current numerical naming system in 1957, the '''Model 40''' was known as the '''"Centennial"''' as it was introduced the same year that Smith & Wesson was celebrating its 100th birthday. Initially marketed as a more advanced version of the famous [[Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless|S&W Safety Hammerless "Lemon Squeezer"]], the Model 40 featured a grip safety which could be pinned down. The revolver was also available in an Airweight aluminium-framed version known as the Model 42, but due to the fact that at this stage Smith & Wesson did not write "Airweight" on the frame of these pistols, differentiating it from the steel framed Model 40 is very difficult.  Due to popular demand, Smith & Wesson in 1990 released the [[Smith & Wesson Model 640|Model 640]], a revolver based on the Centennial, omitting the grip safety and manufactured from stainless steel.

== Specifications ==
(1952 - 1974)

* '''Type:''' Revolver

* '''Caliber(s):''' .38 Special

* '''Weight:''' 1.19 lb (0.54 kg)

* '''Length:''' 6.5 in (16.5 cm)

* '''Barrel length(s):''' 2 in (5.08 cm)

* '''Capacity:''' 5-round Cylinder

* '''Fire Modes:''' DAO

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== Film ==
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| ''[[The Horse (La horse)]]'' || [[Félix Marten]] || Marc Grutti || Early version || 1970
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| ''[[Fear Is the Key]]'' || [[Peter Marinker]] || Larry || || 1972
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| ''[[Fear Is the Key]]'' || [[Ben Kingsley]] || Royale || || 1972
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| ''[[The Outside Man]]'' || [[Roy Scheider]] || Lenny || || 1972
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|''[[The Eiger Sanction]]''||[[Clint Eastwood]]||Dr. John Hemlock|| ||1975
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|''[[Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot]]''||[[Estelle Getty]]||Tutti Bomowski|| ||1992
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|''[[Pulp Fiction]]''||[[Amanda Plummer]]||Honey Bunny|| ||1994
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|''[[Scream 3]]''||[[Neve Campbell]]||Sidney|| ||2000
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|''[[Equilibrium]]''||[[Christian Bale]]||Cleric John Preston|| ||2002
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|''[[Gothika]]''||[[John Carroll Lynch]]||Sheriff Bob Ryan||||2003
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|''[[Don't Look for Me (Such mich nicht)]]''||[[Stipe Erceg]]||Lino|| ||2004
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|''[[Avengers, The (1961)|The Avengers]]'' / "The Thirteenth Hole" (S04E18)|| || || ||1961-1969
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|''[[Doctor Who (Classic Series)|Doctor Who]]'' / "The Dæmons"|| [[Don McKillop]] || Bert Walker || ||1963-1989
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|''[[Starsky and Hutch (TV Series)|Starsky and Hutch]]''||[[David Soul]]||Hutch|| ||1975-1979
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|''[[Professionals (TV Series), The|The Professionals]]''||[[Vickery Turner]] || Karen||"Fugitive" (S04E03) ||1977-1981
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|''[[Miami Vice - Season 1]]''||[[William Russ]]||Evan|| ||1984-1985
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|''[[Prison Break - Season 1]]''||[[Frank Grillo]]||Nick||nickel ||2005-2009
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|''[[Blue Bloods - Season 11|Blue Bloods]]''||[[Will Hochman]]||Joe Hill||"Justifies the Means" (S11E16)||2021
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== See Also ==
* [[Smith & Wesson]] - A list of all firearms manufactured by Smith & Wesson.
[[Category: Gun|Smith & Wesson Model 040]]
[[Category: Revolver]]