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Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28
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Both the Smith & Wesson Model 27 and the Model 28 were born from the original S&W Registered Magnum (introduced in 1935). The Smith & Wesson Model 27 was a finely crafted high gloss blued .357 Magnum revolver. Smith & Wesson later released the Model 28, also known as the "Highway Patrolman". These are essentially identical revolvers except the Model 28 was streamlined for lower cost but equal performance. The Model 28 was in production from 1954 through 1986. The Model 28 eliminated the expensive top strap checkering, target hammer, made only with a 4" and 6" barrel (in contrast to the 27's 3.5",5",6",6.5", and 8 3/4" barrel lengths) and had a matte blued finish. Other than that it is the identical gun. The high end Model 27 was favored amongst FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies well into the 1960s. The 'economy' Model 28 was favored among state and local law enforcement. The Stainless steel version of this gun is the Smith & Wesson Model 627
Smith & Wesson Model 27
Smith & Wesson .357 Registered Magnum with 5" barrel. This particular Magnum, number 3,816, was one of 54 shipped to the State of Mississippi, Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Ms. to arm the first 53 members of the newly formed Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol which began on Monday morning June 20, 1938. It was shipped from the factory on June 2, 1938.
The Model 27 can be identified by the high gloss finish and checkering on the top strap on the frame and barrel.
Specifications
(1935 - Present)
- Type: Revolver
- Caliber(s): .357 Magnum, .38 Special
- Weight: lbs ( kg)
- Length: in ( cm)
- Barrel length(s): 3.5 in (8.8 cm), 4 in (10.2 cm), 6 in (15.2 cm), 8.4 in (21.4 cm), 10.6 in (27 cm)
- Capacity: 6-round Cylinder
- Fire Modes: SA/DA
The Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Killers | Lee Marvin | Charlie Strom | suppressed | 1964 |
| Tickle Me | Bill Williams | Deputy Sturdivant | 3.5" barrel | 1965 |
| Elvis Presley | Lonnie Beale | |||
| The President's Analyst | Sheldon Collins | Bing Quantrill | 1967 | |
| William Daniels | Wynn Quantrill | |||
| The Split | Donald Sutherland | Dave Negli | Registered Magnum and Model 27; 3.5" barrel | 1968 |
| Jim Brown | McClain | Registered Magnum; 3.5" barrel | ||
| OSS 117: Mission for a Killer (Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117) | Frederick Stafford | Hubert Bonisseur | 1970 | |
| Patton | George C. Scott | General George S. Patton | Early Model 27 'Registered Magnum' variant, custom Ivory grips | 1970 |
| The Godfather | Lenny Montana | Luca Brasi | Model 27 | 1972 |
| The Outside Man | Roy Scheider | Lenny | 3.5" barrel | 1972 |
| The Outside Man | Jean-Louis Trintignant | Lucien Bellon | 3.5" barrel | 1972 |
| The Friends of Eddie Coyle | Steven Keats | Jackie Brown | Model 27 | 1973 |
| The Friends of Eddie Coyle | Alex Rocco | Jimmy Scalise | Model 27 | 1973 |
| The Seven-Ups | Richard Lynch | Moon | Model 27 | 1973 |
| The Friends of Eddie Coyle | Robert Mitchum | Eddie Coyle | Model 27 | 1973 |
| Mr. Majestyk | Al Lettieri | Frank Renda | Model 27 | 1974 |
| Big Bad Mama | Dick Miller | Agent William Bonney | 1974 | |
| The Drowning Pool | Richard Jaeckel | Lt. Franks | 1975 | |
| The Drowning Pool | Paul Newman | Lew Harper | 1975 | |
| 1941 | Eddie Deezen | Herbie | 1979 | |
| Contraband | Fabio Testi | Luca Di Ajello | Model 27-2 with 3.5" barrel | 1980 |
| Choice of Arms | Gérard Depardieu | Mickey | 4" barrel | 1981 |
| Choice of Arms | Yves Montand | Noel Durieux | 4" barrel | 1981 |
| Year of the Dragon | John Lone | Joey Tai | Model 27 | 1985 |
| The Quiet Earth | Alison Routledge | Joanne | Model 27 | 1985 |
| Fletch | Tim Matheson | Alan Stanwyk | Model 27 | 1985 |
| The Emerald Forest | A local man | 6" barrel | 1985 | |
| F/X | Brian Dennehy | Lt. McCarthy | Model 27-2 | 1986 |
| The Hitcher | Rutger Hauer | John Ryder | Model 27/28 | 1986 |
| Popeye Doyle | Matthew Laurance | Det. Parese | 1986 | |
| Beverly Hills Cop II | John Ashton | Det. Sgt. John Taggart | Model 27 | 1987 |
| Operation Corned Beef | Mireille Rufel | Monique Garcia | With 8 " barrel and sniper scope | 1991 |
| Bad Boys | Tchéky Karyo | Fouchet | Model 27 | 1995 |
| Phantoms | Liev Schreiber | Deputy Stu Wargle | 1998 | |
| Held Up | Jake Busey | Beaumont | Model 27, 5" barrel | 1999 |
| Dawn of the Dead | Michael Kelly | CJ | Model 27 | 2004 |
| The Second Wind (Le Deuxième Souffle) | Eric Cantona | Alban | 4" barrel | 2007 |
| Daniel Auteuil | Gustave "Gu" Minda | 4" barrel | ||
| The Crazies | Timothy Olyphant | Sherrif Dutten | Model 27 | 2010 |
| Joe Anderson | Deputy Russell Clank | Model 27 | ||
| Radha Mitchell | Judy Dutten | Model 27 | ||
| El Infierno | Joaquín Cosio | Cochiloco | 2010 | |
| Texas Killing Fields | Jeffrey Dean Morgan | Det. Brian Heigh | 2011 | |
| Killer Elite | Aden Young | Meier | 3.5" bl/nickel plate | 2011 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor Who | Model 27 | 2005-Present | ||
| Jericho | Michael Gaston | Gray Anderson | Model 27 | 2006-2008 |
| Inspector George Gently | John Kavanagh | Doyle | "The Burning Man" (S01E01) | 2008 |
| Tin Star | Oliver Coopersmith | Simon "Whitey" Brown | "Fun and (S)laughter" (S01E01) | 2017 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven | Model 27 | 2002 | |
| Vietcong 2 | Model 27 | 2005 | |
| Call of Duty: World at War | ".357 Magnum" | Model 27 | 2008 |
| The Godfather | 2009 | ||
| Mafia II | "Magnum" | Model 27 | 2010 |
| L.A. Noire | Model 27 | 2011 | |
| Battlefield V | "Model 27" | added with "War in the Pacific" chapter (2019) | 2018 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Future Diary | Ep. 26; hanging on a wall | 2012 | |
| Banana Fish | Ash Lynx | 2018 | |
| Eiji Okumura | Ep. "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" | ||
| Fly | Ep. "The Beautiful and Damned" | ||
| Sing | Ep. The Snows of Kilimanjaro" |
Smith & Wesson Model 28
The Model 28 can be identified by its non-checkered top strap and a less high polish blued finish.
Specifications
(1954 - 1986)
- Type: Revolver
- Caliber(s): .357 Magnum, .38 Special
- Weight: 2.56 lbs (1.16 kg)
- Length: in ( cm)
- Barrel length(s): 4 in (10.2 cm), 6 in (15.2 cm), 8.4 in (21.4 cm)
- Capacity: 6-round Cylinder
- Fire Modes: SA/DA
The Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Killer Is Loose | Wendell Corey | Leon "Foggy" Poole | 1956 | |
| OSS 117 - Double Agent (Niente rose per OSS 117) | George Eastman | Karas | 1968 | |
| Charley Varrick | Bob Steele | Bank guard | Model 28 | 1973 |
| The Blue Knight | William Holden | Officer "Bumper" Morgan | 1973 | |
| Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia | Gangsters | 1974 | ||
| Newman's Law | Roger Robinson | Gary | 1974 | |
| Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy | Kunie Tanaka | Daisuke Jigen | 1974 | |
| Shirô Itô | Inspector Zenigata | |||
| The Sugarland Express | William Atherton | Clovis Poplin | Model 28 Highway Patrolman | 1974 |
| The Enforcer | John Mitchum | Inspector Frank DiGiorgio | Model 28 | 1976 |
| Assault on Precinct 13 | Austin Stoker | CHP Lieutenant Ethan Bishop | Model 28 | 1976 |
| Laurie Zimmer | Leigh | |||
| Street People (Gli esecutori) | Roger Moore | Ulysses | 1976 | |
| Telefon | Charles Bronson | Major Grigorij Borzov | 4" barrel | 1977 |
| Black Sunday | Bekim Fehmiu | Mohammed Fasil | Model 28 Highway Patrolman | 1977 |
| Rolling Thunder | William Devane | Major Charles Rane | 1977 | |
| Linda Haynes | Linda Forchet | |||
| Every Which Way But Loose | James McEachin | Herb | Model 28 | 1978 |
| Every Which Way But Loose | Gregory Walcott | Putnam | Model 28 | 1978 |
| Midnight Express | Bo Hopkins | Tex | Model 28 | 1978 |
| The Driver | Bruce Dern | The Detective | Model 28 | 1978 |
| The Gun (L'arma) | Stefano Satta Flores | Luigi Compagna | 4" barrel | 1978 |
| The Warriors | David Patrick Kelly | Luther | Model 28 | 1979 |
| Mad Max | Mel Gibson | Max | 1979 | |
| Borderline | Charles Bronson | U.S. Borderpatrolman Jeb Maynard | Model 28 | 1980 |
| Any Which Way You Can | Highway Patrolmen | Model 28 | 1980 | |
| Deadly Blessing | Maren Jensen | Martha Schmidt | Model 28 | 1981 |
| Susan Buckner | Vickey Anderson | |||
| Tenebre | Giuliano Gemma | Detective Giermani | Model 28 | 1982 |
| The Border | Jack Nicholson | Charlie Smith | Model 28 Highway Patrolman | 1982 |
| Harvey Keitel | Cat | |||
| Silent Rage | Ron Silver | Dr. Tom Halman | 4" barrel | 1982 |
| Forced Vengeance | Chuck Norris | Josh Randall | 4" barrel | 1982 |
| Various henchmen and robbers | ||||
| The Dead Zone | Tom Skerritt | Sheriff Bannerman | 4" barrel | 1983 |
| Nicholas Campbell | Deputy Frank Dodd | |||
| Lone Wolf McQuade | Robert Beltran | Kayo Ramos | 1983 | |
| Police Academy | David Graf | Eugene Tackleberry | Model 28 | 1984 |
| Flashpoint | Kris Kristofferson | Bobby Logan | 1984 | |
| Treat Williams | Ernie Wyatt | |||
| Exterminator 2 | A thug | 1984 | ||
| Witness | Danny Glover | McFee | Model 28 | 1985 |
| Hold-Up | Jean-Claude de Goros | Inspector Fox | Model 28 with 4" barrel | 1985 |
| F/X | Bryan Brown | Roland Tyler | Model 28 | 1986 |
| 8 Million Ways to Die | Tommy "Tiny" Lister | Nose Guard | 1986 | |
| No Way Out | Pentagon police officers | Model 28 | 1987 | |
| They Live | Roddy Piper | 'Nada' | Model 28 | 1988 |
| The Rookie (1990) | airport police | 1990 | ||
| Tremors | Fred Ward | Earl | 1990 | |
| South Central | Glenn Plummer | Bobby | Model 28 | 1992 |
| Snake Eater III: His Law | Lorenzo Lamas | "Soldier" Jack Kelly | Model 28 | 1992 |
| Nowhere to Run | John Finn | state trooper | Model 28 | 1993 |
| Rumpelstiltskin | Ben Marley | Deputy Joe | Model 28 'Highway Patrolman' with 4" barrel | 1995 |
| Judith Drake | Woman Deputy | |||
| Kim Johnston Ulrich | Shelley Stewart | |||
| Don Dowe | Deputy Barnes | |||
| John Ducey | Deputy Kalish | |||
| Patrick Massett | Deputy Marley | |||
| Max Grodénchik | Rumpelstiltskin | |||
| Ousaun Elam | Car Jacker | |||
| Copycat | Harry Connick Jr. | Daryll Lee Cullum | Model 28 Highway Patrolman | 1995 |
| Heaven's Burning | Russell Crowe | Collin O'Brien | Model 28 | 1997 |
| Breakdown | Rex Linn | Sheriff Arthur Boyd | Model 28 | 1997 |
| Dance with the Devil | Sheriff Ford's deputy | 1997 | ||
| Dead Silence (1997) | Kim Coates | Theodore 'Ted' Handy | 1997 | |
| Commander Hamilton | Mark Hamill | Mike Hawkins | 1998 | |
| Payback | Mel Gibson | Porter | Model 28 | 1999 |
| 3000 Miles to Graceland | Thomas Haden Church | Deputy US Marshal Quigley | 2001 | |
| Once Upon a Time in Mexico | Enrique Iglesias | Lorenzo | Model 28 | 2003 |
| Cash Truck | Armored Car Guard | 2004 | ||
| Desperation | Ron Perlman | Collie Entragian | Model 28 Highway Patrolman | 2006 |
| In the Electric Mist | Pruitt Taylor Vince | Lou Girard | Model 28 | 2008 |
| Jesse Stone: No Remorse | Robbery suspect | Model 28 | 2010 | |
| The A-Team | A Henchman | Model 28 Highway Patrolman | 2010 | |
| Survival of the Dead | . | Distraught Husband | Model 28 Highway Patrolman | 2010 |
| I'm Your Woman | Frankie Faison | Art | Model 28 Highway Patrolman | 2020 |
| I'm Your Woman | Rachel Brosnahan | Jean | Model 28 Highway Patrolman | 2020 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragnet | . | L.A.P.D. | Model 28 Highway Patrolman | 1967-1970 |
| Dempsey and Makepeace | A Jewerly Robber | "Mantrap" (S03E09) | 1986 | |
| Crime Story | Paul Butler | Det. Walter Clemmons | Model 28 Highway Patrolman | 1986-1988 |
| Ninja Sentai Kakuranger | Kane Kosugi | Jiraiya | "American Ninja" | 1994-1995 |
| The X-Files - Season 4 | Expedition member Babcock | Model 28 with 4" barrel / "Gethsemane" (S4E24) | 1997 | |
| The Stand | Rob Lowe | Nick Andros | Model 28 Highway Patrolman | 2004 |
| Criminal Minds | Model 28 with 4" barrel / "About Face" (S03E06), "Brothers In Arms" (S04E10) | 2007-2008 | ||
| The Blacklist - Season 2 | James Spader | Raymond Reddington | "Leonard Caul (N. 62)" | 2015 |
| Fear the Walking Dead - Season 7 | Warren Snipe | Paul | "Follow Me" (S7E09) | 2022 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Dream Hunter Rem: The Knights Around Her Bed | Ayanokouji Rem | 1990 | |
| The Abashiri Family | Bank security guards | "Explosion of violence!! We don't have justice!" (E01) | 1991 |
| Daemon Abashiri | "Hell! Paradise school" (E02) | ||
| Devil Lady | Policeman | "Signs" (E21) | 1998-1999 |
| Pet Shop of Horrors | Leon Orcot | 1999 | |
| Ceres, Celestial Legend | Guard, Yuuhi Aogiri | 2000 | |
| Heartwork: Love Guns | "Encounter" (Ep. 2) | 2003 |
Video Games
| Title | As | Mods | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resonance of Fate | Enemy only | 2010 |
See Also
- Smith & Wesson - A list of all firearms manufactured by Smith & Wesson.
- Smith & Wesson Model 627 - Stainless Steel version of the N-Frame Smith & Wesson Model 27