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|''[[Patton]]''||[[George C. Scott]]||General George S. Patton||Early Model 27 'Registered Magnum' variant, custom Ivory grips||1970
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|''[[Godfather, The|The Godfather]]''||[[Lenny Montana]]||Luca Brasi||Model 27||1972
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|''[[The Friends of Eddie Coyle]]''||[[Steven Keats]]||Jackie Brown||Model 27||1973
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|''[[Seven-Ups, The|The Seven-Ups]]''||[[Richard Lynch]]||Moon||Model 27||1973
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|''[[Charley Varrick]]''|| ||Bank guard||Model 28||1973
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|-
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|''[[The Friends of Eddie Coyle]]''||[[Robert Mitchum]]||Eddie Coyle||Model 27||1973
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|-
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|''[[Mr. Majestyk]]''||[[Al Lettieri]]||Frank Renda||Model 27||1974
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|''[[Sugarland Express, The|The Sugarland Express]]''||[[William Atherton]]||Clovis Poplin||Model 28 Highway Patrolman||1974
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|-
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|''[[Killer Elite, The (1975)|The Killer Elite]]''|| ||California Highway Patrolman|| Model 28||1975
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|''[[Enforcer%2C_The|The Enforcer]]''||[[John Mitchum]]||Inspector Frank DiGiorgio||Model 28||1976
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|''[[Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)|Assault on Precinct 13]]''||[[Austin Stroker]]||CHP Lieutenant Ethan Bishop||Model 28||1976
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|''[[Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)|Assault on Precinct 13]]''||[[Laurie Zimmer]]||Leigh||Model 28||1976
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|''[[Black Sunday]]''||[[Bekim Fehmiu]]||Mohammed Fasil||Model 28 Highway Patrolman||1977
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|''[[Rolling Thunder]]''||[[William Devane]]||Major Charles Rane||Both Model 27-2 & 28||1977
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|''[[Every Which Way But Loose]]''|| ||Two Cops||Model 28||1978
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|''[[The Warriors]]''||[[David Patrick Kelly]]||Luther||Model 28||1979
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|''[[Borderline]]''||[[Charles Bronson]]||U.S. Borderpatrolman Jeb Maynard||Model 28||1980
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|''[[Any Which Way You Can]]''|| ||Highway Patrolmen||Model 28||1980
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|-
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|''[[Tenebre]]''||[[Giuliano Gemma]]||Detective Giermani||Model 28||1982
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|''[[Border,_The_(1982)|The Border]]''||[[Jack Nicholson]]||Charlie Smith||Model 28 Highway Patrolman||1982
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|''[[Border, The (1982)|The Border]]''||[[Jack Nicholson]]||Charlie Smith||Model 28 Highway Patrolman||1982
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|''[[Border, The (1982)|The Border]]''||[[Harvey Keitel]]||Cat||Model 28 Highway Patrolman||1982
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|''[[Police Academy]]''||[[David Graf]]||Eugene Tackleberry||Model 28||1984
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|-
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|''[[Year of the Dragon]]''||[[John Lone]]||Joey Tai||Model 27||1985
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|''[[Witness]]''||[[Danny Glover]]||McFee||Model 28||1985
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|''[[Quiet Earth, The|The Quiet Earth]]''||[[Alison Routledge]]||Joanne||Model 27||1985
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|''[[F/X]]''||[[Bryan Brown]]||Roland Tyler||Model 28||1986
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|''[[F/X]]''||[[Brian Dennehy]]||Lt. McCarthy||Model 27-2||1986
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|''[[No Way Out]]''|| ||Pentagon police officers||Model 28||1987
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|''[[They Live]]''||[[Roddy Piper]]||'Nada'||Model 28||1988
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|''[[South Central]]''||[[Glenn Plummer]]||Bobby||Model 28||1992
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|-
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|''[[Bad Boys]]''||[[Tchéky Karyo]]||Fouchet||Model 27||1995
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|''[[Copycat]]''||[[Harry Connick Jr.]]||Daryll Lee Cullum||Model 28 Highway Patrolman||1995
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|-
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|''[[Fargo]]''||[[Frances McDormand]]||Marge Gunderson||Model 28||1996
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|-
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|''[[Heaven's Burning]]''||[[Russell Crowe]]||Collin O'Brien||Model 28||1997
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|-
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|''[[Breakdown]]''||[[Rex Linn]]||Sheriff Boyd||Model 28||1997
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|-
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|''[[Once Upon a Time in Mexico]]''||[[Enrique Iglesias]]||Lorenzo||Model 28||2003
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|''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004)|Dawn of the Dead]]''||[[Michael Kelly]]||CJ||Model 27||2004
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|''[[Desperation]]''||[[Ron Perlman]]||Collie Entragian||Model 28 Highway Patrolman||2006
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|-
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|''[[In the Electric Mist]]''||[[Pruitt Taylor Vince]]||Lou Girard||Model 28||2008
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|''[[Jesse Stone: No Remorse]]''|| ||Robbery suspect||Model 28||2010
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|''[[Crazies, The (2010)|The Crazies]]''||[[Timothy Olyphant]]||Sherrif Dutten||Model 27||2010
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|''[[Crazies, The (2010)|The Crazies]]''||[[Joe Anderson]]||Deputy Russell Clank||Model 27||2010
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|''[[Crazies, The (2010)|The Crazies]]''||[[Radha Mitchell]]||Judy Dutten||Model 27||2010
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|''[[The A-Team (2010)|The A-Team]]''|| ||A Henchman||Model 28 Highway Patrolman||2010
 
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* [[John Lone]] as Joey Tai in ''[[Year of the Dragon]]'' (1985)
 
 
* [[Steven Keats]] as Jackie Brown in ''[[The Friends of Eddie Coyle]]'' (1973)
 
 
* [[Pruitt Taylor Vince]] as Lou Girard in ''[[In the Electric Mist]]'' (2008)
 
 
* [[Alison Routledge]] as Joanne in ''[[Quiet Earth, The|The Quiet Earth]]'' (1985)
 
 
* [[Glenn Plummer]] as Bobby in ''[[South Central]]'' (1992)
 
 
* [[Lenny Montana]] as Luca Brasi in ''[[Godfather, The|The Godfather]]'' (1972)
 
 
* [[Jack Nicholson]] as Charlie Smith and [[Harvey Keitel]] as Cat in ''[[Border, The (1982)|The Border]]'' (1982)
 
 
* [[Charles Bronson]] as U.S. Borderpatrolman Jeb Maynard in ''[[Borderline]]'' (1980)
 
 
* Californis Highway Patrolman in ''[[Killer Elite, The (1975)|The Killer Elite]]'' (1975)
 
 
* Pentagon police officers in ''[[No Way Out]]'' (1987)
 
 
* [[Al Lettieri]] as Frank Renda in ''[[Mr. Majestyk]]'' (1974)
 
 
* [[Giuliano Gemma]] as Detective Giermani in ''[[Tenebre]]'' (1982)
 
 
* [[Rex Linn]] as Sheriff Boyd in ''[[Breakdown]]'' (1997)
 
 
* Robbery suspect in ''[[Jesse Stone: No Remorse]]'' (2010)
 
 
* State troopers in ''[[Any Which Way You Can]]'' (1980)
 
 
* Bank guard in ''[[Charley Varrick]]'' (1973)
 
 
* [[Richard Lynch]] as Moon in ''[[Seven-Ups, The|The Seven-Ups]]'' (1973)
 
 
* [[Bryan Brown]] as Roland Tyler in ''[[F/X]]'' (1986)
 
 
* [[Brian Dennehy]] as Lt. McCarthy in ''[[F/X]]'' (1986)
 
 
* [[John Mitchum]] as Inspector Frank DiGiorgio in ''[[Enforcer%2C_The|The Enforcer]]''
 
 
* [[David Graf]] as Eugene Tackleberry in ''[[Police Academy]]''
 
 
* [[David Patrick Kelly]] as Luther in ''[[The Warriors]]'' (1979)
 
 
* [[Lesley Ann Warren]] as Evelyn Heiss in ''[[Love Kills]]'' (1998)
 
 
* [[Tchéky Karyo]] as Fouchet in ''[[Bad Boys]]''
 
 
* [[Roddy Piper]] as 'Nada' in ''[[They Live]]''
 
 
* [[Austin Stroker]] as CHP Lieutenant Ethan Bishop in ''[[Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)]]''
 
 
* [[Russell Crowe]] as Collin O'Brien in ''[[Heaven's Burning]]'' (1997)
 
 
* [[Laurie Zimmer]] as Leigh in ''[[Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)]]''
 
 
* [[Robert Mitchum]] as Eddie Coyle in ''[[The Friends of Eddie Coyle]]''
 
 
* [[Frances McDormand]] as Marge Gunderson in ''[[Fargo]]''
 
 
* [[Jack Nicholson]] as Charlie Smith in ''[[The Border]]''
 
 
* Several cops and [[William Atherton]] as Clovis Poplin in ''[[Sugarland Express, The|The Sugarland Express]]'' (1974)
 
 
* ''[[Every Which Way But Loose]]'' (1978)
 
 
* ''[[Any Which Way You Can]]'' (1980)
 
 
* [[William Devane]] as Major Charles Rane in ''[[Rolling Thunder]]'' (1977)
 
 
* [[Harry Connick Jr.]] as Daryll Lee Cullum in ''[[Copycat]]''
 
 
* [[Enrique Iglesias]] as Lorenzo in ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mexico]]''
 
 
* [[Danny Glover]] as McFee in ''[[Witness]]''
 
 
* [[Bekim Fehmiu]] as Mohammed Fasil in ''[[Black Sunday]]''
 
 
* ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004)]]''
 
 
* [[Ron Perlman]] as Collie Entragian in ''[[Desperation]]''
 
 
* [[Timothy Olyphant]] as Sherrif Dutten in ''[[Crazies, The (2010)|The Crazies]]'' (2010)
 
 
* [[Joe Anderson]] as Deputy Russell Clank in ''[[Crazies, The (2010)|The Crazies]]'' (2010)
 
 
* [[Radha Mitchell]] as Judy Dutten in ''[[Crazies, The (2010)|The Crazies]]'' (2010)
 
 
* [[George C. Scott]] as General George S. Patton in ''[[Patton]]'' (Early 'Registered Magnum' variant, custom Ivory grips)
 
 
* A henchman in ''[[The A-Team (2010)|The A-Team]]''
 
  
 
=== Television ===
 
=== Television ===

Revision as of 01:17, 7 February 2012

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 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


Specifications (Model 27)

(1935 - Present)

  • Type: Revolver
  • Caliber(s): .357 Magnum, .38 Special
  • Weight: lbs ( kg)
  • Length: in ( cm)
  • Barrel length(s): in ( cm)
  • Capacity: 6-round Cylinder
  • Fire Modes: SA/DA

The Smith & Wesson Model 27 revolver or Model 28 revolver have been seen in the following films used by the following actors:

Smith & Wesson Model 27 - .357 Magnum. This is one of the new models that S&W started making again a few years ago by popular demand. It can be identified by the high-gloss finish.
Smith & Wesson Model 28 - .357 Magnum. This essentially the same gun as the Model 27, except for a non-checkered top strap and a less high polish blued finish.
Smith & Wesson Model 27 with Patridge Sights - .357 magnum. Note again the high gloss and checkering on the top strap on the frame and barrel.
Smith & Wesson Model 28 'Highway Patrolman' with 4" barrel - .357 Magnum
Smith & Wesson Model 27 with 4" barrel - .357 Magnum
S&W Model 27-2 - .357 magnum with 3.5" barrel.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
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 Friends of Eddie Coyle Steven Keats Jackie Brown Model 27 1973
The Seven-Ups Richard Lynch Moon Model 27 1973
Charley Varrick Bank guard Model 28 1973
The Friends of Eddie Coyle Robert Mitchum Eddie Coyle Model 27 1973
Mr. Majestyk Al Lettieri Frank Renda Model 27 1974
The Sugarland Express William Atherton Clovis Poplin Model 28 Highway Patrolman 1974
The Killer Elite California Highway Patrolman Model 28 1975
The Enforcer John Mitchum Inspector Frank DiGiorgio Model 28 1976
Assault on Precinct 13 Austin Stroker CHP Lieutenant Ethan Bishop Model 28 1976
Assault on Precinct 13 Laurie Zimmer Leigh Model 28 1976
Black Sunday Bekim Fehmiu Mohammed Fasil Model 28 Highway Patrolman 1977
Rolling Thunder William Devane Major Charles Rane Both Model 27-2 & 28 1977
Every Which Way But Loose Two Cops Model 28 1978
The Warriors David Patrick Kelly Luther Model 28 1979
Borderline Charles Bronson U.S. Borderpatrolman Jeb Maynard Model 28 1980
Any Which Way You Can Highway Patrolmen Model 28 1980
Tenebre Giuliano Gemma Detective Giermani Model 28 1982
The Border Jack Nicholson Charlie Smith Model 28 Highway Patrolman 1982
The Border Jack Nicholson Charlie Smith Model 28 Highway Patrolman 1982
The Border Harvey Keitel Cat Model 28 Highway Patrolman 1982
Police Academy David Graf Eugene Tackleberry Model 28 1984
Year of the Dragon John Lone Joey Tai Model 27 1985
Witness Danny Glover McFee Model 28 1985
The Quiet Earth Alison Routledge Joanne Model 27 1985
F/X Bryan Brown Roland Tyler Model 28 1986
F/X Brian Dennehy Lt. McCarthy Model 27-2 1986
No Way Out Pentagon police officers Model 28 1987
They Live Roddy Piper 'Nada' Model 28 1988
South Central Glenn Plummer Bobby Model 28 1992
Bad Boys Tchéky Karyo Fouchet Model 27 1995
Copycat Harry Connick Jr. Daryll Lee Cullum Model 28 Highway Patrolman 1995
Fargo Frances McDormand Marge Gunderson Model 28 1996
Heaven's Burning Russell Crowe Collin O'Brien Model 28 1997
Breakdown Rex Linn Sheriff Boyd Model 28 1997
Once Upon a Time in Mexico Enrique Iglesias Lorenzo Model 28 2003
Dawn of the Dead Michael Kelly CJ Model 27 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 Crazies Timothy Olyphant Sherrif Dutten Model 27 2010
The Crazies Joe Anderson Deputy Russell Clank Model 27 2010
The Crazies Radha Mitchell Judy Dutten Model 27 2010
The A-Team A Henchman Model 28 Highway Patrolman 2010

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date
Crime Story Paul Butler Det. Walter Clemmons Model 28 Highway Patrolman 1986-1988
The Stand Rob Lowe Nick Andros Model 28 Highway Patrolman 2004
Doctor Who Model 27 2005-Present
Jericho Michael Gaston Gray Anderson Model 27 2006-2008

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
Mafia II "Magnum" Model 27 2010
L.A. Noire Model 27 2011


See Also

  • Smith & Wesson - A list of all firearms manufactured by Smith & Wesson.

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