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[[Image:Sw44da.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action - .44 Russian]] | [[Image:Sw44da.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action - .44 Russian]] | ||
[[Image:Garate.jpg|thumb|right|450px|British Army issued Garate revolver - .455 Webley. This is distinguished by its round trigger guard and "skullcrusher" grip.]] | [[Image:Garate.jpg|thumb|right|450px|British Army issued Garate revolver - .455 Webley. This is distinguished by its round trigger guard and "skullcrusher" grip.]] | ||
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'''Caliber:''' .44 Russian, .455 Webley | '''Caliber:''' .44 Russian, .455 Webley | ||
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'''Fire Modes:''' Single shot (Double Action Revolver) | '''Fire Modes:''' Single shot (Double Action Revolver) | ||
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+ | '''The Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action has been used in the following films:''' | ||
===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
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Revision as of 00:24, 16 December 2009
Info
The Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action was the first commercially successful US-made double-action, essentially a double action version of the earlier New Model No.3. There were numerous copies made in Belgium and Spain, including the Garate revolver in .455 caliber used by the British Army in World War One.
Specifications
Type: Revolver
Caliber: .44 Russian, .455 Webley
Capacity: 6 round cylinder
Fire Modes: Single shot (Double Action Revolver)
The Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action has been used in the following films:
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
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Sahara | Lennie James | General Kazim | Nickle-plated and Engraved | 2005 |
Last Days of Frank and Jesse James, The | Darrell Wilks | Bob Ford | 1986 | |
Doctor Zhivago | Tom Courtenay | Pasha | Garate .455 | 1965 |
The Pay-Off | Lowell Sherman | Gene Fenmore | Garate .455 | 1930 |
The Pay-Off | William Janney | Tommy | Garate .455 | 1930 |