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[[Image:S&WM40.jpg|thumb|right|400px|38 Special Model 40 "Centennial" with grip safety]] | [[Image:S&WM40.jpg|thumb|right|400px|38 Special Model 40 "Centennial" with grip safety]] | ||
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+ | == Characteristics == | ||
− | ==Film== | + | The Model 40 "Centennial" was manufactured from 1952 - 1974. It had a grip safety that could be pinned down. It was named the Centennial because it was introduced the same year that Smith & Wesson was celebrating it's 100th birthday. It was initially marketed as a more advanced version of the famous S&W Hammerless "Lemon Squeezer". Due to popular demand the Centennial was brought back into production in the 1990's without the grip safety. The Airweight version was the Model 42. |
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+ | == Film == | ||
* Clint Eastwood as Dr. John Hemlock in ''[[The Eiger Sanction]]'' (1975) | * Clint Eastwood as Dr. John Hemlock in ''[[The Eiger Sanction]]'' (1975) | ||
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* Resistance member and Cleric John Preston([[Christian Bale]]) in ''[[Equilibrium]]'' | * Resistance member and Cleric John Preston([[Christian Bale]]) in ''[[Equilibrium]]'' | ||
− | ==Television== | + | == Television == |
* ''[[The Professionals]]'' | * ''[[The Professionals]]'' | ||
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+ | == Anime == | ||
[[Category: Gun]] | [[Category: Gun]] | ||
[[Category: Revolver]] | [[Category: Revolver]] |
Revision as of 16:52, 11 June 2010
Characteristics
The Model 40 "Centennial" was manufactured from 1952 - 1974. It had a grip safety that could be pinned down. It was named the Centennial because it was introduced the same year that Smith & Wesson was celebrating it's 100th birthday. It was initially marketed as a more advanced version of the famous S&W Hammerless "Lemon Squeezer". Due to popular demand the Centennial was brought back into production in the 1990's without the grip safety. The Airweight version was the Model 42.
Film
- Clint Eastwood as Dr. John Hemlock in The Eiger Sanction (1975)
- Pulp Fiction (1994)
- Resistance member and Cleric John Preston(Christian Bale) in Equilibrium