Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28

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

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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

• 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 The Quiet Earth (1985)

• Glenn Plummer as Bobby in South Central (1992)

• Lenny Montana as Luca Brasi in The Godfather (1972)

• Jack Nicholson as Charlie Smith and Harvey Keitel as Cat in The Border (1982)

• Charles Bronson as U.S. Borderpatrolman Jeb Maynard in Borderline (1980)

• Californis Highway Patrolman in 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 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 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 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 The Crazies (2010)

• Joe Anderson as Deputy Russell Clank in The Crazies (2010)

• Radha Mitchell as Judy Dutten in 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

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.

• Smith & Wesson Model 627 - Stainless Steel version of the N-Frame Smith & Wesson Model 27