Ruger Blackhawk

Ruger Blackhawk - .44 Magnum. This is the original Flat top Blackhawk, though shooting .44 Magnum hot loads proved painful to users of this revolver, so Ruger eventually beefed up the frame, made it all steel and changed the trigger guard, coining the new modified Blackhawk to be the "Super Blackhawk".

Ruger Blackhawk - .357 Magnum

Ruger Blackhawk - .357 Magnum

Ruger Blackhawk (Stainless Steel) - .357 Magnum

Ruger Super Blackhawk - .44 Magnum. Beefed up version of the Blackhawk with a redesigned frame to help with the .44 Magnum's recoil. Note the different trigger guard from the standard Blackhawk.

New Model Ruger Super Blackhawk (Stainless Steel) - .44 Magnum. Note that this New Model retains the original trigger guard.

The Ruger Blackhawk and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Information

The Ruger Blackhawk is a famed single action revolver first built by Ruger in the '50s. It is basically a Colt Single Action Army "Peacemaker" with a beefed up frame and cylinder, coiled springs, elevated and adjustable sights. Post-1973 models also incorporate a transfer bar, allowing the hammer to rest on a loaded cylinder without the risk of discharging the firearm, as well as simplified lockwork. It is sold in a vast array of calibers from .30 Carbine, .41 Magnum, .45 Long Colt, .22 Long Rifle and .22 Magnum, to the most popular, .44 Magnum and .357 Magnum models.

Specifications

(1955 - present)

Type: Revolver

Length: 37 in (940 mm)

Weight: 5.25 lb (2.4 kg)

Caliber: .30 Carbine, .32-20 Winchester/.32 H&R Magnum Convertible, .327 Federal Magnum, .357 Magnum/9x19mm Parabellum Convertible, .357 Magnum, .357 Remington Maximum, .38-40 Winchester/10mm Auto Convertible, .41 Magnum, .44 Special, .44 Magnum, .45 Colt/.45 Automatic Colt Pistol Convertible, .45 Colt

Capacity: 6 or 8 round cylinder

Fire Modes: SA revolver

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Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Wheels of Fire	Joe Mari Avellana	Scourge		1985
		Scourge's Men
The Annihilators	Paul Koslo	Roy Boy Jagger	Super Blackhawk	1985
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man	Mickey Rourke	Harley Davidson	Super Blackhawk	1991
Steel Frontier	Joe Lara	Yuma	Super Blackhawk	1995
Steel Frontier	Stacie Foster	Sarah	Super Blackhawk	1995
Steel Frontier	Afifi Alaouie	Shay	Super Blackhawk	1995
Steel Frontier		Mercenaries	Super Blackhawk	1995
Sin City	Bruce Willis	Det. John Hartigan	stainless	2005
Sin City	Jessica Alba	Nancy Callahan	stainless, holstered	2005
Sin City	Patricia Vonne	Dallas	stainless	2005
Missionary Man	Matthew Tompkins	John Reno	Stainless	2007
Missionary Man	Lawrence Varnado	Gomez		2007
Crawl	George Shevtsov	The Croatian	4 5/8 Barrel	2011
Wind River	Jeremy Renner	Cory Lambert	4 5/8 inch barrel, stainless steel	2017

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Date
The X-Files	Michael Horse	Reservation Sheriff Charles Tskany	"Shapes" (S1E18)	1994
Hap and Leonard	Michael K. Williams	Leonard Pine	"Savage Season" (S1E01) / Only seen in gun crate	2016
Yellowstone	Kevin Costner	John Dutton		2018

Video Game

Game Title	Appears as	Note	Release Date
GoldenEye 007	Cougar Magnum	stainless, wooden grips	1997
Ghost Recon: Phantoms	Redhawk		2012

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
New Dream Hunter Rem: Massacre in the Phantasmic Labyrinth		is seen in the Geppetto base	1992
Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage	Chaka		2006
Cat Planet Cuties / Episode: "Black Dog Serenade"	Manami		2010

See Also

• Ruger - A list of all firearms manufactured by Ruger.