Smith & Wesson 44 Hand Ejector Series

The Smith & Wesson 44 Hand Ejector Series and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Specifications

(1907-1957)

1st model: (1907-1915)

2nd model: (1915-1940)

3rd model: (1926-1941)

Model of 1950: (1950-1957)

• Type: Revolver
• Caliber: .44 S&W Special, .44 S&W Russian, .45 S&W Special, 44-40 Winchester, .45 Colt (only 21 known to be in existence), .450 Ely, .455 British, .38-40 Winchester
• Capacity: 6 cartridges. Cylinder
• Fire Modes: Double Action and Single Action
• Barrel Lengths: 6.5 inches, 6 inches, 5.5 inches, 5 inches, 4 inches.
• Sights: Target and Fixed
• Finish: Blued and Nickel

Smith & Wesson .44 Hand Ejector 1st Model "Triple Lock"

Smith & Wesson .44 Hand Ejector "Triple Lock" with nickel finish and pearl grips.

Smith & Wesson .44 Hand Ejector "Triple Lock" with blued finish, courtesy of Adams Guns.

The first large framed Smith & Wesson Hand Ejector model. Now referred to as an N frame revolver, but for many decades was known as the 44 frame. The .44 S&W Special was developed in conjunction with the revolver. The 1st Model is called the Triple Lock due to the fact that it had three locks. The rear cylinder lock, the ejector rod lock and a frame mounted lock for the cylinder crane. It is identified by the ejector rod shroud. The Triple Lock was discontinued in 1915. See the Smith & Wesson Mk II Hand Ejector below for the reasons behind the design change.

Films

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Dillinger	Geoffrey Lewis	Harry Pierpont		1973
The Mummy Returns	Brendan Fraser	Rick O'Connel	Possible .455 Version	2001
Road to Perdition	Tom Hanks	Michael Sullivan	Nickel Plated	2002
The Last Witch Hunter		seen in the Kaulder's armory		2015

Smith & Wesson .44 Hand Ejector 2nd Model

Smith & Wesson .44 Hand Ejector 2nd Model. Target Configuration.

Smith & Wesson .44 Hand Ejector 2nd Model. Military.

The 2nd Model began its manufacturing history as the British Smith & Wesson Mk II Hand Ejector. The cylinder crane lock and the ejector rod shroud was eliminated. It's often mistaken for the smaller Smith & Wesson Military & Police Model. Other than the elimination of the ejector rod shroud and the Triple Lock, it's mechanically identical to the 1st Model. The other engineering change of note is that in the 1920's S&W began heat treating the cylinders making the cylinders stronger and able to withstand more powerful loads.

A version of this revolver, modified to accept the .45 ACP round from the M1911 pistol was manufactured for the U.S. Military during WWI to supplement a (then) short supply of 1911 pistols, and was adopted and classified (Along with a similar Colt revolver) as the M1917 Revolver.

Films

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Tarzan of the Apes	True Boardman	John Clayton - Lord Greystoke		1918
The Desperate Hours	Humphrey Bogart	Glenn Griffin		1955
Hell on Frisco Bay	Stanley Adams	Hammy		1955
Bite The Bullet	Jan-Michael Vincent	Carbo	Anachronistic	1975
Rolling Thunder		Thug		1977
Adele Hasn't Had Her Dinner Yet	Michal Docolomanský	Detective Nick Carter		1978
The Aviator	Rosanna Arquette	Tillie Hansen		1985
The Aviator	Christopher Reeve	Edgar Anscombe		1985
Skinwalkers	Rogue Johnston	Grenier		2007

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note	Air Date
The Son - Season 1	Henry Garrett	Pete McCullough	holstered	2017
The Son - Season 1	Jess Weixler	Sally McCullough	"No Prisoners" (S1E05)	2017
The Son - Season 2	Henry Garrett	Pete McCullough	"Ten Dollars and a Plucked Goose" (S2E02)	2019
The Son - Season 2	Alex Hernandez	Ulises Gonzales	"Numunuu" (S2E01)	2019

Smith & Wesson .44 Hand Ejector 3rd Model "Wolf and Klar Model"

Smith & Wesson .44 Hand Ejector 3rd Model "Wolf and Klar Model". Grips are incorrect.

In 1926 Smith & Wesson reintroduced the ejector rod shroud due to a request from the Fort Worth, Texas gun-dealer Wolf and Klar. The Triple Lock design was not brought back due to cost and the realization that it wasn't actually necessary. The 3rd Model was manufactured simultaneously with the 2nd Model. The 3rd Model was special order only until 1940 when S&W listed it in the company catalog. Frequently mistaken for the 1st Model "Triple Lock". Only 4,976 were manufactured between 1926-1941. Listed here for reference purposes.

Smith & Wesson Model of 1950 "Pre Model 21 & 24"

Smith & Wesson Model of 1950. Target. - .44 S&W Special

Smith & Wesson Model of 1950. Military. - .44 S&W Special

In 1950 Smith & Wesson resumed production of the .44 revolver with significant engineering changes. Most notable is the full rib running along the top of the barrel on the Target version and the new "Short Action" (introduced 47/48) with the shorter trigger arc and the redesigned hammer. See the earlier models for the difference. In 1957 S&W began numbering its models. The Model of 1950 Target changed to the Smith & Wesson Model 24 and the Model of 1950 Military became the Smith & Wesson Model 21. As is obvious it's very easy to mistake the .44 Model of 1950 for any number of S&W (Post-World War II) N Frames. However they are listed here since it is entirely plausible that in a movie or television production (especially a historical piece) one might find the characters specifically referring to any of the above listed models.

Smith & Wesson Mk II Hand Ejector

Smith & Wesson Mk.I Hand Ejector - .455 Webley. Note the shrouded ejector rod.

Smith & Wesson Mk.II Hand Ejector - .455 Webley

Between 1915-1918 S&W produced this particular model for the British government. The demands of WWI were so great that Webley could not make enough of the Webley Mk VI revolver. So both Colt and S&W produced revolvers chambered for the .455 Eley. The British liked the S&W Mk.I revolver, but reported that mud (a constant companion for the soldiers in the trenches of France) would get into the ejector rod shroud and make it difficult to close the cylinder. Similar reports were made about the cylinder crane lock - the third lock. It was decided that neither were necessary. So for economical and battlefield reasons S&W did away with the shroud and the cylinder crane lock. The redesigned model was called the MkII and would also be made as the M1917 Revolver to the United States military, chambered for the .45ACP cartridge from the M1911 pistol.

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The Smith & Wesson Mk II Hand Ejector has been used in the following films:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Great Road (Bolshaya doroga)	Frantisek Filipovský	Lt. Dub		1962
Death Drums Along the River	Richard Todd	Commissioner Harry Sanders		1963
The Sandpit Generals	Kent Lane	Bullet		1971
	Tisha Sterling	Dora
Raiders of the Lost Ark	Harrison Ford	Indiana Jones	With shortened barrel and modified ramp sight	1981
Blue Desert	D.B. Sweeney	Steve Smith		1991
	Craig Sheffer	Randall Atkins
Let Him Have It	Tom Bell	Detective Sergeant Frederick Fairfax		1991
The Wind That Shakes The Barley	Liam Cunningham	Dan		2006
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor	Luke Ford	Alex O'Connel		2008
Hick	Chloë Grace Moretz	Luli McMullen	converted to 45 Colt	2011
	Eddie Redmayne	Eddie

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Harry's Game	Ray Lonnen	Capt. Harry Brown		1982
Reilly: Ace of Spies	Leo McKern	Zaharov		1983
Campion	Peter Davison	Albert Campion	"Look to the Lady: Part 1" (S01E01); "Police at the Funeral: Part 2" (S01E04)	1989
Ripper Street	Adam Rothenberg	Captain Homer Jackson		2012 - Present
	Jerome Flynn	Detective Sergeant Bennet Drake	"Tournament of Shadows" (S01E06)
	MyAnna Buring	Long Susan	"A Man of My Company" (S01E07)
	Edoardo Ballerini	Frank Goodnight	"A Man of My Company" (S01E07)

See Also

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