Taurus Model 85

The Taurus Model 85 is a snub nose 5 shot revolver chambered for .38 Special. It came in full hammer Blued, but also was available in Stainless Steel. The bobbed hammer, humped backed "concealed carry" version is the Taurus Model 851 which owes its design lineage to the Smith & Wesson Model 38/49 Bodyguard series of revolvers. Both the Model 85 and the 851 come in different style variations as well as finishes.

Taurus Model 85 (Classic Model) in Blued Finish - .38 Special. The Classic model was introduced in 1984. Note the shape of the ejector shroud as opposed to the newer (post 1996) versions of this same revolver.

Newest incarnation of the Taurus Model 85 (New Model) in Blued Finish and factory rubber grips - .38 Special

Taurus Model 85 Nickel - .38 Special

New Production Taurus Model 85 Titanium "Ultra-Lite" with factory rubber grips - .38 Special

Taurus Model 851 "Bobbed Hammer" revolver - .38 Special. Some versions of this gun are known as the "CIA" revolver, but this is strictly a Taurus product name, and is not affiliated with the Agency.

Taurus Model 85 Stainless - .38 Special

Specifications

• Type: Revolver

• Caliber(s): .38 Special

• Weight: 1.31 lbs (0.6 kg)

• Length: in ( cm)

• Barrel length(s): 2 in (5.08 cm)

• Capacity: 5-round Cylinder

• Fire Modes: DA/SA & DAO

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The Taurus Model 85 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Killer	Chow Yun-Fat	Ah Jong		1989
In the Line of Duty 6: Forbidden Arsenal	Cynthia Khan	Madam Yeung		1991
Do or Die	Richard Cansino	Herbert		1991
Do or Die	Christian Drew Sidaris	Spencer		1991
Hard Boiled	Chow Yun-Fat	Inspector Tequila Yuen		1992
Hard Boiled	Bowie Lam	Inspector Benny		1992
Hard Boiled		various Hong Kong CID inspectors		1992
Hard Hunted	Skip Ward	Skip		1992
Hard Hunted	Rodrigo Obregón	Pico		1992
Hard Hunted		several thugs		1992
Enemy Gold	Alan Abelew	Dickson		1993
Fit to Kill	Brett Baxter Clark	Burke		1993
Fit to Kill	John Nelson	Emerson		1993
Fit to Kill	Shawn Rooney	Shiwan		1993
Set It Off	Kimberly Elise	T.T. Williams		1996
Day of the Warrior	Rodrigo Obregón	Manuel		1996
Return to Savage Beach	Cristian Letelier	J. Tyler Ward		1998
Return to Savage Beach	Ken Meeks	"Cycle Bandit"		1998
Entrapment	Catherine Zeta-Jones	Virginia Baker	stainless, bobbed hammer	1999
Entrapment	Sean Connery	Robert MacDougal	stainless, bobbed hammer	1999
The Way of the Gun		Joe Sarno's enforcers		2000
Snatch.	Robbie Gee	Vinny		2000
Snatch.	Ade	Tyrone	stainless model	2000
Formula 51	Meat Loaf	The Lizard	Stainless finish, bobbed hammer, and rubber grips.	2001
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring	Min Choi	Detective Choi		2003
Memories of Murder	Song Kang-ho	Detective Park Doo-man		2003
Memories of Murder	Kim Sang-kyung	Detective Seo Tae-yoon		2003
The Job	Brad Renfro	Troy Riverside		2003
The Job	Dominique Swain	Emily Robin		2003
The Job	Alanna Hanly	Young CJ		2003
I, Robot	Will Smith	Detective Spooner	fitted in a custom exterior shell with Walther P99 grips to look like a futuristic pistol	2004
Sin City	Jaime King	Wendy		2005
Sin City	Carla Gugino	Lucille		2005
Batman Begins	Christian Bale	Bruce Wayne		2005
Serenity	Nathan Fillion	Malcolm Reynolds	heavily modified	2005
Journey to the End of the Night	Matheus Nachtergaele	Nazda		2006
Invisible Target	Nicholas Tse	Detective Chan Chun		2007
Invisible Target	Shawn Yue	Inspector Carson Fong Yik Wei		2007
RocknRolla	Tom Wilkinson	Lenny Cole		2008
In the Electric Mist	Justina Machado	FBI Agent Rosie Gomez		2009
Yakuza Hunters 2: The Revenge Duel in Hell		Yakuza thug		2010
Unthinkable	Michael Sheen	Younger	new model	2010
Unthinkable	Randy Oglesby	Mr. Bradley	new model	2010
The Alien Girl	Evgeni Tkachuk	Whiz/Nimble	air gun	2010
Ah Boys to Men		Singapore Police Force officers	5" barrel	2012
Parker	Jason Statham	Parker		2013
Parker	Michael Chiklis	Melander		2013
Parker	Wendell Pierce	Carlson		2013
The Maze Runner	Patricia Clarkson	Ava Paige	stainless model	2014
Free Fire	Brie Larson	Justine	stainless model	2017

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Note"'	Date
The X-Files - Season 9	Ryan Cutrona	US Navy Ship Captain	"Nothing Important Happened Today II" (S9E02)	2001
Firefly	Nathan Fillion	Malcolm Reynolds	heavily modified	2002-2003
Firefly	Christina Hendricks	Saffron	heavily modified, "Trash" (S1E11)	2003
The Walking Dead - Season 1	Lennie James	Morgan Jones	stainless steel	2010-
The Bridge (Bron)	Morten Lützhøft	Alexander Julin	S2E04	2011-
Crossing Lines	Richard Flood	Tommy McConnel		2013
Crossing Lines	William Fichtner	Carl Hickman		2013
Better Call Saul - Season 1	Jonathan Banks	Michael Ehrmantraut	Stainless; "Five-O" (S1E06)	2015
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 2	Jesse McCartney	Reed	Blued Model; "Blood In The Streets" (S2E04)	2016
	Lorenzo James Henrie	Chris Manawa	Blued Model; "Captive" (S2E05)
	Kim Dickens	Madison Clark	Blued Model; "Captive" (S2E05)

See Also

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