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[[Image:Sw44da.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action - .44 Russian]]
[[Image:Sw44da.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action - .44 Russian]]
[[Image:Garate.jpg|thumb|right|450px|British Army issued Garate revolver - .455 Webley. This is distinguished by its round trigger guard and "skullcrusher" grip.]]
[[Image:Garate.jpg|thumb|right|400px|British Army issued Garate revolver - .455 Webley. This is distinguished by its round trigger guard and "skullcrusher" grip.]]
[[Image:Spain-S&W.455.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Spanish (Eibar) Copy S&W revolver - .455 Webley]]
[[Image:SW3DAFrontier.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson Double Action New Frontier - .44]]


==Info==
==Info==
The Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action was the first commercially successful US-made double-action, essentially a double action version of the earlier New Model No.3. There were numerous copies made in Belgium and Spain, including the Garate revolver in .455 caliber used by the British Army in World War One.
The Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action was essentially a double action version of the earlier [[Smith & Wesson New Model No.3|New Model No.3]]. There were numerous copies made in Belgium and Spain, including the Garate revolver in .455 caliber used by the British Army in World War One.


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
'''Date of manufacture:''' 1881 - 1913


'''Type:''' Revolver
'''Type:''' Revolver


'''Caliber:''' .44 Russian, .455 Webley
'''Caliber:''' .44 Russian, .44-40 WCF-"Frontier" Model, .38-40 WCF, .455 Webley


'''Capacity:''' 6 round cylinder
'''Capacity:''' 6 round cylinder


'''Fire Modes:''' Single shot (Double Action Revolver)
'''Fire Modes:''' Single shot (Double Action Revolver)
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'''The Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action has been used in the following films:'''
===Film===
===Film===
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Note'''
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|-
| rowspan=2|''[[Sherlock Holmes (1922)|Sherlock Holmes]]'' || [[Gustav von Seyffertitz]] || Professor Moriarty || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|1922
|-
| [[John Barrymore]] || Sherlock Holmes
|-
| rowspan=2 | ''[[The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks]]'' || [[Boris Barnet]] || Jeddy || rowspan=2 |  || rowspan=2 | 1924
|-
| [[Vsevolod Pudovkin]] || Shban
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[The Pay-Off]]|| [[William Janney]] || Tommy || rowspan=2|Garate .455 || rowspan=2|1930
|-
| [[Lowell Sherman]] || Gene Fenmore
|-
| ''[[Lelicek in the Services of Sherlock Holmes (Lelícek ve sluzbách Sherlocka Holmesa)]]'' || Martin Fric || Sherlock Holmes || || 1932
|-
| rowspan=3 |''[[Dragnet Girl]]'' || [[Kinuyo Tanaka]] || Tokiko || rowspan=3 | || rowspan=3 |1933
|-
|  [[Jôji Oka]] || Jyoji
|-
|  || Police
|-
| rowspan=3|''[[Lady Vanishes, The (1938)|The Lady Vanishes]]'' || [[Michael Redgrave]] || Gilbert Redman || rowspan=3|Possibly British Army issued Garate || rowspan=3|1938
|-
| [[Basil Radford]] || Charters
|-
| || Bandrika officers
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[White Fang (1946)|White Fang]]''||[[Nikolai Plotnikov]]||Beauty Smith||rowspan=2| ||rowspan=2| 1946
|-
| [[Lev Sverdlin]] || Matt
|-
| ''[[The Safety Match (Shvedskaya spichka)]]'' || [[Andrei Popov]] || Emil Dyukovsky || Nickel plated with pearl grips || 1954
|-
| ''[[Restless Youth (Trevozhnaya molodost)]]'' || || ''Haidamaks'' || || 1955
|-
| ''[[Baltic Glory (Baltiyskaya slava)]]'' || || An Anarchist sailor || || 1957
|-
| rowspan=2 | ''[[Our Agent Tiger (Le Tigre se parfume à la dynamite)]]'' || [[Roger Hanin]] || Louis Rapière aka Tiger || rowspan=2 |Eibar .455 || rowspan=2 |1964
|-
|  [[Michel Bouquet]] || Jacques Vermorel
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[Doctor Zhivago]]''|| [[Tom Courtenay]] || Pasha || rowspan=2|Garate .455 || rowspan=2|1965
|-
| [[Julie Christie]] || Lara
|-
| ''[[A Tale About Nipper-Pipper (Skazka o Malchishe-Kibalchishe)]]'' || [[Sergey Martinson]] || Uncle 518 || Most likely a Spanish WWI era version || 1965
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[The Sons of Great Bear (Die Söhne der großen Bärin)]]'' || [[Gerhard Rachold]] || Lt. Roach || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|1966
|-
| [[Hannjo Hasse]] || Pitt
|-
| rowspan=3| ''[[A Professional Gun (Il mercenario)]]''|| [[Jack Palance]] || Ricciolo alias 'Curly' ||rowspan=3| || rowspan=3| 1968
|-
|[[Franco Ressel]] || Studs
|-
|[[Tito García]] || Garcia's Cousin
|-
| ''[[The Diamond Arm (Brilliantovaya Ruka)]]'' || || || Spanish or Berlian copy, nickel plated with pearl grips; Seen on the wall in the smugglers' den || 1968
|-
| rowspan=2| ''[[Family Happiness (Semeynoe schastye)]]'' || [[Andrey Mironov]] || Fyodor Sigayev || rowspan=2| Spanish or Belgian copy; pearl grips || rowspan=2| 1969
|-
|[[Valentin Gaft]] || Gun store clerk
|-
| rowspan=2 | ''[[Companeros]]'' || [[Tomas Milian]] || El Vasco || rowspan=2 | Spanish copy, visually modified || rowspan=2 | 1970
|-
| || A guerrilla fighter
|-
| rowspan=3|''[[El Topo]]'' || Alejandro Jodorowsky || El Topo || rowspan=2|Nickel plated with pearl grips || rowspan=3|1970
|-
| Robert John || El Topo's Son
|-
| || A bandit ||
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[All the Way Boys (...Più forte ragazzi!)]]'' || [[Terence Hill]] || Plata || || rowspan=2|1972
|-
| [[Bud Spencer]] || Salud
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[A Man Before His Time (Prezhdevremennyy chelovek)]]'' || [[Valentin Smirnitskiy]] || Boris Ladygin || rowspan=2| Spanish or Belgian copy; nickel plated with pearl grips || rowspan=2|1972
|-
| [[Anatoli Adoskin]] || Naum
|-
|rowspan=2| ''[[The Sannikov Land (Zemlya Sannikova)]]'' || [[Georgi Vitsin]] || Ignatiy || rowspan=2| Spanish or Belgian copy; nickel plated with pearl grips || rowspan=2| 1973
|-
|[[Vladislav Dvorzhetsky]] || Ilyin
|-
|''[[Hard Times (1975)|Hard Times]]''||[[Charles Bronson]]||Chaney||||1975
|-
| rowspan=3| ''[[A Cruel Romance]]'' || [[Nikita Mikhalkov]] || Paratov ||rowspan=3| Spanish or Belgian copy; nickel plated with pearl grips || rowspan=3| 1984
|-
|[[Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy]] || Semenovsky
|-
|[[Andrey Myagkov]] || Karandyshev
|-
| ''[[The Invisible Man (Chelovek-nevidimka)]]'' || [[Oleg Golubitsky]] || Colonel Adye || Spanish or Belgian copy; nickel plated with pearl grips || 1984
|-
| ''[[Last Days of Frank and Jesse James, The]]|| [[Darrell Wilks]] || Bob Ford ||  || 1986
|-
| rowspan=3|''[[Prairie Hunters in Mexico (Präriejäger in Mexiko)]]'' || [[Djoko Rosic]] || Vulture Beak || rowspan=3| || rowspan=3|1988
|-
| [[Jörg Kleinau]] || A French officer
|-
| || Mexican bandits and settlers
|-
| ''[[Puppet Master]]'' || [[William Hickey]] || Andre Toulon || nickel plated || 1989
|-
| rowspan=3|''[[Night of the Sinners (Noch greshnikov)]]'' || Ruslan Kakhrumanov || Aleksey || rowspan=3|Most likely a Spanish WWI era version || rowspan=3|1991
|-
| Lyudmila Shevel || Lyubka
|-
| [[Yuriy Sarantsev]] || ''Pristav'' Gordey Ivanovich
|-
|''[[Four Feathers, The (2002)|The Four Feathers]]''||[[Wes Bentley]]||Jack Durrance||||2002
|-
| ''[[Dogville]]'' || [[Nicole Kidman]] || Grace || Pearl grips || 2003
|-
| ''[[3:10 to Yuma (2007)|3:10 to Yuma]] || Unknown || Deputy Sherriff || Spanish copy || 2007
|-
|}
===Television===
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Date'''
|-
| ''[[Operation Trust (Operatsiya "Trest")]]'' || [[Anatoli Adoskin]] || Staff Capt. Radkevich || || 1967
|-
| ''[[Road to Calvary (Khozhdenie po mukam), The (1977)|The Road to Calvary (Khozhdenie po mukam)]]'' || Oleg Kaznacheev || An Anarchist || Nickel plated; Ep.8 || 1977
|-
| ''[[Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (Sherlok Holms i doktor Vatson)]]'' || [[Vitaly Solomin]] || Dr. Watson || || 1980
|-
|-
| [[Sahara]]||[[Lennie James]] || General Kazim || Nickle-plated and Engraved || 2005
| rowspan=2|''[[The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (Priklyucheniya Sherloka Holmsa i doktora Vatsona)]]'' || [[Vasily Livanov]] || Sherlock Holmes || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2| 1980
|-
|-
| [[Last Days of Frank and Jesse James, The]]|| [[Darrell Wilks]] || Bob Ford ||  || 1986
|[[Vitaly Solomin]] || Dr. Watson
|-
|-
| [[Doctor Zhivago]]|| [[Tom Courtenay]] || Pasha || Garate .455 || 1965
| ''[[The Adolescent (Podrostok)]]'' || [[Oleg Borisov]] || Andrey Petrovich Versilov || Nickel plated with pearl grips || 1983
|-
|-
| [[The Pay-Off]]|| [[Lowell Sherman]] || Gene Fenmore || Garate .455 || 1930
| ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]''||[[Billy Smith]]||Davey Murdoch||.||2010-2014
|-
|-
| [[The Pay-Off]]|| [[William Janney]] || Tommy || Garate .455 || 1930
|}
 
===Video Games===
 
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Game Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="175"|'''Appears As'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Mods'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Notes'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Release Date'''
|-
| ''[[Isonzo]]'' || "Tettoni Modello 1916 Ona" || || Introduced in ''Grappa'' expansion || 2021
|-
|-
|}
|}


==See Also==
==See Also==


* [[Smith & Wesson New Model No.3]] - The Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action is derived from this firearm.
* [[Smith & Wesson]] - A list of all weapons produced by Smith & Wesson
 
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Latest revision as of 10:07, 22 May 2023

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Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action - .44 Russian
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British Army issued Garate revolver - .455 Webley. This is distinguished by its round trigger guard and "skullcrusher" grip.
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Spanish (Eibar) Copy S&W revolver - .455 Webley
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Smith & Wesson Double Action New Frontier - .44

Info

The Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action was essentially a double action version of the earlier New Model No.3. There were numerous copies made in Belgium and Spain, including the Garate revolver in .455 caliber used by the British Army in World War One.

Specifications

Date of manufacture: 1881 - 1913

Type: Revolver

Caliber: .44 Russian, .44-40 WCF-"Frontier" Model, .38-40 WCF, .455 Webley

Capacity: 6 round cylinder

Fire Modes: Single shot (Double Action Revolver)

The Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action 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
Sherlock Holmes Gustav von Seyffertitz Professor Moriarty 1922
John Barrymore Sherlock Holmes
The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks Boris Barnet Jeddy 1924
Vsevolod Pudovkin Shban
The Pay-Off William Janney Tommy Garate .455 1930
Lowell Sherman Gene Fenmore
Lelicek in the Services of Sherlock Holmes (Lelícek ve sluzbách Sherlocka Holmesa) Martin Fric Sherlock Holmes 1932
Dragnet Girl Kinuyo Tanaka Tokiko 1933
Jôji Oka Jyoji
Police
The Lady Vanishes Michael Redgrave Gilbert Redman Possibly British Army issued Garate 1938
Basil Radford Charters
Bandrika officers
White Fang Nikolai Plotnikov Beauty Smith 1946
Lev Sverdlin Matt
The Safety Match (Shvedskaya spichka) Andrei Popov Emil Dyukovsky Nickel plated with pearl grips 1954
Restless Youth (Trevozhnaya molodost) Haidamaks 1955
Baltic Glory (Baltiyskaya slava) An Anarchist sailor 1957
Our Agent Tiger (Le Tigre se parfume à la dynamite) Roger Hanin Louis Rapière aka Tiger Eibar .455 1964
Michel Bouquet Jacques Vermorel
Doctor Zhivago Tom Courtenay Pasha Garate .455 1965
Julie Christie Lara
A Tale About Nipper-Pipper (Skazka o Malchishe-Kibalchishe) Sergey Martinson Uncle 518 Most likely a Spanish WWI era version 1965
The Sons of Great Bear (Die Söhne der großen Bärin) Gerhard Rachold Lt. Roach 1966
Hannjo Hasse Pitt
A Professional Gun (Il mercenario) Jack Palance Ricciolo alias 'Curly' 1968
Franco Ressel Studs
Tito García Garcia's Cousin
The Diamond Arm (Brilliantovaya Ruka) Spanish or Berlian copy, nickel plated with pearl grips; Seen on the wall in the smugglers' den 1968
Family Happiness (Semeynoe schastye) Andrey Mironov Fyodor Sigayev Spanish or Belgian copy; pearl grips 1969
Valentin Gaft Gun store clerk
Companeros Tomas Milian El Vasco Spanish copy, visually modified 1970
A guerrilla fighter
El Topo Alejandro Jodorowsky El Topo Nickel plated with pearl grips 1970
Robert John El Topo's Son
A bandit
All the Way Boys (...Più forte ragazzi!) Terence Hill Plata 1972
Bud Spencer Salud
A Man Before His Time (Prezhdevremennyy chelovek) Valentin Smirnitskiy Boris Ladygin Spanish or Belgian copy; nickel plated with pearl grips 1972
Anatoli Adoskin Naum
The Sannikov Land (Zemlya Sannikova) Georgi Vitsin Ignatiy Spanish or Belgian copy; nickel plated with pearl grips 1973
Vladislav Dvorzhetsky Ilyin
Hard Times Charles Bronson Chaney 1975
A Cruel Romance Nikita Mikhalkov Paratov Spanish or Belgian copy; nickel plated with pearl grips 1984
Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy Semenovsky
Andrey Myagkov Karandyshev
The Invisible Man (Chelovek-nevidimka) Oleg Golubitsky Colonel Adye Spanish or Belgian copy; nickel plated with pearl grips 1984
Last Days of Frank and Jesse James, The Darrell Wilks Bob Ford 1986
Prairie Hunters in Mexico (Präriejäger in Mexiko) Djoko Rosic Vulture Beak 1988
Jörg Kleinau A French officer
Mexican bandits and settlers
Puppet Master William Hickey Andre Toulon nickel plated 1989
Night of the Sinners (Noch greshnikov) Ruslan Kakhrumanov Aleksey Most likely a Spanish WWI era version 1991
Lyudmila Shevel Lyubka
Yuriy Sarantsev Pristav Gordey Ivanovich
The Four Feathers Wes Bentley Jack Durrance 2002
Dogville Nicole Kidman Grace Pearl grips 2003
3:10 to Yuma Unknown Deputy Sherriff Spanish copy 2007

Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
Operation Trust (Operatsiya "Trest") Anatoli Adoskin Staff Capt. Radkevich 1967
The Road to Calvary (Khozhdenie po mukam) Oleg Kaznacheev An Anarchist Nickel plated; Ep.8 1977
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (Sherlok Holms i doktor Vatson) Vitaly Solomin Dr. Watson 1980
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (Priklyucheniya Sherloka Holmsa i doktora Vatsona) Vasily Livanov Sherlock Holmes 1980
Vitaly Solomin Dr. Watson
The Adolescent (Podrostok) Oleg Borisov Andrey Petrovich Versilov Nickel plated with pearl grips 1983
Boardwalk Empire Billy Smith Davey Murdoch . 2010-2014

Video Games

Game Title Appears As Mods Notes Release Date
Isonzo "Tettoni Modello 1916 Ona" Introduced in Grappa expansion 2021


See Also

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