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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]]  
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, target hammer, made only with a 4" and 6" barrel (in contrast to the 27's 3.5",5",6",6.5", and 8 3/4" barrel lengths) 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]]  


'''The Smith & Wesson Model 27 revolver or Model 28 revolver have been seen in the following films used by the following actors:'''
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=Smith & Wesson Model 27=
[[File:S&WModel27Long.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 27 with Patridge Sights - .357 Magnum]]
[[File:S&WModel27.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 27 - .357 Magnum]]
[[File:Registeredmagpolice.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson .357 Registered Magnum with 5" barrel. This particular Magnum, number 3,816, was one of 54 shipped to the State of Mississippi, Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Ms. to arm the first 53 members of the newly formed Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol which began on Monday morning June 20, 1938. It was shipped from the factory on June 2, 1938.]]
[[File:Model28g.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 27 with 4" barrel - .357 Magnum]]
[[File:S&WM27-2.jpeg|thumb|right|400px|S&W Model 27-2 with 6" barrel - .357 Magnum]]
[[File:S&WRev.jpg|thumb|right|400px|S&W Model 27-2 with 3.5" barrel - .357 Magnum]]


[[Image:S&WModel27.jpg|thumb|right|400px|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.]]
The Model 27 can be identified by the high gloss finish and checkering on the top strap on the frame and barrel.
[[Image:S&WModel28.jpg|thumb|right|400px|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.]]
[[Image:S&WModel27Long.jpg|thumb|right|400px|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.]]
[[Image:Model28HP2.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 28 'Highway Patrolman' with 4" barrel - .357 Magnum]]
[[Image:Model28g.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 27 with 4" barrel - .357 Magnum]]
[[Image:S&WRev.jpg |thumb|right|400px|S&W Model 27-2 - .357 magnum with 3.5" barrel.]]
== Film ==
* Pentagon police officers in ''[[No Way Out]]'' (1987)


* [[Al Lettieri]] as Frank Renda in ''[[Mr. Majestyk]]'' (1974)
==Specifications==
(1935 - Present)


* [[Giuliano Gemma]] as Detective Giermani in ''[[Tenebre]]'' (1982)
* '''Type:''' Revolver


* [[Rex Linn]] as Sheriff Boyd in ''[[Breakdown]]'' (1997)
* '''Caliber(s):''' .357 Magnum, .38 Special


* Robbery suspect in ''[[Jesse Stone: No Remorse]]'' (2010)
* '''Weight:''' lbs ( kg)


* State troopers in ''[[Any Which Way You Can]]'' (1980)
* '''Length:''' in ( cm)


* Bank guard in ''[[Charley Varrick]]'' (1973)
* '''Barrel length(s):''' 3.5 in (8.8 cm), 4 in (10.2 cm), 6 in (15.2 cm), 8.4 in (21.4 cm), 10.6 in (27 cm)


* [[Richard Lynch]] as Moon in ''[[Seven-Ups, The|The Seven-Ups]]'' (1973)
* '''Capacity:''' 6-round Cylinder


* [[Bryan Brown]] as Roland Tyler in ''[[F/X]]'' (1986)
* '''Fire Modes:''' SA/DA


* [[Brian Dennehy]] as Lt. McCarthy in ''[[F/X]]'' (1986)
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{{Gun Title}}
===Film===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="285"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
|-
|''[[Killers, The (1964)|The Killers]]''||[[Lee Marvin]]||Charlie Strom|| suppressed ||1964
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[Tickle Me]]'' || [[Bill Williams]] || Deputy Sturdivant || rowspan=2|3.5" barrel || rowspan=2|1965
|-
| [[Elvis Presley]] || Lonnie Beale
|-
| rowspan=2| ''[[The President's Analyst]]'' || [[Sheldon Collins]] || Bing Quantrill || || rowspan=2|1967
|-
| [[William Daniels]] || Wynn Quantrill ||
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[The Split]]'' || [[Donald Sutherland]] || Dave Negli || Registered Magnum and Model 27; 3.5" barrel || rowspan=2|1968
|-
| [[Jim Brown]] || McClain || Registered Magnum; 3.5" barrel
|-
|''[[OSS 117: Mission for a Killer (Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117)]]''||[[Frederick Stafford]]||Hubert Bonisseur|| ||1970
|-
|''[[Patton]]''||[[George C. Scott]]||General George S. Patton||Early Model 27 'Registered Magnum' variant, custom Ivory grips||1970
|-
|''[[Godfather, The|The Godfather]]''||[[Lenny Montana]]||Luca Brasi||Model 27||1972
|-
| ''[[The Outside Man]]'' || [[Roy Scheider]] || Lenny || 3.5" barrel || 1972
|-
| ''[[The Outside Man]]'' || [[Jean-Louis Trintignant]] || Lucien Bellon || 3.5" barrel || 1972
|-
|''[[The Friends of Eddie Coyle]]''||[[Steven Keats]]||Jackie Brown||Model 27||1973
|-
|''[[Friends of Eddie Coyle, The|The Friends of Eddie Coyle]]''||[[Alex Rocco]]||Jimmy Scalise||Model 27||1973
|-
|''[[Seven-Ups, The|The Seven-Ups]]''||[[Richard Lynch]]||Moon||Model 27||1973
|-
|''[[The Friends of Eddie Coyle]]''||[[Robert Mitchum]]||Eddie Coyle||Model 27||1973
|-
|''[[Mr. Majestyk]]''||[[Al Lettieri]]||Frank Renda||Model 27||1974
|-
| ''[[Big Bad Mama]]''||[[Dick Miller]]||Agent William Bonney||||1974
|-
|''[[The Drowning Pool]]''||[[Richard Jaeckel]]||Lt. Franks||||1975
|-
|''[[The Drowning Pool]]''||[[Paul Newman]]||Lew Harper||||1975
|-
|''[[1941]]''||[[Eddie Deezen]] ||Herbie || ||1979
|-
| ''[[Contraband (1980)|Contraband]]'' || [[Fabio Testi]] || Luca Di Ajello || Model 27-2 with 3.5" barrel || 1980
|-
| ''[[Choice of Arms]]'' || [[Gérard Depardieu]] || Mickey || 4" barrel || 1981
|-
| ''[[Choice of Arms]]'' || [[Yves Montand]] ||Noel Durieux  || 4" barrel || 1981
|-
|''[[Year of the Dragon]]''||[[John Lone]]||Joey Tai||Model 27||1985
|-
|''[[Quiet Earth, The|The Quiet Earth]]''||[[Alison Routledge]]||Joanne||Model 27||1985
|-
| ''[[Fletch]]'' || [[Tim Matheson]] || Alan Stanwyk || Model 27 || 1985
|-
| ''[[The Emerald Forest]]'' || || A local man || 6" barrel || 1985
|-
|''[[F/X]]''||[[Brian Dennehy]]||Lt. McCarthy||Model 27-2||1986
|-
|''[[Hitcher, The (1986)|The Hitcher]]''||[[Rutger Hauer]]||John Ryder||Model 27/28||1986
|-
|''[[Popeye Doyle]]''||[[Matthew Laurance]]||Det. Parese|| ||1986
|-
|''[[Beverly Hills Cop II]]''||[[John Ashton]]||Det. Sgt. John Taggart ||Model 27||1987
|-
| ''[[Operation Corned Beef (L'opération Corned Beef)|Operation Corned Beef]]'' || [[Mireille Rufel]] || Monique Garcia || With 8 " barrel and sniper scope || 1991
|-
|''[[Bad Boys]]''||[[Tchéky Karyo]]||Fouchet||Model 27||1995
|-
|''[[Phantoms]]''||[[Liev Schreiber]]||Deputy Stu Wargle||||1998
|-
| ''[[Held Up]]'' || [[Jake Busey]] || Beaumont || Model 27, 5" barrel || 1999
|-
|''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004)|Dawn of the Dead]]''||[[Michael Kelly]]||CJ||Model 27||2004
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[Second Wind (Le Deuxième Souffle), The (2007)|The Second Wind (Le Deuxième Souffle)]]''||[[Eric Cantona]]||Alban||4" barrel||rowspan=2|2007
|-
| [[Daniel Auteuil]]||Gustave "Gu" Minda||4" barrel
|-
| rowspan=3|''[[Crazies, The (2010)|The Crazies]]''||[[Timothy Olyphant]]||Sherrif Dutten||Model 27|| rowspan=3|2010
|-
| [[Joe Anderson]]||Deputy Russell Clank||Model 27
|-
| [[Radha Mitchell]]||Judy Dutten||Model 27
|-
|''[[El Infierno]]''||[[Joaquín Cosio]]||Cochiloco||||2010
|-
| ''[[Texas Killing Fields]]'' || [[Jeffrey Dean Morgan]] || Det. Brian Heigh ||  || 2011
|-
|''[[Killer Elite (2011)|Killer Elite]]''||[[Aden Young]]||Meier||3.5" bl/nickel plate||2011
|-
|}


* [[John Mitchum]] as Inspector Frank DiGiorgio in ''[[Enforcer%2C_The|The Enforcer]]''
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Show Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note / Episode'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Air Date'''
|-
|''[[Doctor Who (New Series)|Doctor Who]]''|| || ||Model 27|| 2005-Present
|-
|''[[Jericho]]''||[[Michael Gaston]]||Gray Anderson||Model 27||2006-2008
|-
|''[[Inspector George Gently]]''|| [[John Kavanagh]] || Doyle|| "The Burning Man" (S01E01)||2008
|-
|''[[Tin Star - Season 1|Tin Star]]''||[[Oliver Coopersmith]]||Simon "Whitey" Brown||"Fun and (S)laughter" (S01E01)||2017
|-
|}


* [[David Graf]] as Eugene Tackleberry in ''[[Police Academy]]''
===Video Game===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Game Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Appears as'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''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
|-
|''[[Godfather II, The (VG)|The Godfather]]''|| ||||2009
|-
|''[[Mafia II]]''||"Magnum"||Model 27||2010
|-
|''[[L.A. Noire]]''|| ||Model 27||2011
|-
|''[[Battlefield V]]''|| "Model 27" || added with "War in the Pacific" chapter  (2019) ||2018
|-
|}


* [[David Patrick Kelly]] as Luther in ''[[The Warriors]]'' (1979)
===Anime===


* [[Lesley Ann Warren]] as Evelyn Heiss in ''[[Love Kills]]'' (1998)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
|-
|''[[Future Diary]]'' ||  || Ep. 26; hanging on a wall || 2012
|-
| rowspan=4 | ''[[Banana Fish]]'' || Ash Lynx ||  || rowspan=4 | 2018
|-
| Eiji Okumura || Ep. "A Perfect Day for Bananafish"
|-
| Fly || Ep. "The Beautiful and Damned"
|-
| Sing || Ep. The Snows of Kilimanjaro"
|-
|}


* [[Tchéky Karyo]] as Fouchet in ''[[Bad Boys]]''
<br clear=all>
 
* [[Roddy Piper]] as 'Nada' in ''[[They Live]]''
 
* [[Austin Stroker]] as CHP Lieutenant Ethan Bishop in ''[[Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)]]''
 
* [[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 ''[[Sugarland Express, The|Thr Sugarland Express]]'' (1974)
 
* ''[[Every Which Way But Loose]]'' (1978)
 
* ''[[Any Which Way You Can]]'' (1980)
 
* [[Fred Williamson]] as Cal in ''[[One Down, Two To Go]]''
 
* [[William Devane]] as Major Charles Rane in ''[[Rolling Thunder]]'' (1977)
 
* [[John Savage]] as Charles Heller in ''[[The Amateur]]''
 
* [[Harry Connick Jr.]] as Daryll Lee Cullum in ''[[Copycat]]''
 
* [[Issac Hayes]] as Lee in ''[[Three Tough Guys]]''


* [[Enrique Iglesias]] as Lorenzo in ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mexico]]''
=Smith & Wesson Model 28=
[[File:S&WModel28.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 28 - .357 Magnum]]
[[File:Model28HP2.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 28 'Highway Patrolman' with 4" barrel - .357 Magnum]]


* [[Danny Glover]] as McFee in ''[[Witness]]''
The Model 28 can be identified by its non-checkered top strap and a less high polish blued finish.


* [[Wendell Corey]] as Leon "Foggy" Poole in ''[[The Killer is Loose]]'' (1956)
==Specifications==
(1954 - 1986)


* [[Bekim Fehmiu]] as Mohammed Fasil in ''[[Black Sunday]]''
* '''Type:''' Revolver


* ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004)]]''
* '''Caliber(s):''' .357 Magnum, .38 Special


* [[Rob Lowe]] as Nick Andros in ''[[Stand, The|The Stand]]''
* '''Weight:''' 2.56 lbs (1.16 kg)


* [[Ron Perlman]] as Collie Entragian in ''[[Desperation]]''
* '''Length:''' in ( cm)


* [[Timothy Olyphant]] as Sherrif Dutten in ''[[Crazies, The (2010)|The Crazies]]'' (2010)
* '''Barrel length(s):''' 4 in (10.2 cm), 6 in (15.2 cm), 8.4 in (21.4 cm)


* [[Joe Anderson]] as Deputy Russell Clank in ''[[Crazies, The (2010)|The Crazies]]'' (2010)
* '''Capacity:''' 6-round Cylinder


* [[Radha Mitchell]] as Judy Dutten in ''[[Crazies, The (2010)|The Crazies]]'' (2010)
* '''Fire Modes:''' SA/DA


== Television ==
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* ''[[Jericho]]'' (2006-2008)
{{Gun Title}}
===Film===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="230"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
|-
|''[[Killer Is Loose, The|The Killer Is Loose]]''||[[Wendell Corey]]||Leon "Foggy" Poole||||1956
|-
| ''[[OSS 117 - Double Agent (Niente rose per OSS 117)]]'' || [[George Eastman]] || Karas ||  || 1968
|-
|''[[Charley Varrick]]''||[[Bob Steele]] ||Bank guard||Model 28||1973
|-
|''[[Blue Knight, The|The Blue Knight]]''||[[William Holden]]||Officer "Bumper" Morgan||||1973
|-
|''[[Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia]]''|| ||Gangsters|| ||1974
|-
| ''[[Newman's Law]]''||[[Roger Robinson]]||Gary||||1974
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy]]''||[[Kunie Tanaka]]||Daisuke Jigen||rowspan=2| ||rowspan=2|1974
|-
|[[Shirô Itô]]||Inspector Zenigata
|-
|''[[Sugarland Express, The|The Sugarland Express]]''||[[William Atherton]]||Clovis Poplin||Model 28 Highway Patrolman||1974
|-
|''[[Enforcer%2C_The|The Enforcer]]''||[[John Mitchum]]||Inspector Frank DiGiorgio||Model 28||1976
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)|Assault on Precinct 13]]''||[[Austin Stoker]]||CHP Lieutenant Ethan Bishop||rowspan=2|Model 28||rowspan=2|1976
|-
|[[Laurie Zimmer]]||Leigh
|-
| ''[[Street People (Gli esecutori)]]'' || [[Roger Moore]] || Ulysses || || 1976
|-
|''[[Telefon]]''||[[Charles Bronson]]||Major Grigorij Borzov||4" barrel ||1977
|-
|''[[Black Sunday]]''||[[Bekim Fehmiu]]||Mohammed Fasil||Model 28 Highway Patrolman||1977
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Rolling Thunder]]''||[[William Devane]]||Major Charles Rane||rowspan=2| ||rowspan=2|1977
|-
|[[Linda Haynes]]||Linda Forchet
|-
|''[[Every Which Way But Loose]]''||[[James McEachin]] ||Herb||Model 28||1978
|-
|''[[Every Which Way But Loose]]''||[[Gregory Walcott]] ||Putnam||Model 28||1978
|-
|''[[Midnight Express]]''||[[Bo Hopkins]]||Tex||Model 28||1978
|-
|''[[The Driver]]''||[[Bruce Dern]]||The Detective||Model 28||1978
|-
| ''[[The Gun (L'arma)]]'' || [[Stefano Satta Flores]] || Luigi Compagna || 4" barrel || 1978
|-
|''[[The Warriors]]''||[[David Patrick Kelly]]||Luther||Model 28||1979
|-
|''[[Mad Max]]''||[[Mel Gibson]]||Max||||1979
|-
|''[[Borderline]]''||[[Charles Bronson]]||U.S. Borderpatrolman Jeb Maynard||Model 28||1980
|-
|''[[Any Which Way You Can]]''|| ||Highway Patrolmen||Model 28||1980
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Deadly Blessing]]''||[[Maren Jensen]]||Martha Schmidt||rowspan=2|Model 28||rowspan=2|1981
|-
|[[Susan Buckner]]||Vickey Anderson
|-
|''[[Tenebre]]''||[[Giuliano Gemma]]||Detective Giermani||Model 28||1982
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Border, The (1982)|The Border]]''||[[Jack Nicholson]]||Charlie Smith||rowspan=2|Model 28 Highway Patrolman||rowspan=2|1982
|-
|[[Harvey Keitel]]||Cat
|-
| ''[[Silent Rage]] || [[Ron Silver]] || Dr. Tom Halman || 4" barrel || 1982
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Forced Vengeance]]'' || [[Chuck Norris]] || Josh Randall ||rowspan=2|4" barrel||rowspan=2|1982
|-
||| Various henchmen and robbers
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Dead Zone, The (1983)|The Dead Zone]]''||[[Tom Skerritt]]||Sheriff Bannerman||rowspan=2|4" barrel||rowspan=2|1983
|-
|[[Nicholas Campbell]]||Deputy Frank Dodd
|-
| ''[[Lone Wolf McQuade]]'' || [[Robert Beltran]] || Kayo Ramos || || 1983
|-
|''[[Police Academy]]''||[[David Graf]]||Eugene Tackleberry||Model 28||1984
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Flashpoint (1984)|Flashpoint]]'' || [[Kris Kristofferson]] || Bobby Logan ||rowspan=2| ||rowspan=2|1984
|-
|[[Treat Williams]] || Ernie Wyatt
|-
| ''[[Exterminator 2]]'' || || A thug || || 1984
|-
|''[[Witness]]''||[[Danny Glover]]||McFee||Model 28||1985
|-
| ''[[Hold-Up]]'' || [[Jean-Claude de Goros]] || Inspector Fox || Model 28 with 4" barrel || 1985
|-
|''[[F/X]]''||[[Bryan Brown]]||Roland Tyler||Model 28||1986
|-
|''[[8 Million Ways to Die]]'' || [[Tommy "Tiny" Lister]] || Nose Guard || || 1986
|-
|''[[No Way Out (1987)|No Way Out]]''|| ||Pentagon police officers||Model 28||1987
|-
|''[[They Live]]''||[[Roddy Piper]]||'Nada'||Model 28||1988
|-
| ''[[The Rookie (1990)]]'' || || airport police ||  || 1990
|-
|''[[Tremors (1990)|Tremors]]''||[[Fred Ward]]||Earl||||1990
|-
|''[[South Central]]''||[[Glenn Plummer]]||Bobby||Model 28||1992
|-
|''[[Snake Eater III: His Law]]''||[[Lorenzo Lamas]]||"Soldier" Jack Kelly||Model 28||1992
|-
|''[[Nowhere to Run]]''||[[John Finn]]||state trooper||Model 28||1993
|-
|rowspan=8|''[[Rumpelstiltskin]]''||Ben Marley||Deputy Joe||rowspan=8|Model 28 'Highway Patrolman' with 4" barrel||rowspan=8|1995
|-
|[[Judith Drake]]||Woman Deputy
|-
|[[Kim Johnston Ulrich]]||Shelley Stewart
|-
|Don Dowe||Deputy Barnes
|-
|John Ducey||Deputy Kalish
|-
|Patrick Massett||Deputy Marley
|-
|[[Max Grodénchik]]||Rumpelstiltskin
|-
|Ousaun Elam||Car Jacker
|-
|''[[Copycat]]''||[[Harry Connick Jr.]]||Daryll Lee Cullum||Model 28 Highway Patrolman||1995
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Fargo (1996)|Fargo]]''||[[Frances McDormand]]||Marge Gunderson||rowspan=2|Model 28||rowspan=2|1996
|-
|[[Harve Presnell]]||Wade Gustafson
|-
|''[[Heaven's Burning]]''||[[Russell Crowe]]||Collin O'Brien||Model 28||1997
|-
|''[[Breakdown]]''||[[Rex Linn]]||Sheriff Arthur Boyd||Model 28||1997
|-
|''[[Dance with the Devil]]'' || || Sheriff Ford's deputy || || 1997
|-
| ''[[Dead Silence (1997)]]'' || [[Kim Coates]] || Theodore 'Ted' Handy||  || 1997
|-
| ''[[Commander Hamilton]]'' || [[Mark Hamill]] || Mike Hawkins ||  || 1998
|-
|''[[Payback]]''||[[Mel Gibson]]||Porter||Model 28||1999
|-
|''[[3000 Miles to Graceland]]''||[[Thomas Haden Church]]||Deputy US Marshal Quigley||||2001
|-
|''[[Once Upon a Time in Mexico]]''||[[Enrique Iglesias]]||Lorenzo||Model 28||2003
|-
| ''[[Cash Truck]]'' || || Armored Car Guard || || 2004
|-
|''[[Desperation]]''||[[Ron Perlman]]||Collie Entragian||Model 28 Highway Patrolman||2006
|-
|''[[In the Electric Mist]]''||[[Pruitt Taylor Vince]]||Lou Girard||Model 28||2008
|-
|''[[Jesse Stone: No Remorse]]''|| ||Robbery suspect||Model 28||2010
|-
|''[[The A-Team (2010)|The A-Team]]''|| ||A Henchman||Model 28 Highway Patrolman||2010
|-
|''[[Survival of the Dead]]''||.||Distraught Husband||Model 28 Highway Patrolman||2010
|-
|''[[I'm Your Woman]]''||[[Frankie Faison]]||Art||Model 28 Highway Patrolman||2020
|-
|''[[I'm Your Woman]]''||[[Rachel Brosnahan]]||Jean||Model 28 Highway Patrolman||2020
|-
|}


* 1960s' FBI Agents in ''[[Doctor Who (New Series)]]''
===Television===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
== Video Games ==
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
* ''[[Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven]]''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Show Title'''
 
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor'''
* ''[[Mafia II]]''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Character'''
 
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Note / Episode'''
* ''[[L.A. Noire]]''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Air Date'''
 
|-
* ''[[Vietcong 2]]''
|''[[Dragnet (1967)|Dragnet]]''||.||L.A.P.D.||Model 28 Highway Patrolman||1967-1970
 
|-
* ''[[Call of Duty: World at War]]''
|''[[Dempsey and Makepeace]]''|| || A Jewerly Robber || "Mantrap" (S03E09)||1986
|-
|''[[Crime Story]]''||[[Paul Butler]]||Det. Walter Clemmons||Model 28 Highway Patrolman||1986-1988
|-
|''[[Ninja Sentai Kakuranger]]'' || [[Kane Kosugi]] || Jiraiya || "American Ninja" || 1994-1995
|-
|''[[The X-Files - Season 4]]'' || || Expedition member Babcock || Model 28 with 4" barrel / "Gethsemane" (S4E24) || 1997
|-
|''[[Stand, The (1994 miniseries)|The Stand]]''||[[Rob Lowe]]||Nick Andros||Model 28 Highway Patrolman||2004
|-
|''[[Criminal Minds]]'' || ||  || Model 28 with 4" barrel / "About Face" (S03E06), "Brothers In Arms" (S04E10) || 2007-2008
|-
| ''[[Blacklist, The - Season 2|The Blacklist]]'' ||[[James Spader]]||Raymond Reddington||"Leonard Caul (N. 62)"||2015
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===Anime===
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|''[[New Dream Hunter Rem: The Knights Around Her Bed]]''|| Ayanokouji Rem || || 1990
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| rowspan=2 | ''[[The Abashiri Family]]'' || Bank security guards || "Explosion of violence!! We don't have justice!" (E01) || rowspan=2 | 1991
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| Daemon Abashiri || "Hell! Paradise school" (E02)
|-
|''[[Devil Lady]]'' || Policeman || "Signs" (E21) || 1998-1999
|-
|''[[Pet Shop of Horrors]]''|| Leon Orcot || || 1999
|-
|''[[Ceres, Celestial Legend]]''||Guard, Yuuhi Aogiri||  ||2000
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| ''[[Heartwork: Love Guns]]'' ||  || "Encounter" (Ep. 2) || 2003
|-
|}


===Video Games===
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|''[[Resonance of Fate]]''|| || ||Enemy only ||2010
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==See Also==
=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]]
* [[Smith & Wesson Model 627]] - Stainless Steel version of the N-Frame [[Smith & Wesson Model 27]]


[[Category:Gun|Smith & Wesson Model 027]]
[[Category:Gun|Smith & Wesson Model 027]]
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Latest revision as of 18:45, 30 December 2023

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, target hammer, made only with a 4" and 6" barrel (in contrast to the 27's 3.5",5",6",6.5", and 8 3/4" barrel lengths) 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

Smith & Wesson Model 27

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Smith & Wesson Model 27 with Patridge Sights - .357 Magnum
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Smith & Wesson Model 27 - .357 Magnum
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Smith & Wesson .357 Registered Magnum with 5" barrel. This particular Magnum, number 3,816, was one of 54 shipped to the State of Mississippi, Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Ms. to arm the first 53 members of the newly formed Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol which began on Monday morning June 20, 1938. It was shipped from the factory on June 2, 1938.
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Smith & Wesson Model 27 with 4" barrel - .357 Magnum
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S&W Model 27-2 with 6" barrel - .357 Magnum
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S&W Model 27-2 with 3.5" barrel - .357 Magnum

The Model 27 can be identified by the high gloss finish and checkering on the top strap on the frame and barrel.

Specifications

(1935 - Present)

  • Type: Revolver
  • Caliber(s): .357 Magnum, .38 Special
  • Weight: lbs ( kg)
  • Length: in ( cm)
  • Barrel length(s): 3.5 in (8.8 cm), 4 in (10.2 cm), 6 in (15.2 cm), 8.4 in (21.4 cm), 10.6 in (27 cm)
  • Capacity: 6-round Cylinder
  • Fire Modes: SA/DA

The Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28 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 Killers Lee Marvin Charlie Strom suppressed 1964
Tickle Me Bill Williams Deputy Sturdivant 3.5" barrel 1965
Elvis Presley Lonnie Beale
The President's Analyst Sheldon Collins Bing Quantrill 1967
William Daniels Wynn Quantrill
The Split Donald Sutherland Dave Negli Registered Magnum and Model 27; 3.5" barrel 1968
Jim Brown McClain Registered Magnum; 3.5" barrel
OSS 117: Mission for a Killer (Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117) Frederick Stafford Hubert Bonisseur 1970
Patton George C. Scott General George S. Patton Early Model 27 'Registered Magnum' variant, custom Ivory grips 1970
The Godfather Lenny Montana Luca Brasi Model 27 1972
The Outside Man Roy Scheider Lenny 3.5" barrel 1972
The Outside Man Jean-Louis Trintignant Lucien Bellon 3.5" barrel 1972
The Friends of Eddie Coyle Steven Keats Jackie Brown Model 27 1973
The Friends of Eddie Coyle Alex Rocco Jimmy Scalise Model 27 1973
The Seven-Ups Richard Lynch Moon Model 27 1973
The Friends of Eddie Coyle Robert Mitchum Eddie Coyle Model 27 1973
Mr. Majestyk Al Lettieri Frank Renda Model 27 1974
Big Bad Mama Dick Miller Agent William Bonney 1974
The Drowning Pool Richard Jaeckel Lt. Franks 1975
The Drowning Pool Paul Newman Lew Harper 1975
1941 Eddie Deezen Herbie 1979
Contraband Fabio Testi Luca Di Ajello Model 27-2 with 3.5" barrel 1980
Choice of Arms Gérard Depardieu Mickey 4" barrel 1981
Choice of Arms Yves Montand Noel Durieux 4" barrel 1981
Year of the Dragon John Lone Joey Tai Model 27 1985
The Quiet Earth Alison Routledge Joanne Model 27 1985
Fletch Tim Matheson Alan Stanwyk Model 27 1985
The Emerald Forest A local man 6" barrel 1985
F/X Brian Dennehy Lt. McCarthy Model 27-2 1986
The Hitcher Rutger Hauer John Ryder Model 27/28 1986
Popeye Doyle Matthew Laurance Det. Parese 1986
Beverly Hills Cop II John Ashton Det. Sgt. John Taggart Model 27 1987
Operation Corned Beef Mireille Rufel Monique Garcia With 8 " barrel and sniper scope 1991
Bad Boys Tchéky Karyo Fouchet Model 27 1995
Phantoms Liev Schreiber Deputy Stu Wargle 1998
Held Up Jake Busey Beaumont Model 27, 5" barrel 1999
Dawn of the Dead Michael Kelly CJ Model 27 2004
The Second Wind (Le Deuxième Souffle) Eric Cantona Alban 4" barrel 2007
Daniel Auteuil Gustave "Gu" Minda 4" barrel
The Crazies Timothy Olyphant Sherrif Dutten Model 27 2010
Joe Anderson Deputy Russell Clank Model 27
Radha Mitchell Judy Dutten Model 27
El Infierno Joaquín Cosio Cochiloco 2010
Texas Killing Fields Jeffrey Dean Morgan Det. Brian Heigh 2011
Killer Elite Aden Young Meier 3.5" bl/nickel plate 2011

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Doctor Who Model 27 2005-Present
Jericho Michael Gaston Gray Anderson Model 27 2006-2008
Inspector George Gently John Kavanagh Doyle "The Burning Man" (S01E01) 2008
Tin Star Oliver Coopersmith Simon "Whitey" Brown "Fun and (S)laughter" (S01E01) 2017

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
The Godfather 2009
Mafia II "Magnum" Model 27 2010
L.A. Noire Model 27 2011
Battlefield V "Model 27" added with "War in the Pacific" chapter (2019) 2018

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Future Diary Ep. 26; hanging on a wall 2012
Banana Fish Ash Lynx 2018
Eiji Okumura Ep. "A Perfect Day for Bananafish"
Fly Ep. "The Beautiful and Damned"
Sing Ep. The Snows of Kilimanjaro"


Smith & Wesson Model 28

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Smith & Wesson Model 28 - .357 Magnum
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Smith & Wesson Model 28 'Highway Patrolman' with 4" barrel - .357 Magnum

The Model 28 can be identified by its non-checkered top strap and a less high polish blued finish.

Specifications

(1954 - 1986)

  • Type: Revolver
  • Caliber(s): .357 Magnum, .38 Special
  • Weight: 2.56 lbs (1.16 kg)
  • Length: in ( cm)
  • Barrel length(s): 4 in (10.2 cm), 6 in (15.2 cm), 8.4 in (21.4 cm)
  • Capacity: 6-round Cylinder
  • Fire Modes: SA/DA

The Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28 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 Is Loose Wendell Corey Leon "Foggy" Poole 1956
OSS 117 - Double Agent (Niente rose per OSS 117) George Eastman Karas 1968
Charley Varrick Bob Steele Bank guard Model 28 1973
The Blue Knight William Holden Officer "Bumper" Morgan 1973
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia Gangsters 1974
Newman's Law Roger Robinson Gary 1974
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy Kunie Tanaka Daisuke Jigen 1974
Shirô Itô Inspector Zenigata
The Sugarland Express William Atherton Clovis Poplin Model 28 Highway Patrolman 1974
The Enforcer John Mitchum Inspector Frank DiGiorgio Model 28 1976
Assault on Precinct 13 Austin Stoker CHP Lieutenant Ethan Bishop Model 28 1976
Laurie Zimmer Leigh
Street People (Gli esecutori) Roger Moore Ulysses 1976
Telefon Charles Bronson Major Grigorij Borzov 4" barrel 1977
Black Sunday Bekim Fehmiu Mohammed Fasil Model 28 Highway Patrolman 1977
Rolling Thunder William Devane Major Charles Rane 1977
Linda Haynes Linda Forchet
Every Which Way But Loose James McEachin Herb Model 28 1978
Every Which Way But Loose Gregory Walcott Putnam Model 28 1978
Midnight Express Bo Hopkins Tex Model 28 1978
The Driver Bruce Dern The Detective Model 28 1978
The Gun (L'arma) Stefano Satta Flores Luigi Compagna 4" barrel 1978
The Warriors David Patrick Kelly Luther Model 28 1979
Mad Max Mel Gibson Max 1979
Borderline Charles Bronson U.S. Borderpatrolman Jeb Maynard Model 28 1980
Any Which Way You Can Highway Patrolmen Model 28 1980
Deadly Blessing Maren Jensen Martha Schmidt Model 28 1981
Susan Buckner Vickey Anderson
Tenebre Giuliano Gemma Detective Giermani Model 28 1982
The Border Jack Nicholson Charlie Smith Model 28 Highway Patrolman 1982
Harvey Keitel Cat
Silent Rage Ron Silver Dr. Tom Halman 4" barrel 1982
Forced Vengeance Chuck Norris Josh Randall 4" barrel 1982
Various henchmen and robbers
The Dead Zone Tom Skerritt Sheriff Bannerman 4" barrel 1983
Nicholas Campbell Deputy Frank Dodd
Lone Wolf McQuade Robert Beltran Kayo Ramos 1983
Police Academy David Graf Eugene Tackleberry Model 28 1984
Flashpoint Kris Kristofferson Bobby Logan 1984
Treat Williams Ernie Wyatt
Exterminator 2 A thug 1984
Witness Danny Glover McFee Model 28 1985
Hold-Up Jean-Claude de Goros Inspector Fox Model 28 with 4" barrel 1985
F/X Bryan Brown Roland Tyler Model 28 1986
8 Million Ways to Die Tommy "Tiny" Lister Nose Guard 1986
No Way Out Pentagon police officers Model 28 1987
They Live Roddy Piper 'Nada' Model 28 1988
The Rookie (1990) airport police 1990
Tremors Fred Ward Earl 1990
South Central Glenn Plummer Bobby Model 28 1992
Snake Eater III: His Law Lorenzo Lamas "Soldier" Jack Kelly Model 28 1992
Nowhere to Run John Finn state trooper Model 28 1993
Rumpelstiltskin Ben Marley Deputy Joe Model 28 'Highway Patrolman' with 4" barrel 1995
Judith Drake Woman Deputy
Kim Johnston Ulrich Shelley Stewart
Don Dowe Deputy Barnes
John Ducey Deputy Kalish
Patrick Massett Deputy Marley
Max Grodénchik Rumpelstiltskin
Ousaun Elam Car Jacker
Copycat Harry Connick Jr. Daryll Lee Cullum Model 28 Highway Patrolman 1995
Fargo Frances McDormand Marge Gunderson Model 28 1996
Harve Presnell Wade Gustafson
Heaven's Burning Russell Crowe Collin O'Brien Model 28 1997
Breakdown Rex Linn Sheriff Arthur Boyd Model 28 1997
Dance with the Devil Sheriff Ford's deputy 1997
Dead Silence (1997) Kim Coates Theodore 'Ted' Handy 1997
Commander Hamilton Mark Hamill Mike Hawkins 1998
Payback Mel Gibson Porter Model 28 1999
3000 Miles to Graceland Thomas Haden Church Deputy US Marshal Quigley 2001
Once Upon a Time in Mexico Enrique Iglesias Lorenzo Model 28 2003
Cash Truck Armored Car Guard 2004
Desperation Ron Perlman Collie Entragian Model 28 Highway Patrolman 2006
In the Electric Mist Pruitt Taylor Vince Lou Girard Model 28 2008
Jesse Stone: No Remorse Robbery suspect Model 28 2010
The A-Team A Henchman Model 28 Highway Patrolman 2010
Survival of the Dead . Distraught Husband Model 28 Highway Patrolman 2010
I'm Your Woman Frankie Faison Art Model 28 Highway Patrolman 2020
I'm Your Woman Rachel Brosnahan Jean Model 28 Highway Patrolman 2020

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Dragnet . L.A.P.D. Model 28 Highway Patrolman 1967-1970
Dempsey and Makepeace A Jewerly Robber "Mantrap" (S03E09) 1986
Crime Story Paul Butler Det. Walter Clemmons Model 28 Highway Patrolman 1986-1988
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger Kane Kosugi Jiraiya "American Ninja" 1994-1995
The X-Files - Season 4 Expedition member Babcock Model 28 with 4" barrel / "Gethsemane" (S4E24) 1997
The Stand Rob Lowe Nick Andros Model 28 Highway Patrolman 2004
Criminal Minds Model 28 with 4" barrel / "About Face" (S03E06), "Brothers In Arms" (S04E10) 2007-2008
The Blacklist James Spader Raymond Reddington "Leonard Caul (N. 62)" 2015

Anime

Title Character Note Date
New Dream Hunter Rem: The Knights Around Her Bed Ayanokouji Rem 1990
The Abashiri Family Bank security guards "Explosion of violence!! We don't have justice!" (E01) 1991
Daemon Abashiri "Hell! Paradise school" (E02)
Devil Lady Policeman "Signs" (E21) 1998-1999
Pet Shop of Horrors Leon Orcot 1999
Ceres, Celestial Legend Guard, Yuuhi Aogiri 2000
Heartwork: Love Guns "Encounter" (Ep. 2) 2003

Video Games

Title As Mods Note Date
Resonance of Fate Enemy only 2010


See Also

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