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The Smith and Wesson model 4506 is a third generation semi-auto single action/double action pistol chambered in .45 ACP, with an 8 round magazine. It was produced 1988-1999, with several different makes that include different sights, trigger guards and grips. The The modern variant, the 4506-1, comes with a round trigger guard and a blued hammer and trigger, instead of a square trigger guard, and stainlees steel hammer and trigger. The 4506 comes with a ambidextrous safety and decocker,it is a favorite with law enforcement and private citizens alike.
The '''Smith & Wesson 4500 pistol series''' refers to a set of S&W "Third-Generation" semi-automatic pistols, all chambered for .45 ACP.


[[Image:S&W4506.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson 4506 .45 ACP]]
Due to the popularity of the .45 ACP cartridge, the 4500s were a large series that consisted of eighteen variants. The full size variants consisted of the 4505, 4506, 4526 and 4546. The mid-size variants consisted of the 4563, 4566, 4567, 4576, 4583 and 4586. The compact variants consisted of the 4513, 4516, 4536, 4553, 4556, 4596 and the 457. There was also a subcompact variant: the CS45.  


=== Film ===
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* [[Martin Lawrence]] as Detective Marcus Burnett in ''[[Bad Boys]]''
==Smith & Wesson 4505==
[[File:SW4505B.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Smith & Wesson 4505 with adjustable sights - .45 ACP]]  
[[File:Smith & Wesson 4505.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Smith & Wesson 4505 with fixed sights - .45 ACP]]


* [[Denzel Washington]] as Detective Alonso Harris in ''[[Training Day]]''
The '''Smith & Wesson 4505''' is the blued finish, carbon steel variant of the stainless steel [[Smith & Wesson 4506]]. Produced only from 1990-1991 with approximately 1200 made.
===Specifications===
(1990 - 1991)


* [[Keanu Reeves]] as Detective Tom Ludlow in ''[[Street Kings]]''
* '''Type:''' Pistol


* An L.A.P.D. officer and [[Kristanna Loken]] as the T-X in ''[[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]]''
* '''Caliber(s):''' .45 ACP


* Stolen from a drawer of Gus's Dresser in ''[[Twelve and Holding]]''
* '''Weight:''' {{convert|oz|40}}


=== Television ===
* '''Length:''' {{convert|in|8.5}}


* [[Don Johnson]] as Detective Sonny Crockett in ''[[Miami Vice]]'' TV series (last season)
* '''Barrel length(s):''' {{convert|in|5}}


* Used by Sarah Connor ([[Lena Headey]]) in ''[[Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]''
* '''Capacity:''' 8-round Magazine


* Det. Vic Mackey in ''[[The Shield]]'' (4506-1 variant)
* '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Auto (SA/DA)


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'''The Smith & Wesson 4505 has been used by the following actors in the following films and television shows:'''


===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="220"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
|-
| ''[[Fair Game (1995)|Fair Game]]'' ||  || Detective Beanpole ||  || 1995
|-
|''[[Miss Congeniality]]''||||mobster||||2000
|-
| ''[[Insomnia (2002)|Insomnia]]'' || [[Al Pacino]] || Detective Will Dormer ||  || 2002
|-
| ''[[Insomnia (2002)|Insomnia]]'' || [[Martin Donovan]] || Detective Hap Eckhart ||  || 2002
|-
| ''[[Insomnia (2002)|Insomnia]]'' || [[Hilary Swank]] || Detective Ellie Burr ||  || 2002
|-
| ''[[Showtime (2002)|Showtime]]'' || [[Robert De Niro]] || Mitch Preston ||  || 2002
|-
| ''[[Blood Creek]]''||Ana Popescu||crazed woman||||2009
|-
|''[[30 Minutes or Less]]''||[[Jesse Eisenberg]]||Nick||||2011
|-
|''[[Lupin the 3rd]]''|| ||Thai Police Officer||||2014
|-
|}


===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="250"|'''Show Title
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Air Date'''
|-
| ''[[Sopranos, The|The Sopranos]]''  || Chris Caldovino || Billy Leotardo || "All Happy Families"  || 1999 - 2007
|-
|''[[Supernatural - Season 1|Supernatural]]''||[[Jared Padalecki]]||Sam Winchester||"Provenance" (S01E19)||2006
|-
| ''[[Burn Notice - Season 2|Burn Notice]]''  || [[John Allen Nelson]] || Lesher || "Good Soldier"  || 2008
|-
|}


[[Category:Gun]] [[Category:Pistol]]
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==Smith & Wesson 4506==
[[Image:S&W4506 PF BruceW.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Early model Smith & Wesson 4506 - .45 ACP.  Also known as the "no dash" or "4506-0".  This was an actual screen used pistol that was used by [[Ving Rhames]] and [[Bruce Willis]] in ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'']]
[[Image:S&W4506.jpg|thumb|right|350px|A later model '''Smith & Wesson 4506-1''' - .45 ACP.  Note the lack of a 'step up' in the frame that the older 4506 has as well as the rounded trigger guard.  Also note the straight backstrap to the pistol grip versus the curved backstrap on the older model.]]
[[File:Smith-and-wesson-4506-1-45-acp-pistol-2.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Smith & Wesson 4506 - .45 ACP. With Novak Lo-Mount rear sights]]
 
The '''Smith & Wesson 4506''' is a third generation semi-auto single action/double action pistol chambered in .45 ACP, with an 8 round magazine. It was produced 1988-1999, with several different makes that include different sights, trigger guards, and grips. (It is differentiated from the [[Smith & Wesson 645]] by its rounded butt and its wraparound grips, as opposed to the non-wraparound grips and the straight butt of the 645.) The modern variant, the '''4506-1''', comes with a round trigger guard instead of a squared 'finger step' trigger guard, stainless steel hammer, and stainless steel trigger. The backstrap shape also changed from the 4506 to the 4506-1 (see images). The 4506 series comes with a ambidextrous safety and decocker, and it is a favorite with both law enforcement and private citizens alike.
 
===Specifications===
(1989 - 1999)
 
* '''Type:''' Pistol
 
* '''Caliber(s):''' .45 ACP
 
* '''Weight:''' {{convert|oz|40}}
 
* '''Length:''' {{convert|in|8.5}}
 
* '''Barrel length(s):''' {{convert|in|5}}
 
* '''Capacity:''' 8-round Magazine
 
* '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Auto (SA/DA)
 
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{{Gun Title|Smith & Wesson 4506}}
 
===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="220"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
|-
| ''[[Day Zero]]''||Joey Marquez||Oscar||||2022
|-
| ''[[Bright (2017)|Bright]]''||Ike Barinholtz||Pollard||||2017
|-
| ''[[Skin Trade]]'' || || Drakovic's henchman || early model with aftermarket rear sights || 2015
|-
| ''[[Tokarev]]'' || [[Nicolas Cage]] || Paul Maguire || || 2014
|-
| ''[[Tokarev]]'' ||  || Chernov's driver || || 2014
|-
| ''[[21 Jump Street (2012)|21 Jump Street]]'' ||  || || paper target || 2012
|-
| ''[[Nine Dead]]'' || [[John Terry]] || Shooter || 4506-1 || 2010
|-
| ''[[Nine Dead]]'' || [[Edrick Browne]] || Leon || 4506-1 || 2010
|-
| ''[[Nine Dead]]'' || [[Melissa Joan Hart]] || Kelley || 4506-1 || 2010
|-
| ''[[Street Kings]]'' || [[Keanu Reeves]] || Detective Tom Ludlow || 4506-1 || 2008
|-
| ''[[Hitcher, The (2007)|The Hitcher]]'' ||[[Sean Bean]] ||John Ryder || || 2007
|-
| ''[[Crash]]'' || [[Don Cheadle]] ||  Detective Waters ||  || 2005
|-
| ''[[Crash]]''||[[Billy Gallo]]||Officer Hill||||2005
|-
| ''[[Cellular]]'' || [[Jason Statham]] || Ethan || 4506-1 || 2004
|-
| ''[[Cellular]]''|| [[Noah Emmerich]] ||Jack Tanner||4506-1||2004
|-
| ''[[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]]'' || [[Kristanna Loken]] || T-X || 4506-1 || 2003
|-
| ''[[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]]'' || [[Jay Acovone]] || L.A.P.D. officer || 4506-1 || 2003
|-
| ''[[Dark Blue (2002)|Dark Blue]]'' || [[Kurt Russell]] || L.A.P.D. Det. Perry || 45601-1 || 2002
|-
| ''[[Dark Blue (2002)|Dark Blue]]'' || [[Darrell Foster]] || L.A.P.D. Sergeant Jakes || 45601-1 || 2002
|-
| ''[[Training Day (2001)]]'' || [[Denzel Washington]] || Detective Alonso Harris || 4506-1, wielded akimbo || 2001
|-
|''[[Fight Club]]''||[[Edward Norton]]||Narrator||||1999
|-
|''[[Fight Club]]''||[[Brad Pitt]]||Tyler Durden||||1999
|-
| ''[[Redball]]'' || [[Belinda McClory]] || Det. JJ Wilson || || 1999
|-
| ''[[Thursday]]'' || [[James LeGros]] || Billy Hill || 4506-1 || 1998
|-
| ''[[Rage, The (1997)|The Rage]]'' || [[Kristen Cloke]] || FBI Special Agent Kelly McCord || 4506-1 || 1997
|-
| ''[[Cops and Robbers (Politseiskiye i vory)]]'' || Tima Matveev || Pavlik ||  || 1997
|-
| ''[[Bad Boys]]'' || [[Martin Lawrence]] || Detective Marcus Burnett || 4506-1 || 1995
|-
| ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'' || [[Ving Rhames]] || Marsellus Wallace ||  || 1994
|-
| ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'' || [[Bruce Willis]] || Butch Coolidge ||  || 1994
|-
| ''[[Quick]]'' || [[Teri Polo]] || "Quick" ||  || 1993
|-
| ''[[Deep Cover]]'' || [[Alex Colon]] || Molto || || 1992
|-
| ''[[Deep Cover]]'' || [[Jeff Goldblum]] || David Jason || || 1992
|-
| ''[[Man Bites Dog]]'' ||  ||  || Two-tone; rendered CGI model on French DVD title menu || 1992
|-
| ''[[The Rookie (1990)]]'' || [[Clint Eastwood]] || Det. Nick Pulovski ||  || 1990
|-
|}
 
===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="250"|'''Show Title / Episode'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Air Date'''
|-
| ''[[Miami Vice - Season 5|Miami Vice]]'' || [[Don Johnson]] ||Detective Sonny Crockett|| . || 1984 - 1990
|-
| ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' || [[David Lynch]]||FBI Regional Bureau Chief Gordon Cole || "On the Wings of Love" (S2E25), identified as a [[Smith & Wesson 1076]]  || 1991
|-
| ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' || [[Kyle Maclachlan]] ||Agent Dale Cooper|| Identified as a a [[Smith & Wesson 1076]] || 1991
|-
|''[[Strapped]]''||||||gun store display case||1993
|-
| ''[[Stand, The (1994 miniseries)|The Stand]]'' || [[Jim Haynie]] ||Deputy Kingsolving|| 4506-1 || 1994
|-
| ''[[Robbery Homicide Division]]'' || [[Tom Sizemore]] || Lt. Sam Cole || 4506-1 || 2002 - 2003
|-
| ''[[Shield, The|The Shield]]'' || [[Michael Chiklis]] ||Detective Vic Mackey || 4506-1 || 2002 - 2008
|-
| ''[[Criminal Minds - Season 4|Criminal Minds]]'' / "Minimal Loss" (S4E03) || [[Luke Perry]] || Benjamin Cyrus || older-variant (squared-trigger guard) || 2008
|-
| ''[[Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' / "Gnothi Seauton" || [[Lena Headey]] || Sarah Connor || . || 2008 - 2009
|-
|rowspan=3|''[[Breaking Bad - Season 1]]'' ||[[Max Arcienega]] ||Domingo "Krazy 8" Molina ||4506-1; "Pilot" (S1E01) ||rowspan=3| 2008
|-
|  [[Bryan Cranston]]|| Walter Hartwell White / Heisenberg ||4506-1; "Pilot" (S1E01), "Cat's in the Bag..." (S1E02)
|-
|  [[Aaron Paul]]|| Jesse Pinkman||"Cat's in the Bag..." (S1E02)
|-
|''[[Dark Blue (TV Series)]]''||[[Seamus Dever]]||Nick Perry||''"Dead Flowers"'' (S02E09)||2009-2010
|-
| ''[[Glades, The|The Glades]]'' || [[Matt Passmore]] || Det. Jim Longworth || . || 2010 - 2013
|-
| ''[[Glades, The|The Glades]]'' / "Mucked Up" || [[Uriah Shelton]] || Jeff Cargill || . || 2010 - 2013
|-
| ''[[Detroit 1-8-7]]'' || [[Joseph Kathrein]] || kidnapper || "Road to Nowhere" (S01E13) || 2011
|-
| ''[[Detroit 1-8-7]]'' || [[J.D. Williams]] || Pup Clemmons || "Stone Cold" (S01E16) || 2011
|-
| ''[[Training Day (2017 TV Series)]]''||[[Bill Paxton]]||Det. Frank Roarke||||2017
|-
|}
 
===Video Games===
{| 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="220"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Appears as'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Mods'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
|-
| ''[[Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines]]'' || "Gun" || w/ wooden grips ||heavily anachronistic  || 1998
|-
| ''[[Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines|Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty]]'' || "Pistol" || w/ wooden grips ||heavily anachronistic  || 1999
|-
| ''[[Tomb Raider: Chronicles]]'' || || Blued frame || Only appears in FMV cutscenes || 2000
|}
 
===Anime===
{| 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="275"|'''Film/Television Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="275"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Notation'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Date'''
|-
| ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' || Drug dealer's son || Early model; S5E2, "Bucciarati Is Coming" || 2018
|-
|}
 
==Smith & Wesson 4516==
[[Image:Sw 4516 2.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Smith & Wesson 4516 - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:4516Pistol.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Smith & Wesson 4516 - .45 ACP]]
 
The '''Smith & Wesson 4516''' is a compact, single-stack "Third Generation" S&W auto pistol chambered in .45 ACP.
 
===Specifications===
(1991 - 1999)
 
* '''Type:''' Pistol
 
* '''Caliber(s):''' .45 ACP
 
* '''Weight:''' {{convert|oz|36}}
 
* '''Length:''' {{convert|in|6.875}}
 
* '''Barrel length(s):''' {{convert|in|3.75}}
 
* '''Capacity:''' 7-round Magazine
 
* '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Auto (SA/DA)
 
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'''The Smith & Wesson 4516 has been used by the following actors in the following television shows:'''
 
===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="220"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
|-
| ''[[The Closer]]'' || [[Anthony John Denison]] || Lt. Andy Flynn || || 2005-2011
|}
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==Smith & Wesson 4563==
[[File:S&W 4563 PC.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Smith & Wesson 4563 ".45 CQB" Performance Centre - .45 ACP]]
 
'''The Smith & Wesson 4563 has been used by the following actors in the following television shows:'''
 
===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="220"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
|-
| ''[[The Good Guys]]'' || [[Colin Hanks]] || Det. Jack Bailey || CQB || 2010
|-
| ''[[Burn Notice - Season 7]]'' || [[Jeffrey Donovan]] || Michael Westen || CQB || 2013
|}
<br clear=all>
 
==Smith & Wesson 4566==
[[File:4566Pistol.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Smith & Wesson 4566 - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:S&W 4566 TSW.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Smith & Wesson 4566 Tactical with magazine unseated - .45 ACP]]
 
The '''Smith & Wesson 4566''' is a single-stack "Third Generation" S&W auto pistol chambered in .45 ACP. Along with its "big brother", the larger Smith & Wesson 4506, it is one of several .45 ACP pistols authorized by the LAPD. It is also available in the "tactical" version (equipped with an accessory rail). It can be considered the S&W .45 auto equivalent of the [[Colt Commander]].
 
===Specifications===
(1990 - 1999)
 
* '''Type:''' Pistol
 
* '''Caliber(s):''' .45 ACP
 
* '''Weight:''' {{convert|oz|38.5}}
 
* '''Length:''' {{convert|in|7.75}}
 
* '''Barrel length(s):''' {{convert|in|4.25}}
 
* '''Capacity:''' 8-round Magazine
 
* '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Auto (DAO)
 
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'''The Smith & Wesson 4566 has been used by the following actors in the following films and television shows:'''
 
===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="220"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
|-
| ''[[Judas Kiss]]'' || [[Til Schweiger]] || Ruben Rubenbauer || || 1998
|-
| ''[[Hollywood Homicide]]'' || [[Harrison Ford]] || Sgt. Joe Gavilan ||  || 2003
|-
| ''[[Fast and the Furious, The|The Fast and the Furious]]'' || [[Reggie Lee]] || Lance Nguyen ||  || 2001
|-
| ''[[Fast and the Furious, The|The Fast and the Furious]]'' || [[Stanton Rutledge]] || Detective Muse ||  || 2001
|-
| ''[[Dark Blue (2002)|Dark Blue]]'' || [[Kurt Russell]] || Eldon Perry ||  || 2002
|-
| ''[[Today You Die]]'' || [[Anthony 'Treach' Criss]]  || Ice Kool || || 2005
|-
|''[[Be Cool]]''||[[Gregory Alan Williams]]||Darryl||||2005
|-
| ''[[Apocalypse Code, The|The Apocalypse Code]]'' ||  || Riley´s bodyguard ||  || 2007
|-
|}
<br clear="all">
 
===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="250"|'''Show Title '''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note / Episode'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Air Date'''
|-
|''[[Sons of Anarchy - Season 7]]''||[[Andy McDermott]]||Lead Officer||"Greensleeves" (S7E07) ||2014
|-
| ''[[Better Call Saul - Season 6]]'' || ||Cartel Member || "Carrot and Stick" (S6E02) || 2022
|-
|}
 
==See Also==
* [[Smith & Wesson]] - A list of all weapons produced by Smith & Wesson
 
 
 
[[Category:Gun]]
[[Category:Pistol]]

Latest revision as of 20:33, 30 October 2023

The Smith & Wesson 4500 pistol series refers to a set of S&W "Third-Generation" semi-automatic pistols, all chambered for .45 ACP.

Due to the popularity of the .45 ACP cartridge, the 4500s were a large series that consisted of eighteen variants. The full size variants consisted of the 4505, 4506, 4526 and 4546. The mid-size variants consisted of the 4563, 4566, 4567, 4576, 4583 and 4586. The compact variants consisted of the 4513, 4516, 4536, 4553, 4556, 4596 and the 457. There was also a subcompact variant: the CS45.


Smith & Wesson 4505

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Smith & Wesson 4505 with adjustable sights - .45 ACP
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Smith & Wesson 4505 with fixed sights - .45 ACP

The Smith & Wesson 4505 is the blued finish, carbon steel variant of the stainless steel Smith & Wesson 4506. Produced only from 1990-1991 with approximately 1200 made.

Specifications

(1990 - 1991)

  • Type: Pistol
  • Caliber(s): .45 ACP
  • Weight: 2.5 lbs (1.1 kg)
  • Length: 8.5 in (21.6 cm)
  • Barrel length(s): 5 in (12.7 cm)
  • Capacity: 8-round Magazine
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (SA/DA)

The Smith & Wesson 4505 has been used by the following actors in the following films and television shows:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Fair Game Detective Beanpole 1995
Miss Congeniality mobster 2000
Insomnia Al Pacino Detective Will Dormer 2002
Insomnia Martin Donovan Detective Hap Eckhart 2002
Insomnia Hilary Swank Detective Ellie Burr 2002
Showtime Robert De Niro Mitch Preston 2002
Blood Creek Ana Popescu crazed woman 2009
30 Minutes or Less Jesse Eisenberg Nick 2011
Lupin the 3rd Thai Police Officer 2014

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note Air Date
The Sopranos Chris Caldovino Billy Leotardo "All Happy Families" 1999 - 2007
Supernatural Jared Padalecki Sam Winchester "Provenance" (S01E19) 2006
Burn Notice John Allen Nelson Lesher "Good Soldier" 2008


Smith & Wesson 4506

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Early model Smith & Wesson 4506 - .45 ACP. Also known as the "no dash" or "4506-0". This was an actual screen used pistol that was used by Ving Rhames and Bruce Willis in Pulp Fiction
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A later model Smith & Wesson 4506-1 - .45 ACP. Note the lack of a 'step up' in the frame that the older 4506 has as well as the rounded trigger guard. Also note the straight backstrap to the pistol grip versus the curved backstrap on the older model.
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Smith & Wesson 4506 - .45 ACP. With Novak Lo-Mount rear sights

The Smith & Wesson 4506 is a third generation semi-auto single action/double action pistol chambered in .45 ACP, with an 8 round magazine. It was produced 1988-1999, with several different makes that include different sights, trigger guards, and grips. (It is differentiated from the Smith & Wesson 645 by its rounded butt and its wraparound grips, as opposed to the non-wraparound grips and the straight butt of the 645.) The modern variant, the 4506-1, comes with a round trigger guard instead of a squared 'finger step' trigger guard, stainless steel hammer, and stainless steel trigger. The backstrap shape also changed from the 4506 to the 4506-1 (see images). The 4506 series comes with a ambidextrous safety and decocker, and it is a favorite with both law enforcement and private citizens alike.

Specifications

(1989 - 1999)

  • Type: Pistol
  • Caliber(s): .45 ACP
  • Weight: 2.5 lbs (1.1 kg)
  • Length: 8.5 in (21.6 cm)
  • Barrel length(s): 5 in (12.7 cm)
  • Capacity: 8-round Magazine
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (SA/DA)

The Smith & Wesson 4506 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
Day Zero Joey Marquez Oscar 2022
Bright Ike Barinholtz Pollard 2017
Skin Trade Drakovic's henchman early model with aftermarket rear sights 2015
Tokarev Nicolas Cage Paul Maguire 2014
Tokarev Chernov's driver 2014
21 Jump Street paper target 2012
Nine Dead John Terry Shooter 4506-1 2010
Nine Dead Edrick Browne Leon 4506-1 2010
Nine Dead Melissa Joan Hart Kelley 4506-1 2010
Street Kings Keanu Reeves Detective Tom Ludlow 4506-1 2008
The Hitcher Sean Bean John Ryder 2007
Crash Don Cheadle Detective Waters 2005
Crash Billy Gallo Officer Hill 2005
Cellular Jason Statham Ethan 4506-1 2004
Cellular Noah Emmerich Jack Tanner 4506-1 2004
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Kristanna Loken T-X 4506-1 2003
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Jay Acovone L.A.P.D. officer 4506-1 2003
Dark Blue Kurt Russell L.A.P.D. Det. Perry 45601-1 2002
Dark Blue Darrell Foster L.A.P.D. Sergeant Jakes 45601-1 2002
Training Day (2001) Denzel Washington Detective Alonso Harris 4506-1, wielded akimbo 2001
Fight Club Edward Norton Narrator 1999
Fight Club Brad Pitt Tyler Durden 1999
Redball Belinda McClory Det. JJ Wilson 1999
Thursday James LeGros Billy Hill 4506-1 1998
The Rage Kristen Cloke FBI Special Agent Kelly McCord 4506-1 1997
Cops and Robbers (Politseiskiye i vory) Tima Matveev Pavlik 1997
Bad Boys Martin Lawrence Detective Marcus Burnett 4506-1 1995
Pulp Fiction Ving Rhames Marsellus Wallace 1994
Pulp Fiction Bruce Willis Butch Coolidge 1994
Quick Teri Polo "Quick" 1993
Deep Cover Alex Colon Molto 1992
Deep Cover Jeff Goldblum David Jason 1992
Man Bites Dog Two-tone; rendered CGI model on French DVD title menu 1992
The Rookie (1990) Clint Eastwood Det. Nick Pulovski 1990

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date
Miami Vice Don Johnson Detective Sonny Crockett . 1984 - 1990
Twin Peaks David Lynch FBI Regional Bureau Chief Gordon Cole "On the Wings of Love" (S2E25), identified as a Smith & Wesson 1076 1991
Twin Peaks Kyle Maclachlan Agent Dale Cooper Identified as a a Smith & Wesson 1076 1991
Strapped gun store display case 1993
The Stand Jim Haynie Deputy Kingsolving 4506-1 1994
Robbery Homicide Division Tom Sizemore Lt. Sam Cole 4506-1 2002 - 2003
The Shield Michael Chiklis Detective Vic Mackey 4506-1 2002 - 2008
Criminal Minds / "Minimal Loss" (S4E03) Luke Perry Benjamin Cyrus older-variant (squared-trigger guard) 2008
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles / "Gnothi Seauton" Lena Headey Sarah Connor . 2008 - 2009
Breaking Bad - Season 1 Max Arcienega Domingo "Krazy 8" Molina 4506-1; "Pilot" (S1E01) 2008
Bryan Cranston Walter Hartwell White / Heisenberg 4506-1; "Pilot" (S1E01), "Cat's in the Bag..." (S1E02)
Aaron Paul Jesse Pinkman "Cat's in the Bag..." (S1E02)
Dark Blue (TV Series) Seamus Dever Nick Perry "Dead Flowers" (S02E09) 2009-2010
The Glades Matt Passmore Det. Jim Longworth . 2010 - 2013
The Glades / "Mucked Up" Uriah Shelton Jeff Cargill . 2010 - 2013
Detroit 1-8-7 Joseph Kathrein kidnapper "Road to Nowhere" (S01E13) 2011
Detroit 1-8-7 J.D. Williams Pup Clemmons "Stone Cold" (S01E16) 2011
Training Day (2017 TV Series) Bill Paxton Det. Frank Roarke 2017

Video Games

Title Appears as Mods Note Date
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines "Gun" w/ wooden grips heavily anachronistic 1998
Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty "Pistol" w/ wooden grips heavily anachronistic 1999
Tomb Raider: Chronicles Blued frame Only appears in FMV cutscenes 2000

Anime

Film/Television Title Character Notation Date
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Drug dealer's son Early model; S5E2, "Bucciarati Is Coming" 2018

Smith & Wesson 4516

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Smith & Wesson 4516 - .45 ACP
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Smith & Wesson 4516 - .45 ACP

The Smith & Wesson 4516 is a compact, single-stack "Third Generation" S&W auto pistol chambered in .45 ACP.

Specifications

(1991 - 1999)

  • Type: Pistol
  • Caliber(s): .45 ACP
  • Weight: 2.3 lbs (1 kg)
  • Length: 6.9 in (17.5 cm)
  • Barrel length(s): 3.8 in (9.5 cm)
  • Capacity: 7-round Magazine
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (SA/DA)

The Smith & Wesson 4516 has been used by the following actors in the following television shows:

Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Closer Anthony John Denison Lt. Andy Flynn 2005-2011


Smith & Wesson 4563

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Smith & Wesson 4563 ".45 CQB" Performance Centre - .45 ACP

The Smith & Wesson 4563 has been used by the following actors in the following television shows:

Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Good Guys Colin Hanks Det. Jack Bailey CQB 2010
Burn Notice - Season 7 Jeffrey Donovan Michael Westen CQB 2013


Smith & Wesson 4566

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Smith & Wesson 4566 - .45 ACP
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Smith & Wesson 4566 Tactical with magazine unseated - .45 ACP

The Smith & Wesson 4566 is a single-stack "Third Generation" S&W auto pistol chambered in .45 ACP. Along with its "big brother", the larger Smith & Wesson 4506, it is one of several .45 ACP pistols authorized by the LAPD. It is also available in the "tactical" version (equipped with an accessory rail). It can be considered the S&W .45 auto equivalent of the Colt Commander.

Specifications

(1990 - 1999)

  • Type: Pistol
  • Caliber(s): .45 ACP
  • Weight: 2.4 lbs (1.1 kg)
  • Length: 7.8 in (19.7 cm)
  • Barrel length(s): 4.3 in (10.8 cm)
  • Capacity: 8-round Magazine
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (DAO)

The Smith & Wesson 4566 has been used by the following actors in the following films and television shows:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Judas Kiss Til Schweiger Ruben Rubenbauer 1998
Hollywood Homicide Harrison Ford Sgt. Joe Gavilan 2003
The Fast and the Furious Reggie Lee Lance Nguyen 2001
The Fast and the Furious Stanton Rutledge Detective Muse 2001
Dark Blue Kurt Russell Eldon Perry 2002
Today You Die Anthony 'Treach' Criss Ice Kool 2005
Be Cool Gregory Alan Williams Darryl 2005
The Apocalypse Code Riley´s bodyguard 2007


Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Sons of Anarchy - Season 7 Andy McDermott Lead Officer "Greensleeves" (S7E07) 2014
Better Call Saul - Season 6 Cartel Member "Carrot and Stick" (S6E02) 2022

See Also

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