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| [[Night Train to Munich]]|| Rex Harrison || Gus Bennett || Garate .455 || | | [[Night Train to Munich]]|| Rex Harrison || Gus Bennett || Garate .455 || 1940 | ||
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| [[The Pay-Off]]|| [[Lowell Sherman]] || Gene Fenmore || Garate .455 || 1930 | | [[The Pay-Off]]|| [[Lowell Sherman]] || Gene Fenmore || Garate .455 || 1930 | ||
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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.
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 has been used in the following films:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:10 to Yuma | Unknown | Deputy Sherriff | Garate .455 | 2007 |
| Sahara | Lennie James | General Kazim | Nickle-plated and Engraved | 2005 |
| Last Days of Frank and Jesse James, The | Darrell Wilks | Bob Ford | 1986 | |
| Doctor Zhivago | Tom Courtenay | Pasha | Garate .455 | 1965 |
| Doctor Zhivago | Julie Christie | Lara | Garate .455 | 1965 |
| Night Train to Munich | Rex Harrison | Gus Bennett | Garate .455 | 1940 |
| The Pay-Off | Lowell Sherman | Gene Fenmore | Garate .455 | 1930 |
| The Pay-Off | William Janney | Tommy | Garate .455 | 1930 |
The Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action has been used in the following television shows:
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hogan's Heroes | Ulla Strömstedt | Myra | . | 1965 - 1971 |
| Hogan's Heroes | Robert Clary | Cpl. Louis LeBeau | . | 1965 - 1971 |
| Hogan's Heroes | Otto Waldis | Doctor | . | 1965 - 1971 |
| Boardwalk Empire | Billy Smith | Davey Murdoch | . | 2010-Present |
See Also
- Smith & Wesson New Model No.3 - The Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action is derived from this firearm.