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* [[Lee Van Cleef]] as warden Bob Hauk in ''[[Escape from New York]]''
* [[Lee Van Cleef]] as warden Bob Hauk in ''[[Escape from New York]]''
* [[Pierce Brosnan]] as Julian Noble in ''[[The Matador]]''


===Television===
===Television===
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[[Image:SWBodyguard.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Smith and Wesson Model 38 with [[Smith & Wesson Bodyguard]] hammer shroud.]]
[[Image:SWBodyguard.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Smith and Wesson Model 38 with [[Smith & Wesson Bodyguard]] hammer shroud.]]
==Smith & Wesson Model 38==
==Smith & Wesson Model 38==
The Smith & Wesson Model 38 is a Model 36 that has a "Bodyguard" hammer shroud used to prevent clothing snag, as the hammer is concealed in the shroud.
The Smith & Wesson Model 38 is a Model 36 that has a "Bodyguard" hammer shroud used to prevent clothing snag, as the hammer is concealed in the shroud.

Revision as of 09:44, 11 February 2009

Smith & Wesson Model 36 "Chiefs Special"

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Smith and Wesson Model 36 - .38 special - 5 shot
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Smith and Wesson Model 60 (Stainless steel counterpart of the Model 36) (New manufacture) - .38 special - 5 shot
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Two gold plated Smith & Wesson Model 36s with pearl grips and erroneous sound suppressors - .38 Special.

The Smith and Wesson Model 36 (often called simply ".38 snubnose") was introduced in 1950 as the "Chief's Special" (sometimes called the "Police Chiefs Special"). When Smith & Wesson adopted a model number only system seven years later, the revolvers' name was changed to Model 36. It is famous as being the first J-frame revolver in the S&W series (the earlier models were called "I-frames"). It is commonly used as a "belly gun", being stuffed in the pants waist, or as an officer's "Spare Rod", strapped to the ankle in a holster. It holds 5 .38 special bullets. It is commonly nicknamed the "Chief's Special".

The Smith & Wesson Model 36 / 38 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

  • An unruly bus passenger in Speed

Television

Jack Webb as Sargeant Joe Friday in "Dragnet"

Anime

Videogames

Smith and Wesson Model 38 with Smith & Wesson Bodyguard hammer shroud.

Smith & Wesson Model 38

The Smith & Wesson Model 38 is a Model 36 that has a "Bodyguard" hammer shroud used to prevent clothing snag, as the hammer is concealed in the shroud.


Film