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[[Image:Sw44da.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Smith & Wesson .44 Double Action - .44 Russian]] | [[Image:Sw44da.jpg|thumb|right|450px|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|450px|British Army issued Garate revolver - .455 Webley. This is distinguished by its round trigger guard and "skullcrusher" grip.]] | ||
[[Image:Garate.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Spanish (Eibar) Copy S&W revolver - .455 Webley]] | |||
==Info== | ==Info== | ||
Revision as of 20:59, 8 August 2014
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 |
| Our Agent Tiger (Le Tigre se parfume à la dynamite) | Roger Hanin | Louis Rapière aka Tiger | 1964 | |
| Our Agent Tiger (Le Tigre se parfume à la dynamite) | Michel Bouquet | Jacques Vermorel | 1964 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- Smith & Wesson - A list of all weapons produced by Smith & Wesson