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The '''Taurus Model 85''' is a snub nose 5 shot revolver chambered for .38 special.  It came in full hammer Blued, but also was available in Stainless Steel. The bobbed hammer, humped backed "concealed carry" version is the '''Taurus Model 851''' which owes its design lineage to the Smith & Wesson Model 38/49 Bodyguard series of revolvers.  Both the Model 85 and the 851 come in different style variations as well as finishes.
The '''Taurus Model 85''' is a snub nose 5 shot revolver chambered for .38 Special.  It came in full hammer Blued, but also was available in Stainless Steel. The bobbed hammer, humped backed "concealed carry" version is the '''Taurus Model 851''' which owes its design lineage to the Smith & Wesson Model 38/49 Bodyguard series of revolvers.  Both the Model 85 and the 851 come in different style variations as well as finishes.


[[Image:Taurus85.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Taurus Model 85 (classic Model) in Blued Finish - .38 spl.  Note the shape of the ejector shroud as opposed to the newer versions of this same revolver.]]
[[Image:Taurus85.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Taurus Model 85 (classic Model) in Blued Finish - .38 Spl.  Note the shape of the ejector shroud as opposed to the newer versions of this same revolver.]]
[[Image:TaurusModel85NewModel.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Newest incarnation of the Taurus Model 85 (New Model) in Blued Finish and factory rubber grips - .38 spl]]
[[Image:TaurusModel85NewModel.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Newest incarnation of the Taurus Model 85 (New Model) in Blued Finish and factory rubber grips - .38 Spl]]
[[Image:Taurus-Model-851B.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Taurus Model 851 "Bobbed Hammer" revolver - .38 spl.  Some versions of this gun are known as the "CIA" revolver, but this is strictly a Taurus product name, and is not affiliated with the Agency.]]
[[Image:Taurus-Model-851B.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Taurus Model 851 "Bobbed Hammer" revolver - .38 Spl.  Some versions of this gun are known as the "CIA" revolver, but this is strictly a Taurus product name, and is not affiliated with the Agency.]]
[[Image:Taurus_85_Stainless.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Taurus Model 85 Stainless - .38 SPL]]
[[Image:Taurus_85_Stainless.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Taurus Model 85 Stainless - .38 Spl]]




Revision as of 02:58, 13 August 2011

The Taurus Model 85 is a snub nose 5 shot revolver chambered for .38 Special. It came in full hammer Blued, but also was available in Stainless Steel. The bobbed hammer, humped backed "concealed carry" version is the Taurus Model 851 which owes its design lineage to the Smith & Wesson Model 38/49 Bodyguard series of revolvers. Both the Model 85 and the 851 come in different style variations as well as finishes.

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Taurus Model 85 (classic Model) in Blued Finish - .38 Spl. Note the shape of the ejector shroud as opposed to the newer versions of this same revolver.
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Newest incarnation of the Taurus Model 85 (New Model) in Blued Finish and factory rubber grips - .38 Spl
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Taurus Model 851 "Bobbed Hammer" revolver - .38 Spl. Some versions of this gun are known as the "CIA" revolver, but this is strictly a Taurus product name, and is not affiliated with the Agency.
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Taurus Model 85 Stainless - .38 Spl


The Taurus Model 85 can be seen in the following:

Film

Actor Character Title Note Date
Chow Yun-Fat Ah Jong The Killer 1989
Chow Yun-Fat Inspector Tequila Yuen Hard Boiled 1992
various Hong Kong CID inspectors Hard Boiled 1992
Joe Sarno's enforcers The Way of the Gun 2000
Robbie Gee Vinny Snatch 2000
Ade Tyrone Snatch stainless model 2000
Meat Loaf The Lizard Formula 51 Stainless finish, bobbed hammer, and rubber grips. 2001
Will Smith Detective Spooner I, Robot fitted in a custom exterior shell with Walther P99 grips to look like a futuristic pistol 2004
Jaime King Wendy Sin City 2005
Carla Gugino Lucille Sin City 2005
Tom Wilkinson Lenny Cole RocknRolla 2008

Television

Actor Character Title 'Note" Date
Nathan Fillion Malcolm Reynolds Firefly heavily modified 2002
Lennie James Morgan Jones The Walking Dead stainless steel 2010 - ????
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