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== Characteristics == | == Characteristics == | ||
The Model 40 "Centennial" was manufactured from 1952 - 1974. It had a grip safety that could be pinned down. It was named the Centennial because it was introduced the same year that Smith & Wesson was celebrating it's 100th birthday. It was initially marketed as a more advanced version of the famous S&W Hammerless "Lemon Squeezer". Due to popular demand the Centennial was brought back into production in the 1990's without the grip safety. The Airweight version was the Model 42. | The Model 40 "Centennial" was manufactured from 1952 - 1974. It had a grip safety that could be pinned down. It was named the Centennial because it was introduced the same year that Smith & Wesson was celebrating it's 100th birthday. It was initially marketed as a more advanced version of the famous [[Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless|S&W Safety Hammerless "Lemon Squeezer"]]. Due to popular demand the Centennial was brought back into production in the 1990's without the grip safety. The Airweight version was the Model 42. | ||
== Film == | == Film == | ||
Revision as of 00:49, 4 November 2011
Characteristics
The Model 40 "Centennial" was manufactured from 1952 - 1974. It had a grip safety that could be pinned down. It was named the Centennial because it was introduced the same year that Smith & Wesson was celebrating it's 100th birthday. It was initially marketed as a more advanced version of the famous S&W Safety Hammerless "Lemon Squeezer". Due to popular demand the Centennial was brought back into production in the 1990's without the grip safety. The Airweight version was the Model 42.
Film
- Clint Eastwood as Dr. John Hemlock in The Eiger Sanction (1975)
- Estelle Getty as Tutti Bomowski in Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
- Amanda Plummer as Honey Bunny in Pulp Fiction (1994)
- Neve Campbell as Sidney in Scream 3 (2000)
- Christian Bale as Cleric John Preston in Equilibrium (2002)
Television
- David Soul as Hutch in Starsky and Hutch (TV Series) (1975-1979)