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Death Wish (1974)

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Death Wish (1974)

Death Wish is the 1974 cult classic thriller based on the novel of the same name written by Brian Garfield. Charles Bronson stars as Paul Kersey, a quiet architect who becomes a vigilante, when his wife is killed and his daughter is raped by three muggers (including one played by Jeff Goldblum in his film debut). Bronson would go on to star in four more "Death Wish" films. It's also of interest that author Brian Garfield wrote a sequel novel to Death Wish, which served as the basis for the 2007 Kevin Bacon film Death Sentence.


The following weapons were used in the film Death Wish (1974):


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Revolvers

Colt Police Positive

Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) uses a .32 caliber nickel plated Colt Police Positive revolver with a 4-inch barrel, given to him as a present by Ames Jainchill (Stuart Margolin), during his vigilante missions. He kills ten street muggers with it.

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Colt Police Positive Nickel
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Paul Kersey's revolver in special case.
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Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) holding his Colt revolver. You can note trigger shape in this shot.
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A nice shot of the Colt Police Positive.
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Paul Kersey aims (on the wall) his new revolver at the first time, just before his first vigilante mission.
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Paul Kersey shoots his revolver at mugger Thomas Leroy Martin. Note the hot gases escaping the barrel-cylinder gap.
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Kersey shooting another mugger in his second vigilante raid.
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Kersey shooting subway mugger.
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Kersey shooting an African-American mugger in the subway station. Note very little (compared to other in this film) muzzle shots in this scene.
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Inspector Frank Ochoa (Vincent Gardenia) holds Kersey's empty revolver on him.
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.32 caliber bullets in surgeons hands removed from mugger's liver.

1842 Percussion Revolver

During his business trip in Tucson, Paul is seen target shooting with a percussion revolver, to which is briefly described by Ames Jainchill (Stuart Margolin) as a 'Percussion pistol, 1842.'

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Kersey aims 1842 revolver on the target. Note the iconic stance, used by Bronson in all Death Wish movies.
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Kersey aims 1842 revolver on the target.
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Kersey shoots 1842 revolver. Note big yellow muzzle flash. Some of the muzzle flashes in the film also yellow and some - white.
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Kersey aims 1842 revolver on the target.

Colt Single Action Army Revolver

Paul opts to try the Colt Single Action Army revolver, after impressing Jainchill by shooting the Percussion pistol dead center at the range. It's described by Jainchill as revolver used by bandit Candy Dan in 1890. They're also used by stuntmen performing in a Wild West live action show.

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Colt Single Action Army w/ 7.5" barrel known as the "Cavalry" model - .45 Long Colt
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Kersey aims the Single Action Army on the target.
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Close-up of the revolver as Kersey cocks it.
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Another close-up of the cocked SAA.
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Kersey shoots the revolver on the target.
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SAA revolvers seen in actors hands and holsters.
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An actor playing a deputy sheriff points his revolver at bandits.
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An actor playing a deputy sheriff shoots his revolver at bandits. There was no muzzle flash in the first shot.
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But there was muzzle flash when he fires another one.
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An actor playing a bandit fires his revolver.
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SAA revolvers on Jainchill's Gun Club's Shooting range wall.

Smith & Wesson Model 36

During his first night of vigilantism, Paul encounters drug addict and mugger Thomas Leroy Martin who points a nickel-plated Smith & Wesson Model 36 behind him with a warning to give him the money or 'I'll bust you up'.

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Nickel Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special
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Thomas Leroy Martin points his Smith & Wesson Model 36 on Kersey.
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Martin with his Model 36 on Kersey. Another angle of the same situation.
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Martin with his S&W Model 36 on Kersey.
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Martin is shot by Kersey while holding his Model 36.

Smith & Wesson Model 10

A Smith & Wesson Model 10 is seen wielded by a police officer.

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Smith & Wesson Model 10 - .38 Special
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Cop with his revolver. Kersey is seen in the first window, sitting.

Pistols

Colt M1911

A mugger is seen wielding a standard M1911 pistol upon Paul's vigilante mission. Unfortunately for Paul, the mugger wounds him in the leg before he can take him out.

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Colt M1911 - .45 ACP
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Mugger with his Colt M1911.
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The mugger shoots his Colt 1911. He misses this shot, but wounded Kersey's leg by another shot.

Shotguns

12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun

A short-barreled 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun is used by an actor playing a deputy in the wild west show.

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Short-barrel Double Barreled 'Coach' Shotgun - 12 Gauge
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An actor playing a deputy sheriff with his double-barreled shotgun.
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An actor playing a deputy sheriff shooting his double-barreled shotgun. Note again yellow muzzle flash.

Unknown shotgun

Another unknown shotgun used by one of the actors, who plays a bandit.

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Actor playing bandit shooting his shotgun.


Other

Depicted revolvers

We can also see generic pictures of revolvers, first on a Newsweek cover in the street commercial and again, a drawn image on a TV news broadcast.

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Revolver seen on the cover of Newsweek.
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Drawn revolver seen in the TV news.

Weapons Case

Ames Jainchill (Stuart Margolin) is seen taking Kersey to a private gun range where gun cases displaying several weapons are visible.

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Ames Jainchill (Stuart Margolin) takes out a revolver and ammunition from a gun case.


See Also:

Death Wish

Death Wish 2

Death Wish 3

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

Death Wish V: The Face of Death