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Smith & Wesson Model 36 / 38
The Smith & Wesson Model 36/38/49 is used in the following:
Smith & Wesson Model 36 "Chiefs 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 five rounds of .38 Special.
Film
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam-12 | Kent McCord | Officer Jim Reed | 1968-1975 | |
| Adam-12 | Martin Milner | Officer Pete Malloy | 1968-1975 | |
| Hawaii Five-O | Jack Lord | Steve McGarret | 1968-1979 | |
| Hawaii Five-O | Kam Fong | Chin Ho | 1968-1979 | |
| Hawaii Five-O | James MacArthur | Danny "Danno" Williams | 1968-1979 | |
| Hawaii Five-O | Ed Asner | August March | "Wooden Model of a Rat" (S8E14) | 1975 |
| S.W.A.T. | Mark Shera | Officer Dominic Luca | 1975-1976 | |
| The Professionals | 1977-1981 | |||
| Magnum P.I. | Eugene Roche | Luther Gillis | 1980-1988 | |
| Simon & Simon | Jameson Parker | A.J. Simon | 1981-1989 | |
| Hill Street Blues | Charles Hallahan | Narcotics Officer Charlie Weeks | 1981-1987 | |
| T.J. Hooker | William Shatner | Sgt. Hooker | 1982-1986 | |
| Hunter - Season 1 | Stepfanie Kramer | including McCall | 1984-1985 | |
| The Equalizer - Season 1 | J.T. Walsh | Sam Griffith | 1985-1986 | |
| Airwolf - Season 3 | "Day of Jeopardy" (S3E15) | 1985-1986 | ||
| Crime Story | Chicago PD Detectives | 1986-1988 | ||
| Miami Vice - Season 4 | Steven Keats | Jack Rivers | 1987-1988 | |
| Law & Order | Chris Noth | Detective Mike Logan | 1990-1995 | |
| Law & Order | George Dzundza | Sergeant Max Greevey | 1990-1991 | |
| Law & Order | Paul Sorvino | Sergeant Phil Cerreta | 1991-1992 | |
| Law & Order | Jerry Orbach | Detective Lennie Briscoe | 1992-2004 | |
| Law & Order | Dann Florek | Captain Donald Cragen | 1990-1993 | |
| Law & Order | S. Epatha Merkerson | Lieutenant Anita Van Buren | 1993-2010 | |
| Law & Order - Season 4 | Paul Geier | Barry Talbott | "Sweeps" (S04E01) | 1993 |
| Nestor Burma - Season 2 | Buard's henchman | "Un croque-mort nommé Nestor" (S2E5) | 1993 | |
| Nestor Burma - Season 3 | Anny Romand | Jacqueline Dastiex | "L'Homme au sang bleu" (S3E1) | 1993 |
| Law & Order - Season 6 | Benjamin Bratt | Detective Rey Curtis | "Humiliation" (S06E07) | 1995 |
| The X-Files - Season 2 | John Pyper-Ferguson | Paul | "F. Emasculata" (S2E22) | 1995 |
| Lady Cop (Die Kommissarin) - Season 2 | Uwe Fellensiek | Heiner Köster | "Hinter Gittern" (S02E2) | 1995 |
| Lady Cop (Die Kommissarin) - Season 2 | Brigitte Janner | Marianne Becher | "Hinter Gittern" (S02E2) | 1995 |
| JAG - Season 1 | Cress Williams | Captain Overton | "The Brotherhood" (S1E12) | 1995 |
| Viper | Myles Ferguson | Kyle Reese | "Turf Wars") | 1996-1999 |
| Third Watch | Skip Sudduth | Officer John "Sully" Sullivan | 1999-2005 | |
| The Sopranos | David Proval | Richie Aprile | 1999-2007 | |
| Angel | David Proval | Det. Lockley | 1999-2006 | |
| Truckers | 2000-2001 | |||
| Monk | David Koechner | Joey Krenshaw | "Mr. Monk and the Daredevil" | 2002-2009 |
| Dragnet | Eva Longoria | Det. Gloria Duran | 2003-2004 | |
| My Name is Earl | Mike O'Malley | Officer Stuart Daniels | (S1E22) | 2005-2009 |
| My Name is Earl | Giovanni Ribisi | Ralph | (S2E05) | 2005-2009 |
| Criminal Minds | Various | 2005- | ||
| Criminal Minds - Season 3 | Bailey Chase | Jason Clark Battle | "Lucky" (S03E08), "Penelope" (S03E09) | 2007 |
| Dolmen | Ingrid Chauvin | Marie Kermeur | 2005 | |
| The Unit - Season 1 | Tzi Ma | Rudy Hartano | 2006 | |
| Heroes - Season 1 | Matthew John Armstrong | Ted Sprague | 2006-2007 | |
| Burn Notice - Season 1 | Nate | "Old Friends" (S1E04) | 2007 | |
| Criminal Minds - Season 3 | Bailey Chase | James Colby Baylor/Jason Clark Battle | "Penelope" (S03E09) | 2007-2008 |
| Kill Point, The | Donnie Wahlberg | Captain Horst Cali | 2007 | |
| Guns | 2008 | |||
| Leverage | "The D.B. Cooper Job" (S5E06). | 2008-2012 | ||
| Community | Alison Brie | Annie Edison | (S2E19) | 2009-Present |
| Dark Blue | Logan Marshall-Green | Dean Bendis | 2009 | |
| CSI: NY - Season 6 | Alex Cranmer | Bob Tanner | "Cuckoo's Nest" (S06E08) | 2009 |
| CSI: NY - Season 6 | Santa | "Second Chances" (S06E11) | 2009 | |
| CSI: NY - Season 6 | Brian Goodman | Tony Dirisa | "Rest in Peace, Marina Garito" (S06E18) | 2010 |
| CSI: NY - Season 6 | "Unusual Suspects" (S06E21), with bobbed hammer | 20104 | ||
| CSI: NY - Season 6 | Edward Furlong | Sean Casey | "Vacation Getaway" (S06E23) | 2010 |
| Supernatural - Season 5 | Jensen Ackles | Dean Winchester | Nickel plated / "Swan Song" (S05E22) | 2010 |
| Supernatural - Season 6 | Ingrid Nilson | Jane Peterson | "You Can't Handle The Truth" (S06E06) | 2010 - 2011 |
| Supernatural - Season 6 | Aleks Paunovic | Skinwalker | "All Dogs Go To Heaven" (S06E08) | 2010 - 2011 |
| Supernatural - Season 6 | Mitch Pileggi | Samuel Campbell | "...And Then There Were None" (S06E16) | 2010 - 2011 |
| Supernatural - Season 6 | Jensen Ackles | Dean Winchester | "...And Then There Were None" (S06E16) | 2010 - 2011 |
| Haven | Nicholas Campbell | Chief Wournos | 2010-present | |
| Haven | Lucas Bryant | Detective Nathan Wuornos | 2010-Present | |
| Justified | Marshall Allman | Donovan | "Guy Walks Into a Bar" (S3E10) | 2010-Present |
| Sons of Anarchy - Season 3 | Ally Walker | ATF Agent Stahl | "June Wedding" (S3E12) | 2010 |
| Hawaii Five-0 - Season 2 | Ed Asner | August March | "Kalele" (S2E19) | 2011 |
| The Confession | Kiefer Sutherland | The Confessor | 2011 | |
| The Confession | Curtis McClarin | Man in house | 2011 | |
| Detroit 1-8-7 | Kristina Apgar | Riley Sullivan | "Stone Cold" (S01E16) | 2011 |
| Nikita - Season 2 | Dr. Henderson | "Crossbow' (E22) | 2011-2012 | |
| Person of Interest - Season 1 | thug | "Pilot" (S1E01) | 2011-2012 | |
| Elementary | Murder Suspect | 2012-???? | ||
| Southland - Season 4 | 2012 | |||
| The Walking Dead - Season 3 | Scott Wilson | Hershel | "Arrow on the Doorpost" (S3E13) | 2012-2013 |
| Ray Donovan | 2013- | |||
| Blacklist, The - Season 1 | 2013-2014 | |||
| Hannibal - Season 2 | Hugh Dancy | Will Graham | 2014 | |
| Quantico | Shoba Narayanan | Alex | "Run" (S01E01 | 2015 |
| Strike Back - Season 5 | Michelle Yeoh | Mei Foster | S05E03 | 2015 |
| Gotham - Season 1 | Dan Ziskie | Jude | "Everyone Has a Cobblepot" | 2015 |
| From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series - Season 2 | Zane Holtz | Richie Gecko | 2015 | |
| Lucifer | Bailey Noble | Lindsay Jolson | nickel plated, "Manly Whatnots" | 2016 |
| Shades of Blue | Peter Jay Fernandez | Isiah | "Live Wire Act" (S1E09) | 2016 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ninja Ryukenden | Irene Lew | 1991 | |
| Gunsmith Cats | Rally | 1995-1996 | |
| Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex | The Laughing Man | 2002-2003 | |
| Black Lagoon | Elroy | 2006 | |
| The Strange Case Files of Ryoko Yakushiji | Yukiko Muromachi | 2008 | |
| Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan | Duke Gerard Musca Vespaland | continuity error | 2009 |
| Eden of the East | Takizawa Akira | 2009 | |
| Eden of the East the Movie I: King of Eden | Saki Morimi | 2009 | |
| Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom | Zwei | 2009 | |
| Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C³ | Aoi | 2013 |
Smith & Wesson Model 38/49
The Smith & Wesson Model 38/49 "Bodyguard" is a Model 36 that has a "Camel Hump" hammer shroud used to prevent clothing snag, as the hammer is concealed in the shroud. The Smith & Wesson Bodyguard was unusual in that the alloy framed "Airweight" version was released first, as the Smith & Wesson Airweight Bodyguard, in 1955. In 1957 Smith & Wesson introduced a new model numbering system, with the Airweight Bodyguard becoming the Model 38. The steel-framed Bodyguard, the Model 49, was not introduced until 1959, unusual in that most Airweights were preceded by their steel counterparts. For the new polymer framed Bodyguard see Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 38.
Film
Television
| Title/Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Vice | Philip Michael Thomas | Detective Ricardo Tubbs | 1984-1989 | |
| Sledge Hammer! | Anne-Marie Martin | Det. Dori Doreau | 1986-1988 | |
| Kommissar Rex - Season 1 | Tobias Moretti | Richard Moser | 1994 | |
| Kommissar Rex - Season 1 | Karl Markovics | Ernst Stockinger | 1994 | |
| Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei | 1996- | |||
| Fabio Montale | Mathilda May | Hélène Pessayre | Model 38 with ergonimic grips | 2002 |
Non-Firing Replicas of the Smith & Wesson Model 36 "Chiefs Special"
Umarex Smith Wesson Chief's Special
A blank firing only replica of the Smith & Wesson Model 36 Chief's Special manufactured by the German Umarex. This gun has a full metal body with plastic grips SW Combat. Five-shot drum is made of a metal alloy. Single and Double Action system. This is a replica gun built from the ground up to fire blanks only and is not considered a live firearm per U.S. Laws.
Film
| Title | Character | Actor | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Polar Bear (Der Eisbär) | Florian Lukas | Reza | 1998 | |
| The Polar Bear (Der Eisbär) | Benno Fürmann | Fabian | 1998 | |
| Hell's Gate 11:11 | Ingrid Libera | Young Sara | 2004 |
Television
| Title | Character | Actor | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justified - Season 2 | Kaitlyn Dever | Loretta McCready | "Bloody Harlan" (S2E13) | 2010 |
| Justified - Season 4 | Ethan Jamieson | Milo Truth | "Where's Waldo?" (S4E02) | 2013 |
| Justified - Season 4 | Joelle Carter | Ava Crowder | "Peace of Mind" (S4E12) | 2013 |
| Justified - Season 5 | Walton Goggins | Boyd Crowder | "Shot All to Hell" (S5E05) | 2014 |
| Kriminálka Staré mesto II. | Peter Varga | Jaroslav Hála | Nickel plated, S2E1 | 2013 |
See Also
- Smith & Wesson - A list of all firearms manufactured by Smith & Wesson.
- Smith & Wesson Model 649 - The Stainless Steel version of the Model 49.