The following guns were used in the film Sudden Impact
File:SuddenImpactCover.jpg Sudden Impact (1983)
Smith & Wesson Model 29 "Dirty" Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood ) carries his Smith & Wesson Model 29 .44 Magnum as his sidearm in the film, until it is kicked into a curb drain by Mick (Paul Drake ). He then uses his AMC Auto Mag Pistol in .44 AMP as a replacement.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 29 - .44 Magnum. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Callahan holds his Smith & Wesson Model 29 on a robber in the diner as he holds a woman hostage. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Go ahead, make my day." Error creating thumbnail: File missing Callahan dispatches the mob assassins with his Model 29 after hidding in a trash can. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "I guess I should read you your rights." Error creating thumbnail: File missing Callahan's Model 29 before being kicked into the curb drain. AMC Auto Mag 280 After being attacked by the group of assassins in the mob, Insp. Callahan (Clint Eastwood ) is inspired to take out his old pistol, an AMC Auto Mag 280 chambered in .44 AMP. When his Smith & Wesson Model 29 is kicked into a curb drain by Mick (Paul Drake ), he replaces it with his Auto Mag for the remainder of the film. The production crew had a very difficult time aquiring this gun to the point where they had to contact the original designer, who had enough parts in his basement to build two guns for the film. The first was left live firing so Clint Eastwood could shoot it and accurately depict recoil while the second was converted to fire blanks for the film. The gun's serial numbers were "Clint1" and "Clint2".
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AMC Auto Mag 180 - .44 AMP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Callahan takes his AMC Auto Mag 280 out of its case. Note how the magazines are loaded with six rounds instead of the full eight. This may be because he doesn't want to wear out the springs on the magazines, so he doesn't store them fully loaded. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Callahan loads a magazine into his AMC Auto Mag. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Never sneak up on a man with a loaded gun, especially if he's Clint Eastwood. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Well, this is the .44 Magnum Auto Mag and it holds a 300 grain cartridge. And if properly used, it can remove the fingerprints." Error creating thumbnail: File missing Not to harp on Eastwood, but he gets a pretty good group for someone not using the sights. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Callahan fires his Auto Mag. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Callahan takes his Auto Mag out of its case before heading to the fair grounds to get revenge on Mick. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The ominous silhouette of Callahan's Auto Mag as he approaches Mick and his men. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Callahan dispatches Mick's men with his Auto Mag. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Callahan kills Mick with his Auto Mag. It is rumored that for this scene a diver was hired on stand-by to retrieve the gun from the river after Eastwood lost his temper several times and threw it after it jammed, requiring several more takes. Colt Detective Special Jennifer Spencer (Sondra Locke ) uses a nickel plated Colt Detective Special as her weapon of choice to get revenge on the people that raped her and her sister long ago. Later in the film we see Mick (Paul Drake ) use her gun to kill Police Chief Jannings (Pat Hingle ).
Colt Detective Special - .38spl. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jennifer presses the muzzle of her Colt Detective Special to a victim's groin at the start of the film. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jennifer loads her Colt Detective Special. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jennifer shoots one of her victims at the beach. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jennifer kills Ray Parkins (Audrie J. Neenan ) in Mick's house. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mick finishes off Chief Jannings with Jennifer's Colt Detective Special. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mick considers killing him a "free-be". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jennifer's Detective Special bagged as evidence at the end of the film. Mossberg 500 w/ folding stock Horace King (Albert Popwell ) uses a Mossberg 500 shotgun (12 gauge), with a folding stock.
File:Sudden7.JPG Albert Popwell in “Sudden Impact” Later, we see Mick (Paul Drake ) using the same shotgun after stealing it from Horace.
File:Sudden11.JPG Paul Drake in “Sudden Impact” I believe that the shotgun held is actually a Smith & Wesson Model 3000 12-gauge pump. S&W was in the Police market with revolvers and shotguns in the 70s and early 80s. Mossberg later purchased the 3000 series from Smith & Wesson as they got out of the shotgun market. The front barrel retaining nut is visably larger than that found on the Model 500 series.
Update : I added some information on the Smith & Wesson Model 3000 under the Discussion button above. . . BC2009.
Used by several of the mob assassins that chase Callahan.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning HP - 9mm File:Sudden4.JPG Mob assassins fire at a bin, thinking that Harry Callahan is hiding inside with a Browning HP and 2 Uzis File:Sudden5.JPG Browning HP held by one of the assassins Later, we see a Hi-Power (the same one?) in Mick's home.
File:Sudden10.JPG Mick's Browning HP on a table. Used by several mob assassins chasing Callahan.
File:Sudden3.JPG One of the mob assassins aims a Uzi One of the robbers, at the first shootout of the movie, uses a pistol without external hammer, that looks like a Colt Model 1903.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Model 1903 - .32 ACP File:Sudden1.JPG The robber points a Model 1903 at his hostage File:Sudden2.JPG The robber drops his gun as Harry Callahan points his gun in his face Later, we see that one of Jennifer Spencer's victims also has this pistol.
File:Sudden13.JPG File:Sudden14.JPG Used by Pat Hingle, in his role of Police Chief Jannings.
A 1911-type pistol is used by the bank robber that Callahan chases when he arrives in San Paulo.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1911A1 pistol - .45 ACP File:Sudden8.JPG A bank robber escapes with a M1911A1 pistol in hand. This pump action rifle is seen in the hands of Mrs. Wilburn, who points it at Harry Callahan and instructs him to leave her fish market.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington 7600 pump action rifle - available in multiple calibers See Also 
