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Smith & Wesson Model 3
Introduced in 1878, Smith & Wesson New Model No.3 was Smith & Wessons perfected single action top break revolver, generally smaller and lighter than previous models. It returned to the original Smith & Wesson barrel latch system, a change stemming mainly from the company's desire to stop paying royalties to George W Schofield. It was, after the Colt Single Action Army, the most popular revolver of the later frontier era, in fact more New Model No.3s were made than Single Action Armies during the 19th century, though the majority went to foreign military contracts.
Specifications
(1878 - year)
- Type: Revolver
- Caliber(s): .45 S&W Schofield, .45 Webley, .450 Revolver, .455 Mk I and .455 Mk II, .44 S&W Russian, .44 S&W American, .44-40 WCF, .44 Rimfire Henry, .41 S&W, .38-40 WCF, .38-44 S&W, .38 Colt, .38 S&W, .32 S&W, .32-44 S&W, .320 S&W Revolving Rifle
- Weight: 2.9 lb (1.3 kg)
- Length: 12 in (30.5 cm)
- Barrel length(s): 8 in(20.3 cm), 7.5 in(19.0 cm), 7 in(17.7 cm), 6.5 in (16.5 cm), 6 in(15.2 cm), 5 in(12.7 cm), 4 in (10.16 cm), 3.5 in(8.8 cm)
- Capacity: 6-round cylinder
- Fire Modes: Single Action
The Smith & Wesson New Model No.3 has been used in the following films:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Fang | Nikolai Plotnikov | Beauty Smith | 1946 | |
| Lev Sverdlin | Matt | |||
| Lemonade Joe | Karel Fiala | Lemonade Joe | 1964 | |
| Milos Kopecký | Horác Badman | |||
| Kveta Fialová | Tornado Lou | |||
| The Sons of Great Bear | Gerhard Rachold | Lt. Roach | 1966 | |
| A Professional Gun (Il mercenario) | Jack Palance | Ricciolo alias 'Curly' | 1968 | |
| Franco Ressel | Studs | |||
| Tito García | Garcia's Cousin | |||
| Family Happiness (Semeynoe schastye) | Andrey Mironov | Fyodor Sigayev | Spanish or Belgian copy; pearl grips | 1969 |
| Valentin Gaft | Gun store clerk | |||
| The Pacifist (La pacifista) | Daniel Olbrychski | Sergey Abramov | 1970 | |
| Pierre Clementi | Stranger | |||
| Hannie Caulder | Robert Culp | Luther Price | 1971 | |
| Raquel Welch | Hannie Caulder | |||
| Joe Kidd | John Saxon | Luis Chama | 1972 | |
| The Sannikov Land (Zemlya Sannikova) | Georgi Vitsin | Ignatiy | Spanish or Belgian copy; nickel plated with pearl grips | 1973 |
| Vladislav Dvorzhetsky | Ilyin | |||
| Cuba | Danny De La Paz | Julio Mederos | Probably a Spanish copy | 1979 |
| A Cruel Romance | Nikita Mikhalkov | Paratov | Spanish or Belgian copy; nickel plated with pearl grips | 1984 |
| Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy | Semenovsky | |||
| Andrey Myagkov | Karandyshev | |||
| Tombstone | Sam Elliott | Virgil Earp | Nickel Finish, Pearl Grips | 1993 |
| The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Casey Affleck | Bob Ford | Nickel plated | 2007 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson | Vasily Livanov | Sherlock Holmes | Spanish or Belgian copy | 1979-1986 |
| Vitaly Solomin | Dr. Watson | |||
| The Blacklist - Season 2 | James Spader | Raymond "Red" Reddington | "T. Earl King VI (No. 94)"(SO2E14) | 2013 - Present |
See Also
- Smith & Wesson - A list of all firearms manufactured by Smith & Wesson.