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Taxi Driver

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The following guns were used in the film Taxi Driver







Smith & Wesson 29

Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) purchases four guns from the illegal arms dealer he meets, the first of which is a S&W 29 in .44 Magnum. He is turned on to this gun by a passenger of his who claims he is going to kill his cheating wife with a .44 Magnum. The .44 features prominently in the film and is used later by Travis to shoot both the fat man and Sport, Iris'pimp in the flop house. This particular Model 29 has the 8 3/8" barrel; the longest factory barrel made for the S&W 29 at that time (mid 70's). The other two stock barrel lengths at that time were the 4" barrel and the 6.5" barrel.

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Smith & Wesson Model 29 - .44 magnum.
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Travis purchases a S&W 29 .44 Magnum from the gun dealer.
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"Did you ever see what a .44 magnum pistol will do to a woman's face?"
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Travis with his S&W 29 .44 Magnum in his apartment.

Smith & Wesson 36

The second pistol Travis (Robert De Niro) picks out is a S&W 36 Chiefs Special flared flat cylinder release latch, nickel plated revolver in .38 special with square butt, mother-of-pearl grips.The flared flat latch dates the revolver to a date of manufacture from the late fifties to the first half of the sixties. Travis later uses the little .38 to shoot Sport, Iris' pimp, outside the flop house. In a continuity mistake of the film, when Travis trains in the shooting range, the S&W 36 is now a Colt Detective Special (see below).

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Smith and Wesson Model 36 - .38 special - 5 shot
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The arms dealer picks out a nickel plated S&W 36 .38 revolver for Travis.
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Travis with his S&W 36 in his apartment.
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Travis shoots Iris' pimp with his .38 snub nose.

Smith & Wesson Escort .22LR

The third pistol Travis Bickle picks out is a S&W Escort, although it is incorrectly referred to as a Colt 25. He memorably attaches the S&W Escort to a drawer slide and mounts it on his forearm. Travis later uses his S&W Escort to kill the boss in the flop house. The gun is used in the "You talkin to me?" scean.

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Smith & Wesson Escort
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Travis tests out the arms dealers S&W Escort.
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Travis attaches his S&W Escort to a slide on his arm.
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Travis with his S&W Escort in his apartment.

Smith & Wesson M1917 revolver

A till robber in the liquor store pulls out a nickel plated Smith & Wesson revolver, only to be shot from behind by Travis Bickle. 'Sport' might have a Smith & Wesson M1917 when he shoots Travis in the neck (plese correct if wrong).

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The Liquor store robber pulls out a S&W revolver.

Walther P38

The Walther P38 is visible in case closest to Travis when he purchases his pistols. The salesman describes it as the pistol that was replaced by the Walther PPK as the sidearm for German officers in the Second World War. This is somewhat incorrect; the PPK was issued to Military Policemen, Luftwaffe officers, support personnel, and high-ranking Nazi Party officials.

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Walther P38 9mm


Astra Constable

The last pistol Travis Bickle picks out is an Astra Constable He later uses it to shoot and kill a liquor store robber. There is also a continuity error involving this gun (see below)

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Astra Constable with engraved staqinless steel finish pearl grips as seen in Miami Vice.22 LR, .32 ACP, .380 ACP
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The arms dealer picks up an Astra Constable .380.
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Travis tests out an Astra Constable .380 .
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Travis shoots and kills a liquor store robber with his Astra Constable .380

Walther PPK

There are several continuity mistakes in the movie. When Travis is training in a indoor shooting range, he has a Walther PPK instead of the Astra Constable he bought previously (See image). The arms dealer incorrectly states that the .380 PPK holds 8 rounds in the magazine. While the .32 ACP version of the PPK did have the stated capacity, the .380 variants only held either 6 or 7 rounds.It is either a Walther PP or a PPK/S.

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Note that 3 of the guns shown here are not those that Travis had bought

Smith & Wesson Model 10

The Smith & Wesson Model 10 with pearl grips is seen on the arm dealers table. This isnt a Colt DS or the Smith and Wesson Model 36 the barrel is different to them.

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Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver Snub Nose - .38 Special. Early Model
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Colt Detective Special

Another continuity mistake. In the shooting range, Travis has a Colt DS, instead of the S&W Chiefs Special (see image)

Colt Detective Special 1st Gen - .38 Special

Sterling Arms pistol

Another mistake: the S&W escort is now a Sterling Arms pistol

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