Charter Arms Undercover

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Early Model (1970s) Blued Charter Arms Undercover with 3" barrel - .38 Special

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Early Model Stainless Charter Arms Undercover - .38 Special

The Charter Arms Undercover was a no frills, inexpensive, five-shot revolver first sold in 1964 and was the first firearm manufactured by Charter Arms, which was a new company at the time. The Undercover became quite popular as a backup revolver due to its compactness and light weight - At just 16 ounces, the new gun was the smallest, lightest steel framed revolver in the world with the fewest moving parts. McClenahan's innovation was to avoid using the side plate designs manufactured by other revolver makers for a one-piece frame, giving the new revolver a strength that allowed it to safely shoot high loads. McClenahan also reduced the number of moving parts used in the gun and created a safety device for the firing pin. The Undercover gained notoriety after a .38 Special model was used by Mark David Chapman to murder John Lennon in 1980.

The Charter Arms Undercover and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Creepshow	Leslie Nielsen	Richard Vickers		1982
8 Million Ways to Die	Jeff Bridges	Matt Scudder	Early model, stainless, without front sight	1986
8 Million Ways to Die	Alexandra Paul	Sunny	Early model, stainless, without front sight	1986
Point Break (1991)	Gary Busey	F.B.I. Special Agent Angelo Pappas	Early model with Pachymar grips	1991
Donato and Daughter	Dana Delany	Lt. Dena Donato	Early model, 2" barrel	1993
Route 666	Mercedes Colon	Mary		2001
Daredevil	Paul Ben-Victor	Jose Quesada		2003
Max Payne	Mark Wahlberg	Max Payne		2008
The Other Guys	Mark Wahlberg	Det. Hoitz		2010
Broken City	Mark Wahlberg	Billy Taggart		2013

See Also

• Charter Arms - A list of all firearms manufactured by Charter Arms.