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Smith & Wesson Model 27 / 28
Both the Smith & Wesson Model 27 and the Model 28 were born from the original S&W Registered Magnum (introduced in 1935). The Smith & Wesson Model 27 was a finely crafted high gloss blued .357 magnum revolver. Smith & Wesson later released the Model 28, also known as the "Highway Patrolman". These are essentially identical revolvers except the Model 28 was streamlined for lower cost but equal performance. The Model 28 was in production from 1954 through 1986. The Model 28 eliminated the expensive top strap checkering and had a matte blued finish. Other than that it is the identical gun. The high end Model 27 was favored amongst FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies well into the 1960s. The 'economy' Model 28 was favored among state and local law enforcement. The Stainless steel version of this gun is the Smith & Wesson Model 627
The Smith & Wesson Model 27 revolver or Model 28 revolver have been seen in the following films used by the following actors:
Film
- Lenny Montana as Luca Brasi in The Godfather (1972)
- Jack Nicholson as Charlie Smith and Harvey Keitel as Cat in The Border (1982)
- Charles Bronson as U.S. Borderpatrolman Jeb Maynard in Borderline (1980)
- Californis Highway Patrolman in The Killer Elite (1975)
- Pentagon police officers in No Way Out (1987)
- Al Lettieri as Frank Renda in Mr. Majestyk (1974)
- Giuliano Gemma as Detective Giermani in Tenebre (1982)
- Robbery suspect in Jesse Stone: No Remorse (2010)
- State troopers in Any Which Way You Can (1980)
- Bank guard in Charley Varrick (1973)
- Richard Lynch as Moon in The Seven-Ups (1973)
- Bryan Brown as Roland Tyler in F/X (1986)
- Brian Dennehy as Lt. McCarthy in F/X (1986)
- John Mitchum as Inspector Frank DiGiorgio in The Enforcer
- David Graf as Eugene Tackleberry in Police Academy
- David Patrick Kelly as Luther in The Warriors (1979)
- Lesley Ann Warren as Evelyn Heiss in Love Kills (1998)
- Tchéky Karyo as Fouchet in Bad Boys
- Roddy Piper as 'Nada' in They Live
- Austin Stroker as CHP Lieutenant Ethan Bishop in Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
- Russell Crowe as Collin O'Brien in Heaven's Burning (1997)
- Laurie Zimmer as Leigh in Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
- Robert Mitchum as Eddie Coyle in The Friends of Eddie Coyle
- Frances McDormand as Marge Gunderson in Fargo
- Jack Nicholson as Charlie Smith in The Border
- Several cops and William Atherton as Clovis Poplin in Thr Sugarland Express (1974)
- Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
- Any Which Way You Can (1980)
- Fred Williamson as Cal in One Down, Two To Go
- William Devane as Major Charles Rane in Rolling Thunder (1977)
- John Savage as Charles Heller in The Amateur
- Harry Connick Jr. as Daryll Lee Cullum in Copycat
- Issac Hayes as Lee in Three Tough Guys
- Enrique Iglesias as Lorenzo in Once Upon a Time in Mexico
- Danny Glover as McFee in Witness
- Wendell Corey as Leon "Foggy" Poole in The Killer is Loose (1956)
- Bekim Fehmiu as Mohammed Fasil in Black Sunday
- Ron Perlman as Collie Entragian in Desperation
- Timothy Olyphant as Sherrif Dutten in The Crazies (2010)
- Joe Anderson as Deputy Russell Clank in The Crazies (2010)
- Radha Mitchell as Judy Dutten in The Crazies (2010)
- George C. Scott as General George S. Patton in Patton (Early 'Registered Magnum' variant, custom Ivory grips)
Television
- Jericho (2006-2008)
- 1960s' FBI Agents in Doctor Who (New Series)
Video Games
See Also
- Smith & Wesson Model 627 - Stainless Steel version of the N-Frame Smith & Wesson Model 27