Talk:Dirty Harry

I've read that the gun actually was a Model 25 in .45 Colt. The substitution for the M29 was lack of availability of a M29 and the easy availability of blank cartridges in .45 Colt (which were probably widely used in Colt Peacemakers in Westerns).

I heard it was a Model 57 in .41 caliber, but it makes more sense for it to be a Model 25, because .45 Colt blanks were very common thanks to the ridiculous amount of westerns made during that time. - Gunmaster45

The Model 29 Legend

I've heard many different stories about the S&W revolvers used in Dirty Harry over the years.But evidently there is no actual documentation to back up any of the stories. Maybe nobody really wants to know the "truth" because it's funner to jawbone about all the possible models used.Jcordell

I've come across literature that claims the movie folks could not find any Model 29's for sale in 1970 so S&W was contacted. Supposedly all that S&W had was parts for the Model 29 with the 6.5" barrel.So S&W put a couple Model 29's together for the movie. Supposedly John Milius wrote the script with Callahan carrying the Model 29 with the 4" barrel. Once again who knows if this is accurate or not. Jcordell