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Smith & Wesson Model 3
The Smith & Wesson Model 3 was a single-action, cartridge-firing, top-break revolver developed in 1869, and produced by Smith & Wesson from circa 1870 to 1874.
The Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model Pattern I (1871) revolver were identical to the Model 3 American, except chambered for the 44 S&W Russian. The following 2nd & 3rd models have many differences, so they are located on their own page.
In 1875, the US Ordnance Board granted Smith & Wesson a contract to outfit the military with Model 3 revolvers incorporating the design improvements of Major George W. Schofield, known as the Smith & Wesson Schofield revolver.
Smith & Wesson Model 3
Specifications
(1870 - 1874)
- Type: Revolver
- Caliber(s): .44 S&W American, .44 Russian
- Weight: ?
- Length: ?
- Barrel length(s): 8 in (20.3 cm)
- Capacity: 6-round cylinder
- Fire Modes: Single Action
The Smith & Wesson Model 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Mend | Boris Barnet | Barnet | Supposedly Russian 1st Model | 1926 |
| Igor Ilyinsky | Hopkins | |||
| Sergey Komarov | Chiche | |||
| Chiche's henchman | ||||
| Antosha Rybkin | Boris Chirkov | Antosha Rybkin | Supposedly Russian 1st Model | 1942 |
| Prairie Hunters in Mexico (Präriejäger in Mexiko) | Kolio Donchev | Black Gérard | Supposedly Russian 1st Model | 1988 |
| Roland Seidler | French Captain | |||
| Settlers | ||||
| Samurai Avenger: The Blind Wolf | Jonathan Legg | Cowboy Gunman 2 | Denix M1869 Smith & Wesson non-firing replica | 2009 |
| Pelagia and the White Bulldog (Pelagiya i bely buldog) | Sergei Ugryumov | Stepan Shiryaev | Denix M1869 Smith & Wesson non-firing replica | 2009 |
| Sergei Legostaev | Murad | |||
| Andrey Mezhulis | Felix Lagrange | |||
| Aleksey Vertkov | Petya Telianov | |||
| Blue Ruin | Replica | 2015 | ||
| Wilson City | Jirí Machácek | Aaron Food | Denix M1869 Smith & Wesson non-firing replica; w/ nickel finish and pearl grips | 2015 |
| Vojtech Dyk | Kvido Eisner | |||
| 'Lubos Kostelný | Commissioner Brunner | |||
| Badland | A gambler in the saloon | 2019 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riches (Bogatstvo) | Aleksandr Yakovlev | Bentley | Nickel plated Denix replica, named "Schofield Cal.45 revolver" | 2004 |
| Sergey Batalov | Uryadnik Mikhail Sotenniy | |||
| Sherlock: The Russian Chronicles (Sherlok v Rossii) | Maksim Matveev | Sherlock Holmes | Denix replica, named "Schofield Cal.45 revolver" | 2020 |
| Kirill Gordleev | Podporuchik Arkadiy Koshko |
Smith & Wesson New Model No. 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 - 1915)
- 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 - most common barrel length (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 Model 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | Basil Rathbone | Sherlock Holmes | Only on promotional images | 1939 |
| Love Me Tender | Robert Middleton | Mr. Siringo | 1956 | |
| Richard Egan | Vance Reno | |||
| The Astro-Zombies | Vincent Barbi | Tiros | 1968 | |
| El Topo | Agustín Isunza | 4th Master Gunfighter | Without trigger guard and hammer spur | 1970 |
| Alejandro Jodorowsky | El Topo | |||
| Hannie Caulder | Robert Culp | Luther Price | 1971 | |
| Raquel Welch | Hannie Caulder | |||
| Joe Kidd | John Saxon | Luis Chama | 1972 | |
| Cuba | Danny De La Paz | Julio Mederos | Probably a Spanish copy | 1979 |
| The Last Hunt (Poslednyaya okhota) | Oleg Borisov | John Horsfield | 1980 | |
| Romancing the Stone | Juan | Japanese Contract version | 1984 | |
| Tombstone | Sam Elliott | Virgil Earp | Nickel Finish, Pearl Grips | 1993 |
| The Quick and the Dead | Leonardo DiCaprio | The Kid | Nickel Finish, Trigger guard removed | 1995 |
| The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Casey Affleck | Bob Ford | Nickel plated | 2007 |
| Big Money Rustlas | Jamie Madrox | Raw Stank | 5" barrel | 2010 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Blacklist - Season 2 | James Spader | Raymond "Red" Reddington | "T. Earl King VI (No. 94)"(SO2E14) | 2013 - Present |
| Godless | Keith Jardine | Dyer Howe | Seen in holster | 2017 |
| The Son - Season 2 | Mexican Army officer | "Numunuu" (S2E01) | 2019 |
See Also
- Smith & Wesson - A list of all firearms manufactured by Smith & Wesson.