Smith & Wesson Model 29

The Smith & Wesson Model 29 is a large N-Frame revolver chambered in .44 Remington Magnum. Introduced in 1955, it won great fame as 'The Most Powerful Handgun in the World' in the 1971 Clint Eastwood film Dirty Harry. The revolver came in a blued steel version, however, there were limited runs of bright nickel plated guns. These nickel guns are still technically Model 29s, since they are not stainless-steel revolvers. A variant of the Model 29, known as the S&W "Mountain Gun", is a light weight version of the Model 29, that was introduced in the mid-1990s. It is distinguishable from the standard Model 29 by its tapered barrel, however, it retains the longer cylinder unlike the N-Frame .357 Magnum Smith & Wesson Models 27 & 28.
==Specifications==
(1955–Present)
* Type: Revolver
* Caliber(s): .44 Magnum, .44 Special
* Barrel length(s): 4 in (102 mm), 6 in (153 mm), 8⅜ in (214 mm) & 10⅝ in (270 mm)
* Capacity: 6-round cylinder
* Fire Modes: SA/DA
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The Smith & Wesson Model 29 and variants can be seen in the following films, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
=== Film ===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Point Blank 	Lee Marvin 	Walker 	 	1967
The President's Analyst 	Arte Johnson 	Sullivan 	with and without suppressor 	1967
The President's Analyst 	John Gunn 	FBR Agent Carter 	 	1967
The President's Analyst 	unknown actor 	FBR Agent Valentine 	suppressed 	1967
Targets 	Tim O'Kelly 	Bobby Thompson 	 	1968
The Brain 	 	Frankie Scannapieco's bodyguard	 	1969
Dirty Harry 	Clint Eastwood 	Insp. Harry Callahan 	6 1/2 and 8 3/8 inch barrel versions 	1971
Hickey & Boggs 	Bill Cosby 	Al Hickey 	 	1972
Hickey & Boggs 	Robert Culp 	Frank Boggs 	 	1972
Charley Varrick 	Andrew Robinson 	Harman Sullivan 	 	1973
Live and Let Die 	Roger Moore 	James Bond 	 	1973
Magnum Force 	Clint Eastwood 	Insp. Harry Callahan 	 	1973
The Man With the Golden Gun 	 	 	Seen inside Scaramanga's gun cabinet 	1974
The Black Bird 	Stéphane Audran 	Anna Kemidov 	 	1975
Taxi Driver 	Robert De Niro 	Travis Bickle 	 	1976
The Enforcer 	Clint Eastwood 	Insp. Harry Callahan 	 	1976
Shadows in an Empty Room 	Stuart Whitman 	Capt. Tony Saitta 	 	1976
Doberman Cop 	 	 	8 3/8" barrel 	1977
The ... Beautiful Country (il ... Belpaese) 	 	Watchmakers 	 	1977
Good Guys Wear Black 	Chuck Norris 	John T. Booker 	 	1978
The Exterminator 	Robert Ginty 	John Eastland 	 	1980
Mad Max 2 	Kjell Nilsson 	Lord Humungus 	 	1981
Sharky's Machine 	Hari Rhodes 	Highball Murray 	 	1981
Choice of Arms 	Christian Marquand 	Jean 	6" barrel 	1981
Choice of Arms 	Yves Montand 	Noel Durieux 	6" barrel 	1981
48 Hrs. 	Nick Nolte 	Jack Cates 	 	1982
Creepshow 	Hal Holbrook 	Professor Henry Northrup 	 	1982
Death Wish 2 	Laurence Fishburne 	Cutter 	 	1982
The Survivors 	Robin Williams 	Donald Quinelle 	 	1983
Lone Wolf McQuade 	Chuck Norris 	Ranger McQuade 	 	1983
Sudden Impact 	Clint Eastwood 	Insp. Harry Callahan 	 	1983
Sheena 	John Forgeham 	Col. Jorgensen 	 	1984
Dog Day (Canicule) 	Lee Marvin 	Jimmy Cobb 	 	1984
Dog Day (Canicule) 	Miou-Miou 	Jessica 	 	1984
Stick 	 	Thug 	 	1985
Big Trouble in Little China 	Victor Wong 	Egg Shen 	 	1986
Legacy of Rage 	Brandon Lee 	Brandon Ma 	nickel-plated 	1986
Legacy of Rage 	Michael Wong 	Michael 	nickel-plated 	1986
Running Scared 	Jon Gries 	Det. Tony Montoya 	 	1986
Running Scared 	Steven Bauer 	Det. Frank Sigliano 	 	1986
The Female Executioner (L'exécutrice) 	Pierre Oudrey 	Valmont 	 	1986
The Female Executioner (L'exécutrice) 	Brigitte Lahaie 	Martine 	 	1986
The Female Executioner (L'exécutrice) 	Michel Godin 	Antoine 	 	1986
Beverly Hills Cop 2 	Judge Reinhold 	Billy Rosewood 	 	1987
Extreme Prejudice 	Tommy "Tiny" Lister 	Monday 	 	1987
Someone to Watch Over Me 	Andreas Katsulas 	Joey Venza 	 	1987
Best Seller 	James Woods 	Cleve 	 	1987
In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders 	David Soul 	Michael Platt 	 	1988
Red Heat 	Arnold Schwarzenegger	Ivan Danko 	 	1988
Dead Heat 	Treat Williams 	Det. Mortis 	 	1988
The Dead Pool 	Clint Eastwood 	Insp. Harry Callahan 	 	1988
The Blue Iguana 	 	henchman 	 	1988
Blue Steel 	Ron Silver 	Eugene Hunt 	 	1989
Blue Steel 	Tom Sizemore 	Wool Cap 	 	1989
The Killer 	Chow Yun-Fat 	Ah Jong 	 	1989
King of New York 	Victor Argo 	Det. Roy Bishop 	 	1990
Another 48 Hrs. 	Nick Nolte 	Jack Cates 	 	1990
The Rookie (1990) 	Clint Eastwood 	Det. Nick Pulovski 	 	1990
Out for Justice 	 	Bad guy 	 	1991
Samurai Cop 	 	Hitman 	 	1991
The Third Planet (Tretya planeta) 	 	 	Seen in the gun shop; w/ very long target barrel	1991
Lethal Weapon 3 	Stuart Wilson 	Jack Travis 	Fitted with Pachmayr Grips 	1992
Kuffs 	Bruce Boxleitner 	Brad Kuffs 	 	1992
Kuffs 	Tony Goldwyn 	Ted Bukovsky 	 	1992
Blood In, Blood Out 	 	 	 	1993
The Firm 	Gary Busey 	Eddie Lomax 	 	1993
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold 	Jack Palance 	Duke Washburn 	 	1994
Beverly Hills Cop 3 	Eddie Murphy 	Axel Foley 	 	1994
Nick of Time 	 	Bodyguards 	 	1995
Hollow Point 	 	A gangster 	 	1996
Dangerous Ground 	 	Muki´s man 	 	1997
Boogie Nights 	Allan Graf 	Citizen 	 	1997
Jane Austen's Mafia! 	Billy Burke 	Joey Cortino 	 	1998
Wild Zero 	 	A few characters 	 	1999
Payback 	Mel Gibson 	Porter 	 	1999
Bruce Almighty 	Jim Carrey 	Bruce Nolan 	 	2003
Sin City 	Bruce Willis 	Detective Hartigan 	Nickel plated 	2005
The Protector 	Cholatit Haenphan 	Tui 	8 3/8" 	2005
Resident Evil: Extinction 	Linden Ashby 	Chase 	 	2007
American Gangster 	Chiwetel Ejiofor 	Huey Lucas 	 	2007
Zone Of The Dead 	Vukota Brajovic 	Armageddon 	 	2008
The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans	Nicolas Cage 	Lt. Terence McDonagh 	 	2009
13 	Various 	Players 	 	2010
The Courier 	Jeffrey Dean Morgan 	The Courier 	 	2012
The Courier 	Mickey Rourke 	Maxwell 	 	2012
First Love 	Tuan Chun-hao 	Fu 	 	2019
Witch Hunt 	Christian Camargo 	Detective Hawthorne 	 	2021
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City 	Donal Logue 	Chief Irons 	 	2021
Bullet Train 	Michael Shannon 	The White Death 	w/4" barrel 	2022
=== Television ===
Title/Episode 	Actor 	Character 	Note/Episode 	Date
The Professionals 	Martin Shaw 	Doyle 	 	1977-1981
The Professionals 	Lewis Collins 	Bodie 	 	1977-1981
Simon & Simon 	Gerald McRaney 	Rick Simon 	 	1981-1989
The A-Team 	Clifton James 	Warden Beale 	"Pros And Cons" (S1E04) 	1983-1988
The A-Team 	Dirk Benedict 	Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck	 	1983-1988
The A-Team 	Lance LeGault 	Col. Roderick Decker 	 	1983-1988
Hunter - Season 3 	Héctor Mercado 	Victor Santoro 	"The Castro Connection" (S03E04) 	1986
Sledge Hammer! 	Jack Thibeau 	Jack Kogan 	"They Shoot Hammers, Don't They?" (S01E04) 	1986
The Stand 	Ossie Davis 	Judge Ferris 	 	1994
Columbo 	George Wendt 	Graham McVeigh 	"Strange Bedfellows" (S13E01) 	1995
The Sopranos 	Robert Patrick 	David Scatino 	 	1999-2007
My Name is Earl 	Jaime Pressly 	Joy 	 	2005 - 2009
Criminal Minds - Season 2 	Scott Michael Morgan	'Hollow Man' killer 	"The Last Word" (S2E09) 	2006
Sanctuary 	Robbin Dunne 	Dr Will Zimmerman 	 	2007
The Walking Dead Webisodes: Cold Storage	Daniel Roebuck 	B.J. 	"Keys to the Kingdom" (S1E02), "The Chosen Ones" (S1E03), "Parting Shots" (S1E04)	2012
Longmire - Season 1 	Adam Bartley 	The Ferg 	 	2012
Longmire - Season 2 	Derek Phillips 	Travis 	 	2012
The Walking Dead - Season 4 	Davi Jay 	Tony 	Snub Nose w/contoured wood grips; "Alone" (S4E13), "Us" (S4E15), "A" (S4E16) 	2014
The Walking Dead - Season 4 	Danai Gurira 	Michonne Hawthorne 	Snub Nose w/contoured wood grips; "A" (S4E16) 	2014
The Walking Dead - Season 5 	Danai Gurira 	Michonne Hawthorne 	Snub Nose w/contoured wood grips; "No Sanctuary" (S5E01), "Strangers" (S5E02) 	2014
The Walking Dead - Season 5 	Chandler Riggs 	Carl Grimes 	Snub Nose w/contoured wood grips; "Crossed" (S5E07) 	2014
Fargo - Season 1 	Colin Hanks 	Officer Grimley 	nickel plated 	2015
Dark Winds - Season 1 	Zahn McClarnon 	Lt. Joe Leaphorn 	 	2022
Tales of The Walking Dead - Season 1 	Danny Ramirez 	Eric 	"La Doña" (S1E06) 	2022
Tales of The Walking Dead - Season 1 	Daniella Pineda 	Idalia 	"La Doña" (S1E06) 	2022
The Last of Us - Season 1 	 	Raider 	"Long Long Time" (S1E03) 	2023
=== Video Games ===
Game Title 	Referred as 	Mods 	Note 	Release Date
Fallout 2 	".44 Magnum Revolver" 	w/ speedloader 	4" barrel 	1998
Fallout Tactics 	"Smith & Wesson M29" 	 	 	2001
Resident Evil: Outbreak 	 	 	 	2003
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne 	 	w/ various barrel lengths 	not usable 	2003
Condemned: Criminal Origins 	"Revolver" 	 	 	2005
Driver: Parallel Lines 	"44H" 	 	 	2006
Team Fortress 2 	"Big Kill" 	 	 	2007
Condemned 2: BloodShot 	".44 Revolver" or "Scoped Revolver"	 	 	2008
Fallout 3 	 	 	 	2008
Resident Evil 5 	 	 	 	2009
Godfather II, The (VG) 	 	 	 	2009
Fallout: New Vegas 	".44 Magnum Revolver" 	 	 	2010
007: Legends 	 	 	 	2012
State of Decay 	"Model 29" 	 	 	2013
Payday 2 	"Castigo .44" 	Optional synthetic grips and Kokusai "Devil" heavy barrel	Added in a patch in 2017 	2013
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades	"SW 29" 	 	6" 	2016
Far Cry 5 	".44 Magnum", ".44 Magnum L" 	 	4" and 6", respectively 	2018
State of Decay 2 	 	 	 	2018
Far Cry New Dawn 	 	 	4" version 	2019
Far Cry 6 	"Magnum, P.D." 	 	Paid store item, 6" version	2021
Military Conflict: Vietnam 	 	 	AAI QSPR 	2022
Payday 3 	"J&M Castigo 44" 	 	 	2023
=== Anime ===
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|Time Stranger || Remy || || 1985
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|Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target || Shinichi Kudo || || 1998
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|Cowboy Bebop|| Fad || || 1998-1999
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| Eden of the East || Takizawa || || 2009
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| Eden of the East the Movie I: King of Eden || || Planted in Saki's suitcase || 2009
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| Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom || Isaac Wisemel || || 2009
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| Case Closed - Season 18 || A masked robber || Ep. "Detective Boys vs. Burglar Group" || 2009 - 2010
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|Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief || Police inspector Doron || Episode 03 -'The Princess Prefers Magic'. || 2010
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| Case Closed - Season 19 || A masked robber || Ep. "The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen"; flashback || 2010 - 2011
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| rowspan=2 | Case Closed - Season 27 || Hiromitsu Morofushi || rowspan=2 | Ep. "The Traitor's Stage (Part One/Two)" || rowspan=2 | 2017 - 2018
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| Shuichi Akai
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| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure || Polpo || S5E3, "Meet the Gangster Behind the Wall"; S5E4, "Joining the Gang" || 2018
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=See Also=
* Smith & Wesson - A list of all firearms manufactured by Smith & Wesson.
* Smith & Wesson Model 629 - Stainless Steel version of the Model 29.
Smith & Wesson Model 029
Category:Revolver