Smith & Wesson Model 15

The Smith & Wesson Model 15 "Combat Masterpiece" was in common use with police and private security officers from the 1950s to the 80s. The four inch barrel configuration was manufactured throughout its production history (1949-1999). 
At various times it was also available with a two inch barrel (1964-1988), six inch barrel (1986-1992) and the eight and three eighths inch barrel (1986-1988). The last two longer barrel lengths were issued after Smith and Wesson ceased production of the Model 14 "Target Masterpiece" in 1982.
The Model 15, and later the stainless version, the Model 67, was issued to officers of the LAPD for many years. It was, at the same time, a standard issue to pilots in the United States Air Force as well as the Air Force Security Police. The Air Force would continue to use it for dog training, due to the lack of a blank adapter for the M9, and only began phasing them out in March of 2019 when the M17 and M18 (which had drop in blank fire kits) entered service.
It was a counterpart of the Smith & Wesson Model 10 with adjustable sights and a "target" action. It is also the "duty" version of the Smith & Wesson Model 14 "Target Masterpiece". The biggest difference between the Model 15 and Model 14 was the Model 15 had a four inch barrel and the Baughman quick draw front sight while the Model 14 was initially only available with a six inch barrel and the Patridge front sight. The Patridge was not conducive to a "snag-free" quick draw while the Baughman was.
Chambered in .38 Special only, it has only approximately 50% power of the modern .357 Magnums. This gun is also the ancestor of the Smith & Wesson Model 19 "Combat Magnum".
The Smith & Wesson Model 15 Combat Masterpiece Revolver was a K-Frame revolver chambered for .38 Special. The Model 16 was a target model chambered for .32 S&W Long (and is not a common revolver). The Model 17 Target Masterpiece was a .22LR Model based on the same frame but for most of its production was made only with a six inch barrel. The Model 18 Combat Masterpiece (.22 LR) is a duplicate of the Model 15 with a four inch barrel.
==Specifications==
(1949 - 1999)
* Type: Revolver
* Caliber(s): .38 Special
* Weight: 2.13 lbs (0.96 kg)
* Length: 9.13 in (23.2 cm) (4 in barrel)
* Barrel length(s): 2 in (5.1 cm), 4 in (10.2 cm), 6 in (15.3 cm)
* Capacity: 6-round Cylinder
* Fire Modes: SA/DA
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==Smith & Wesson Model 15==
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
The New Centurions 	Scott Wilson 	Officer Plebesly 	 	1972
The New Centurions 	Stacy Keach 	Officer Fehler 	 	1972
Mean Streets 	Robert De Niro 	Johnny Boy 	 	1973
Walking Tall 	Joe Don Baker 	Buford Pusser 	 	1973
The Dove 	Joseph Bottoms 	Robin Lee Graham 	 	1974
Newman's Law 	George Peppard 	Vince Newman 	 	1974
Newman's Law 	Victor Campos 	Pete Jimenez 	 	1974
Newman's Law 	Louis Zorich 	Falcone 	 	1974
Shriek of the Mutilated 	Jimmy Silva 	Policeman 	 	1974
Mr. Majestyk 	Taylor Lacher 	Gene Lundy 	 	1974
Bucktown 	Gene Simms 	Josh 	 	1975
Jaws 	Roy Scheider 	Chief Brody 	 	1975
Dirty Hands (Les innocents aux mains sales)	Paolo Giusti 	Jeff Marle 	 	1975
Dirty Hands (Les innocents aux mains sales)	Romy Schneider 	Julie Wormser 	 	1975
Framed 	John Larch 	Lt. Tad Bundy 	 	1975
Framed 	Brock Peters 	Sgt. Sam Perry 	 	1975
Framed 	Roy Jenson 	Deputy Haskins 	 	1975
Framed 	Paul Mantee 	Frank 	 	1975
Framed 	 	Police officers 	 	1975
Assault on Precinct 13 	James Jeter 	Precinct Captain 	 	1976
Two-Minute Warning 	Charlton Heston 	Capt. Peter Holly 	 	1976
Two-Minute Warning 	Larry Manetti 	LAPD SWAT Officer Pratt 	 	1976
Two-Minute Warning 	 	LAPD officers 	 	1976
Halloween 	Donald Pleasence 	Dr. Sam Loomis 	Target Grips 	1978
Rolling Thunder 	 	thug 	 	1977
Jaws 2 	Roy Scheider 	Chief Brody 	 	1978
Flatfoot in Africa 	 	A hitman 	Suppressed 	1978
Hopscotch 	 	FBI agent 	 	1980
Halloween II 	Donald Pleasence 	Dr. Sam Loomis 	 	1981
Sharky's Machine 	 	Atlanta City Police Patrolman 	 	1981
Fighting Back 	 	Vigilantes in news footage 	 	1982
The Star Chamber 	 	Police officers 	 	1983
Deadly Circuit (Mortelle randonnée) 	 	Bank security guard 	 	1983
Blue Thunder 	James Read 	Los Angeles police officer 	 	1983
The Prize of Peril (Le Prix du danger) 	Jean-Claude Dreyfus 	Bertrand 	 	1983
The Prize of Peril (Le Prix du danger) 	Jean-Pierre Bagot 	Alexandre 	 	1983
The Prize of Peril (Le Prix du danger) 	Steve Kalfa 	Édouard 	 	1983
The Prize of Peril (Le Prix du danger) 	Zlata Numanagic 	Jacqueline 	 	1983
The Prize of Peril (Le Prix du danger) 	Julien Bukowski 	Arnaud 	 	1983
The Terminator 	Arnold Schwarzenegger 	Terminator 	Nickel-plated 	1984
The Terminator 	 	LAPD officers 	 	1984
My New Partner (Les ripoux) 	 	A police detective 	 	1984
Against All Odds 	 	security guard 	 	1984
Red Dawn 	Powers Boothe 	Lt. Colonel Tanner 	 	1984
Death Wish 3 	 	Civilian 	 	1985
Into the Night 	 	Iranian gunman 	 	1985
To Live and Die in L.A. 	John Turturro 	Carl Cody 	 	1985
To Live and Die in L.A. 	William Petersen 	USSS Agent Richard Chance 	 	1985
To Live and Die in L.A. 	Jack Hoar 	Jack 	 	1985
To Live and Die in L.A. 	John Pankow 	Vukovich 	 	1985
To Live and Die in L.A. 	 	Airport Police officer 	 	1985
Pray for Death 	Norman Burton 	Lt. Anderson 	 	1985
Pray for Death 	 	Police officers and criminals 	 	1985
Cobra 	 	Police officers, a security guard 	 	1986
Iron Eagle 	 	USAF Security Police 	 	1986
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 	 	Police officers 	 	1986
52 Pick-Up 	John Glover 	Alan Raimy 	 	1986
Tough Guys 	Nathan Davis 	Jimmy Ellis 	 	1986
Tough Guys 	 	LAPD officers, Sheriff deputies, Border Patrol agents	 	1986
Armed and Dangerous 	John Candy 	Frank Dooley 	 	1986
Armed and Dangerous 	Eugene Levy 	Norman Kane 	 	1986
Armed and Dangerous 	Kenneth McMillan 	Capt. O'Connell 	 	1986
Armed and Dangerous 	Meg Ryan 	Maggie Cavanaugh 	 	1986
Armed and Dangerous 	Larry Hankin 	Kokolovitch 	 	1986
Armed and Dangerous 	Tommy "Tiny" Lister 	Bruno 	 	1986
Armed and Dangerous 	 	Security guards and LAPD officers 	 	1986
Lethal Weapon 	 	LAPD officers 	 	1987
Near Dark 	Tim Thomerson 	Loy 	 	1987
The Monster Squad 	Ryan Lambert 	Rudy 	Loaded with silver bullet 	1987
The Monster Squad 	Bryan Kestner 	Rookie cop 	 	1987
The Monster Squad 	 	Police officers 	 	1987
Beverly Hills Cop 2 	Brigitte Nielsen 	Karla Fry 	 	1987
Beverly Hills Cop 2 	 	Security guard 	 	1987
Beverly Hills Cop 2 	Dean Stockwell 	Charles Kane 	 	1987
Extreme Prejudice 	Dan Tullis Jr. 	Sgt. Luther Fry 	 	1987
Extreme Prejudice 	 	Bank guard 	 	1987
Best Seller 	 	Shooter at gun range 	 	1987
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 	Eric Freeman 	Ricky Caldwell 	 	1987
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 	 	A police officer 	 	1987
The Presidio 	Jenette Goldstein 	Patti Jean Lynch 	 	1988
Die Hard 	Reginald VelJohnson 	Sgt. Al Powell 	 	1988
Dead Heat 	 	L.A.P.D. patrolman 	 	1988
Colors 	R.D. Call 	Baines 	 	1988
The Blue Iguana 	 	masked gunman 	 	1988
China O'Brien 	Cynthia Rothrock 	China O'Brien 	 	1988
China O'Brien 	Patrick Adamson 	Marty Lickner 	 	1988
Licence To Kill 	 	Seaplane pilot 	 	1989
Batman 	Jack Nicholson 	Joker 	15-3, with custom 21" telescoping barrel	1989
Wild at Heart (1990) 	Neil Summers 	Police officer 	 	1990
Downtown 	Anthony Edwards 	Officer Kearney 	 	1990
Bullet in the Head 	Waise Lee 	Little Wing 	 	1990
Bullet in the Head 	Tony Leung Chiu Wai 	Ah Bee 	 	1990
Bullet in the Head 	Jacky Cheung 	Fai 	 	1990
Fire Birds 	Nicolas Cage 	CWO Jake Preston 	 	1990
Fire Birds 	Sean Young 	CWO Billy Lee Guthrie 	 	1990
Fire Birds 	Bryan Kestner 	CWO Calvin Breaker 	 	1990
Fire Birds 	Dale Dye 	Col. A.K. McNeil 	 	1990
Fire Birds 	Scott Williamson 	CWO Scott Buzz 	 	1990
V.I. Warshawski 	Kathleen Turner 	V.I. Warshawski 	 	1991
Samurai Cop 	Various extras 	 	 	1991
Ricochet 	Denzel Washington 	Officer Nicholas Styles 	 	1991
Passenger 57 	 	robber 	 	1992
A Perfect World 	Kevin Costner 	Butch Haynes 	 	1993
A Perfect World 	Keith Szarabajka 	Terry 	 	1993
Cop and a Half 	Burt Reynolds 	Det. Nick McKenna 	With pearl grips 	1993
Loaded Weapon 1 	Larry Wilcox 	Larry 	 	1993
The Shawshank Redemption 	 	 	Seen in a pawn shop display 	1994
Natural Born Killers 	 	Police officer 	 	1994
Open Fire 	Paulo Tocha 	A psycho 	 	1994
Nick of Time 	Christopher Walken 	Mr. Smith 	 	1995
Village of the Damned 	 	CHP officers 	 	1995
Rumble in the Bronx 	 	NYPD officer 	 	1995
Eraser 	James Cromwell 	William Donohue 	 	1995
Se7en 	Morgan Freeman 	Det. Lt. William Somerset 	 	1995
Casino 	 	Mob assassins 	 	1995
The Way to Dusty Death 	 	A guard in Vincennes' estate 	 	1995
Heaven's Prisoners 	Vondie Curtis-Hall 	DEA agent Minos P. Dautrieve 	snub nose 	1996
L.A. Confidential 	James Cromwell 	Cpt. Dudley Smith 	Combat Masterpiece 	1997
Conspiracy Theory 	 	Security guard 	 	1997
The Game 	Michael Douglas 	Nicholas Van Orton 	 	1997
American History X 	 	Employee 	 	1998
Evolution 	 	Woman 	 	2001
Monster's Ball 	Heath Ledger 	Sonny Grotowski 	 	2001
Spider-Man 	 	Mugger 	 	2002
Cash Truck 	Albert Dupontel 	Alexandre Demarre 	 	2004
Watchmen 	 	N.Y.P.D. officers 	 	2009
Survival of the Dead 	Julian Richings 	James O'Flynn 	 	2010
Seven Psychopaths 	Tom Waits 	Zachariah Rigby 	 	2012
Seven Psychopaths 	Brendan Sexton III 	Young Zachariah Rigby 	 	2012
Seven Psychopaths 	 	Phantom Killer 	 	2012
100 Bloody Acres 	Angus Sampson 	Lindsay 	 	2012
100 Bloody Acres 	Jamie Kristian 	Wes 	 	2012
World War Z 	Ernesto Cantu 	Tommy's father 	 	2013
World War Z 	Fabrizio Zacharee Guido	Tommy 	 	2013
V/H/S/2 	L.C. Holt 	Kyle 	 	2013
We Still Kill the Old Way 	 	Street gang member 	 	2014
The Bad Batch 	Suki Waterhouse 	Arlen 	 	2016
Halloween Kills 	Thomas Mann 	Deputy Hawkins 	1978 flashbacks 	2021
Scream (2022) 	David Arquette 	Dewey Riley 	 	2022
Scream (2022) 	Mikey Madison 	Amber Freeman 	 	2022
Scream (2022) 	Courtney Cox 	Gale Weathers 	 	2022
===Television===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Date
Hawaii Five-O (1968) 	 	Multiple characters over the show's twelve years	 	1968-1980
Hawaii Five-O (1968) 	Yaphet Kotto 	Lance Corporal John T. Auston 	"King of the Hill" (S1E14) 	1968-1980
Hawaii Five-O (1968) 	 	uniformed police officers 	 	1968-1980
Adam-12 	William Boyett 	Sgt. MacDonald 	 	1971-1975
Adam-12 	Martin Milner 	Officer Pete Malloy 	Seasons 4 through 7 	1971-1975
Adam-12 	Kent McCord 	Officer Jim Ree 	Seasons 4 through 7 	1971-1975
Columbo 	Peter Falk 	Lt. Columbo 	"Fade in to Murder" (S06E01) 	1976
Columbo 	William Shatner 	Ward Fowler 	"Fade in to Murder" (S06E01) 	1976
Columbo 	 	Part of the murder mechanism 	"Columbo Goes to College" (S10E01) 	1990
The Dukes of Hazzard 	James Best 	Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane 	(ivory grips) 	1979-1985
The Dukes of Hazzard 	Sonny Shroyer 	Deputy Enos Strate 	 	1979-1985
Magnum, P.I. 	 	Thug 	"Black Orchid" (S1E16) 	1980-1988
Magnum, P.I. 	Tom Selleck 	Thomas Magnum 	"Did You See the Sunrise, Pt.2" (S3E02) 	1980-1988
Hill Street Blues 	James B. Sikking 	Sgt. Howard Hunter (EAT Sgt) 	"Hill Street Station" (Pilot/S1E01) 	1981-1987
Hill Street Blues 	Charles Haid 	Officer Andy Renko 	 	1981-1987
T.J. Hooker 	William Shatner 	Sgt. Hooker 	"The Protectors" (S1E01) 	1982
T.J. Hooker 	Adrian Zmed 	Officer Romano 	"The Protectors" (S1E01) 	1982
Dempsey and Makepeace 	 	Hitman on boat 	"Wheelman" (S02E02) 	1985
Dempsey and Makepeace 	Eric Deacon 	Paul Davis 	"Set a Thief" (S02E07) 	1985
Dempsey and Makepeace 	Gary Shail 	Eddie 	"Set a Thief" (S02E10) 	1985
Bergerac 	David Kershaw 	DC Ben Lomas 	"In Love and War" (S08E06) 	1990
Bergerac 	 	Police constables 	"My Friend Charlie" (S09E05) 	1991
The Stand 	Patrick Kilpatrick 	Ray Booth 	 	1994
The Stand 	Rob Lowe 	Nick Andros 	 	1994
Homicide: Life on the Street 	Lee Tergesen 	Officer Thormann 	 	1995
Babylon 5 	Jerry Doyle 	Michael Garibaldi 	"Grey 17 is Missing" (S03E19) 	1996
Babylon 5 	Jeff Conway 	Zack Allan 	"Grey 17 is Missing" (S03E19) 	1996
The X-Files - Season 4 	Tucker Smallwood 	Sheriff Andy Taylor 	"Home" (S4E02) 	1996
Firefly 	Melinda Clarke 	Nandi 	"Heart of Gold" (S1E13) 	2003
Firefly 	Tracy Ryan 	Petaline 	"Heart of Gold" (S1E13) 	2003
Amphibian Man. Sea Devil (Chelovek-amfibiya. Morskoy dyavol)	Levan Uchaneishvili	Pedro Zurita 	 	2004
Psych 	Mercedes Ruehl 	Detective Goochberg 	 	2006 - Ongoing
Jericho 	David Meunier 	Russel 	 	2006 - 2008
The Kill Point 	Adam Kroloff 	Henry 	 	2007
The Kill Point 	Frank Grillo 	Albert "Mr. Pig" Roman 	 	2007
The Beast 	 	Bodyguard 	 	2009
Parks and Recreation 	Nick Offerman 	Ron Swanson 	gold plated, engraved, ivory grips, "Sister City" (S2E05)	2009
Community 	Donald Glover 	Troy Barnes 	"Critical Film Studies" (S2E19) 	2010
The Walking Dead - Season 1 	James Gonzaba 	Jorge 	"Vatos" (S1E04) 	2010
Detroit 1-8-7 	Shaun Majumder 	Det. Vikram Mahajan 	"Blackout" (S1E18) 	2011
Murder in the First 	 	SFPD officer 	"Family Matters" (S1E09) 	2014
The Last Ship - Season 2 	 	Militia 	"Alone and Unafraid" S2E07 	2015
True Detective 	 	Multiple characters 	 	2019
Endeavour 	Regan Garcia 	Mark Lunn 	Probably .22 caliber Model 18-4; "Scherzo" (S08E02) 	2021
Endeavour 	Wayne Carter 	Ifan Roberts 	Probably .22 caliber Model 18-4; "Scherzo" (S08E02) 	2021
=== Video Games ===
Title 	As 	Mods	Notes 	Date
NCIS: The Video Game	".38 Pistol"	 	not usable	2011
Dead Island 	"Revolver" 	 	 	2011
==Smith & Wesson Model 15 Snub==
thumb|right|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 15 with 2 inch barrel - .38 Special
=== Film ===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Notation 	Date
Ho! 	Jean-Paul Belmondo	François Holin 	 	1968
Ho! 	Stéphane Fey 	Schwartz-younger 	 	1968
The Sicilian Clan (Le clan des Siciliens) 	Alain Delon 	Roger Sartet 	 	1969
Dirty Money 	Alain Delon 	Commissaire Edouard Coleman 	 	1972
Dirty Money 	Catherine Deneuve 	Cathy 	 	1972
Killer (Le Tueur) 	Fabio Testi 	Georges Gassot 	 	1972
The Laughing Policeman 	Walter Matthau 	S.F.P.D. Detective Sergeant Jake Martin	 	1973
The Laughing Policeman 	Bruce Dern 	S.F.P.D. Detective Leo Larsen 	 	1973
Raw Deal 	Steve Holt 	FBI Special Agent Blair Shannon 	 	1986
Raw Deal 	Joe Regalbuto 	Marvin Baxter 	 	1986
Raw Deal 	Ed Lauter 	Baker 	 	1986
Outrageous Fortune 	Shelley Long 	Lauren Ames 	suppressed	1987
Outrageous Fortune 	Bette Midler 	Sandy Brozinsky 	suppressed	1987
Outrageous Fortune 	Johnny Sanchez 	Puerto Rican Kid 	suppressed	1987
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!	Ricardo Montalban 	Vincent Ludwig 	 	1988
Homicide 	Joe Mantegna 	Det. Bobby Gold 	 	1991
Donato and Daughter 	Charles Bronson 	Sgt. Mike Donato 	 	1993
Heaven's Prisoners 	Vondie Curtis-Hall	DEA Agent Minos P. Dautrieve 	 	1996
Blow 	 	Undercover agents 	 	2001
We Were Soldiers 	Greg Kinnear 	Maj. Bruce "Snake Shit" Crandall 	 	2002
=== Television ===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Notation/Episode 	Date
Fabio Montale 	Alain Delon 	Fabio Montale 	 	2002
Fabio Montale 	Mathilda May 	Hélène Pessayre 	 	2002
Romanzo criminale - La serie - Season 1	Lorenzo Renzi 	Sergio Buffoni 	 	2008-2009
Romanzo criminale - La serie - Season 1	Alessandro Roja	Dandi 	 	2008-2009
Romanzo criminale - La serie - Season 1	Simone Mori 	Maurizio Gemito 	 	2008-2009
NCIS: Los Angeles 	Jeffrey Pierce 	Navy Commander Neil Corby	"Past Lives" (S1E12) ; Combat Masterpiece Nickel	2010
Julie Lescaut 	Ferdinand Milon	Clément Bonnet 	"Les risques du métier" (S21E05) 	2011
=See Also=
* Smith & Wesson - A list of all firearms manufactured by Smith & Wesson.
* Smith & Wesson Model 19 - .357 Magnum version of the Smith & Wesson Model 15.
* Smith & Wesson Model 67 - Stainless Steel version of the Smith & Wesson Model 15.
Smith & Wesson Model 015
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