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, target hammer, made only with a 4" and 6" barrel (in contrast to the 27's 3.5",5",6",6.5", and 8 3/4" barrel lengths) 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 
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=Smith & Wesson Model 27=
 
The Model 27 can be identified by the high gloss finish and checkering on the top strap on the frame and barrel.
==Specifications==
(1935 - Present)
* Type: Revolver
* Caliber(s): .357 Magnum, .38 Special
* Weight: lbs ( kg)
* Length: in ( cm)
* Barrel length(s): 3.5 in (8.8 cm), 4 in (10.2 cm), 6 in (15.2 cm), 8.4 in (21.4 cm), 10.6 in (27 cm)
* Capacity: 6-round Cylinder
* Fire Modes: SA/DA
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===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
The Killers 	Lee Marvin 	Charlie Strom 	suppressed 	1964
Tickle Me 	Bill Williams 	Deputy Sturdivant 	3.5" barrel 	1965
Tickle Me 	Elvis Presley 	Lonnie Beale 	3.5" barrel 	1965
The President's Analyst 	Sheldon Collins 	Bing Quantrill 	 	1967
The President's Analyst 	William Daniels 	Wynn Quantrill 	 	1967
The Split 	Donald Sutherland 	Dave Negli 	Registered Magnum and Model 27; 3.5" barrel 	1968
The Split 	Jim Brown 	McClain 	Registered Magnum; 3.5" barrel 	1968
OSS 117: Mission for a Killer (Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117)	Frederick Stafford 	Hubert Bonisseur 	 	1970
Patton 	George C. Scott 	General George S. Patton	Early Model 27 'Registered Magnum' variant, custom Ivory grips	1970
The Godfather 	Lenny Montana 	Luca Brasi 	Model 27 	1972
The Outside Man 	Roy Scheider 	Lenny 	3.5" barrel 	1972
The Outside Man 	Jean-Louis Trintignant	Lucien Bellon 	3.5" barrel 	1972
The Friends of Eddie Coyle 	Steven Keats 	Jackie Brown 	Model 27 	1973
The Friends of Eddie Coyle 	Alex Rocco 	Jimmy Scalise 	Model 27 	1973
The Seven-Ups 	Richard Lynch 	Moon 	Model 27 	1973
The Friends of Eddie Coyle 	Robert Mitchum 	Eddie Coyle 	Model 27 	1973
Mr. Majestyk 	Al Lettieri 	Frank Renda 	Model 27 	1974
Big Bad Mama 	Dick Miller 	Agent William Bonney 	 	1974
The Drowning Pool 	Richard Jaeckel 	Lt. Franks 	 	1975
The Drowning Pool 	Paul Newman 	Lew Harper 	 	1975
1941 	Eddie Deezen 	Herbie 	 	1979
Gloria 	Gena Rowlands 	Gloria 	 	1980
Contraband 	Fabio Testi 	Luca Di Ajello 	Model 27-2 with 3.5" barrel 	1980
Choice of Arms 	Gérard Depardieu 	Mickey 	4" barrel 	1981
Choice of Arms 	Yves Montand 	Noel Durieux 	4" barrel 	1981
Year of the Dragon 	John Lone 	Joey Tai 	Model 27 	1985
The Quiet Earth 	Alison Routledge 	Joanne 	Model 27 	1985
Fletch 	Tim Matheson 	Alan Stanwyk 	Model 27 	1985
The Emerald Forest 	 	A local man 	6" barrel 	1985
F/X 	Brian Dennehy 	Lt. McCarthy 	Model 27-2 	1986
The Hitcher 	Rutger Hauer 	John Ryder 	Model 27/28 	1986
Popeye Doyle 	Matthew Laurance 	Det. Parese 	 	1986
Beverly Hills Cop II 	John Ashton 	Det. Sgt. John Taggart 	Model 27 	1987
Operation Corned Beef 	Mireille Rufel 	Monique Garcia 	With 8 " barrel and sniper scope 	1991
Bad Boys 	Tchéky Karyo 	Fouchet 	Model 27 	1995
Phantoms 	Liev Schreiber 	Deputy Stu Wargle 	 	1998
Held Up 	Jake Busey 	Beaumont 	Model 27, 5" barrel 	1999
Dawn of the Dead 	Michael Kelly 	CJ 	Model 27 	2004
The Second Wind (Le Deuxième Souffle) 	Eric Cantona 	Alban 	4" barrel 	2007
The Second Wind (Le Deuxième Souffle) 	Daniel Auteuil 	Gustave "Gu" Minda 	4" barrel 	2007
The Crazies 	Timothy Olyphant 	Sherrif Dutten 	Model 27 	2010
The Crazies 	Joe Anderson 	Deputy Russell Clank 	Model 27 	2010
The Crazies 	Radha Mitchell 	Judy Dutten 	Model 27 	2010
El Infierno 	Joaquín Cosio 	Cochiloco 	 	2010
Texas Killing Fields 	Jeffrey Dean Morgan 	Det. Brian Heigh 	 	2011
Killer Elite 	Aden Young 	Meier 	3.5" bl/nickel plate 	2011
=== Television ===
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
Doctor Who 	 	 	Model 27 	2005-Present
Jericho 	Michael Gaston 	Gray Anderson 	Model 27 	2006-2008
Inspector George Gently	John Kavanagh 	Doyle 	"The Burning Man" (S01E01) 	2008
Tin Star 	Oliver Coopersmith	Simon "Whitey" Brown	"Fun and (S)laughter" (S01E01)	2017
===Video Game===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Note 	Release Date
Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven	 	Model 27 	2002
Vietcong 2 	 	Model 27 	2005
Call of Duty: World at War 	".357 Magnum"	Model 27 	2008
The Godfather 	 	 	2009
Mafia II 	"Magnum" 	Model 27 	2010
L.A. Noire 	 	Model 27 	2011
Battlefield V 	"Model 27" 	added with "War in the Pacific" chapter (2019)	2018
===Anime===
Title 	Character 	Note 	Date
Future Diary	 	Ep. 26; hanging on a wall 	2012
Banana Fish 	Ash Lynx 	 	2018
Banana Fish 	Eiji Okumura	Ep. "A Perfect Day for Bananafish"	2018
Banana Fish 	Fly 	Ep. "The Beautiful and Damned" 	2018
Banana Fish 	Sing 	Ep. The Snows of Kilimanjaro" 	2018
=Smith & Wesson Model 28=
The Model 28 can be identified by its non-checkered top strap and a less high polish blued finish.
==Specifications==
(1954 - 1986)
* Type: Revolver
* Caliber(s): .357 Magnum, .38 Special
* Weight: 2.56 lbs (1.16 kg)
* Length: in ( cm)
* Barrel length(s): 4 in (10.2 cm), 6 in (15.2 cm), 8.4 in (21.4 cm)
* Capacity: 6-round Cylinder
* Fire Modes: SA/DA
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===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
The Killer Is Loose 	Wendell Corey 	Leon "Foggy" Poole 	 	1956
OSS 117 - Double Agent (Niente rose per OSS 117)	George Eastman 	Karas 	 	1968
Charley Varrick 	Bob Steele 	Bank guard 	Model 28 	1973
The Blue Knight 	William Holden 	Officer "Bumper" Morgan 	 	1973
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia 	 	Gangsters 	 	1974
Newman's Law 	Roger Robinson 	Gary 	 	1974
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy 	Kunie Tanaka 	Daisuke Jigen 	 	1974
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy 	Shirô Itô 	Inspector Zenigata 	 	1974
The Sugarland Express 	William Atherton 	Clovis Poplin 	Model 28 Highway Patrolman 	1974
The Enforcer 	John Mitchum 	Inspector Frank DiGiorgio 	Model 28 	1976
Assault on Precinct 13 	Austin Stoker 	CHP Lieutenant Ethan Bishop 	Model 28 	1976
Assault on Precinct 13 	Laurie Zimmer 	Leigh 	Model 28 	1976
Street People (Gli esecutori) 	Roger Moore 	Ulysses 	 	1976
Telefon 	Charles Bronson 	Major Grigorij Borzov 	4" barrel 	1977
Black Sunday 	Bekim Fehmiu 	Mohammed Fasil 	Model 28 Highway Patrolman 	1977
Rolling Thunder 	William Devane 	Major Charles Rane 	 	1977
Rolling Thunder 	Linda Haynes 	Linda Forchet 	 	1977
Every Which Way But Loose 	James McEachin 	Herb 	Model 28 	1978
Every Which Way But Loose 	Gregory Walcott 	Putnam 	Model 28 	1978
Midnight Express 	Bo Hopkins 	Tex 	Model 28 	1978
The Driver 	Bruce Dern 	The Detective 	Model 28 	1978
The Gun (L'arma) 	Stefano Satta Flores	Luigi Compagna 	4" barrel 	1978
The Warriors 	David Patrick Kelly 	Luther 	Model 28 	1979
Mad Max 	Mel Gibson 	Max 	 	1979
Borderline 	Charles Bronson 	U.S. Borderpatrolman Jeb Maynard	Model 28 	1980
Any Which Way You Can 	 	Highway Patrolmen 	Model 28 	1980
Deadly Blessing 	Maren Jensen 	Martha Schmidt 	Model 28 	1981
Deadly Blessing 	Susan Buckner 	Vickey Anderson 	Model 28 	1981
Tenebre 	Giuliano Gemma 	Detective Giermani 	Model 28 	1982
The Border 	Jack Nicholson 	Charlie Smith 	Model 28 Highway Patrolman 	1982
The Border 	Harvey Keitel 	Cat 	Model 28 Highway Patrolman 	1982
Silent Rage 	Ron Silver 	Dr. Tom Halman 	4" barrel 	1982
Forced Vengeance 	Chuck Norris 	Josh Randall 	4" barrel 	1982
Forced Vengeance 	 	Various henchmen and robbers 	4" barrel 	1982
The Dead Zone 	Tom Skerritt 	Sheriff Bannerman 	4" barrel 	1983
The Dead Zone 	Nicholas Campbell 	Deputy Frank Dodd 	4" barrel 	1983
Lone Wolf McQuade 	Robert Beltran 	Kayo Ramos 	 	1983
Police Academy 	David Graf 	Eugene Tackleberry 	Model 28 	1984
Flashpoint 	Kris Kristofferson 	Bobby Logan 	 	1984
Flashpoint 	Treat Williams 	Ernie Wyatt 	 	1984
Exterminator 2 	 	A thug 	 	1984
Witness 	Danny Glover 	McFee 	Model 28 	1985
Hold-Up 	Jean-Claude de Goros	Inspector Fox 	Model 28 with 4" barrel 	1985
F/X 	Bryan Brown 	Roland Tyler 	Model 28 	1986
8 Million Ways to Die 	Tommy "Tiny" Lister 	Nose Guard 	 	1986
No Way Out 	 	Pentagon police officers 	Model 28 	1987
They Live 	Roddy Piper 	'Nada' 	Model 28 	1988
The Rookie (1990) 	 	airport police 	 	1990
Tremors 	Fred Ward 	Earl 	 	1990
South Central 	Glenn Plummer 	Bobby 	Model 28 	1992
Snake Eater III: His Law 	Lorenzo Lamas 	"Soldier" Jack Kelly 	Model 28 	1992
Nowhere to Run 	John Finn 	state trooper 	Model 28 	1993
Rumpelstiltskin 	Ben Marley 	Deputy Joe 	Model 28 'Highway Patrolman' with 4" barrel	1995
Rumpelstiltskin 	Judith Drake 	Woman Deputy 	Model 28 'Highway Patrolman' with 4" barrel	1995
Rumpelstiltskin 	Kim Johnston Ulrich 	Shelley Stewart 	Model 28 'Highway Patrolman' with 4" barrel	1995
Rumpelstiltskin 	Don Dowe 	Deputy Barnes 	Model 28 'Highway Patrolman' with 4" barrel	1995
Rumpelstiltskin 	John Ducey 	Deputy Kalish 	Model 28 'Highway Patrolman' with 4" barrel	1995
Rumpelstiltskin 	Patrick Massett 	Deputy Marley 	Model 28 'Highway Patrolman' with 4" barrel	1995
Rumpelstiltskin 	Max Grodénchik 	Rumpelstiltskin 	Model 28 'Highway Patrolman' with 4" barrel	1995
Rumpelstiltskin 	Ousaun Elam 	Car Jacker 	Model 28 'Highway Patrolman' with 4" barrel	1995
Copycat 	Harry Connick Jr. 	Daryll Lee Cullum 	Model 28 Highway Patrolman 	1995
Heaven's Burning 	Russell Crowe 	Collin O'Brien 	Model 28 	1997
Breakdown 	Rex Linn 	Sheriff Arthur Boyd 	Model 28 	1997
Dance with the Devil 	 	Sheriff Ford's deputy 	 	1997
Dead Silence (1997) 	Kim Coates 	Theodore 'Ted' Handy 	 	1997
Commander Hamilton 	Mark Hamill 	Mike Hawkins 	 	1998
Payback 	Mel Gibson 	Porter 	Model 28 	1999
3000 Miles to Graceland 	Thomas Haden Church 	Deputy US Marshal Quigley 	 	2001
Once Upon a Time in Mexico 	Enrique Iglesias 	Lorenzo 	Model 28 	2003
Cash Truck 	 	Armored Car Guard 	 	2004
Desperation 	Ron Perlman 	Collie Entragian 	Model 28 Highway Patrolman 	2006
In the Electric Mist 	Pruitt Taylor Vince 	Lou Girard 	Model 28 	2008
Jesse Stone: No Remorse 	 	Robbery suspect 	Model 28 	2010
The A-Team 	 	A Henchman 	Model 28 Highway Patrolman 	2010
Survival of the Dead 	. 	Distraught Husband 	Model 28 Highway Patrolman 	2010
I'm Your Woman 	Frankie Faison 	Art 	Model 28 Highway Patrolman 	2020
I'm Your Woman 	Rachel Brosnahan 	Jean 	Model 28 Highway Patrolman 	2020
===Television===
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
Dragnet 	. 	L.A.P.D. 	Model 28 Highway Patrolman 	1967-1970
Dempsey and Makepeace 	 	A Jewerly Robber 	"Mantrap" (S03E09) 	1986
Crime Story 	Paul Butler 	Det. Walter Clemmons 	Model 28 Highway Patrolman 	1986-1988
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger 	Kane Kosugi 	Jiraiya 	"American Ninja" 	1994-1995
The X-Files - Season 4 	 	Expedition member Babcock	Model 28 with 4" barrel / "Gethsemane" (S4E24) 	1997
The Stand 	Rob Lowe 	Nick Andros 	Model 28 Highway Patrolman 	2004
Criminal Minds 	 	 	Model 28 with 4" barrel / "About Face" (S03E06), "Brothers In Arms" (S04E10)	2007-2008
The Blacklist - Season 2 	James Spader 	Raymond Reddington 	"Leonard Caul (N. 62)" 	2015
Gladbeck 	Alexander Scheer	Dieter Degowski 	 	2018
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 7	Warren Snipe 	Paul 	"Follow Me" (S7E09) 	2022
===Anime===
Title 	Character 	Note 	Date
New Dream Hunter Rem: The Knights Around Her Bed	Ayanokouji Rem 	 	1990
The Abashiri Family 	Bank security guards	"Explosion of violence!! We don't have justice!" (E01)	1991
The Abashiri Family 	Daemon Abashiri 	"Hell! Paradise school" (E02) 	1991
Devil Lady 	Policeman 	"Signs" (E21) 	1998-1999
Pet Shop of Horrors 	Leon Orcot 	 	1999
Ceres, Celestial Legend 	Guard, Yuuhi Aogiri 	 	2000
Heartwork: Love Guns 	 	"Encounter" (Ep. 2) 	2003
===Video Games===
Title 	As	Mods	Note 	Date
Resonance of Fate	 	 	Enemy only	2010
=See Also=
* Smith & Wesson - A list of all firearms manufactured by Smith & Wesson.
* Smith & Wesson Model 627 - Stainless Steel version of the N-Frame Smith & Wesson Model 27
Smith & Wesson Model 027
Category:Revolver