Smith & Wesson 44 Hand Ejector Series

== Specifications ==
(1907-1957)
:1st model: (1907-1915) 
:2nd model: (1915-1940)
:3rd model: (1926-1941)
:Model of 1950: (1950-1957)
*Type: Revolver
*Caliber: .44 S&W Special, .44 S&W Russian, .45 S&W Special, 44-40 Winchester, .45 Colt (only 21 known to be in existence), .450 Ely, .455 British, .38-40 Winchester 
*Capacity: 6 cartridges. Cylinder
*Fire Modes: Double Action and Single Action
*Barrel Lengths: 6.5 inches, 6 inches, 5.5 inches, 5 inches, 4 inches.
*Sights: Target and Fixed
*Finish: Blued and Nickel
== Smith & Wesson .44 Hand Ejector 1st Model "Triple Lock" ==
The first large framed Smith & Wesson Hand Ejector model. Now referred to as an N frame revolver, but for many decades was known as the 44 frame. The .44 S&W Special was developed in conjunction with the revolver. The 1st Model is called the Triple Lock due to the fact that it had three locks. The rear cylinder lock, the ejector rod lock and a frame mounted lock for the cylinder crane. It is identified by the ejector rod shroud. The Triple Lock was discontinued in 1915. See the Smith & Wesson Mk II Hand Ejector below for the reasons behind the design change.
===Films===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Bandido (1956) 	 	Mexican revolutionary 	 	1956
The Grand Duel 	Lee Van Cleef 	Sheriff Clayton 	 	1972
The Grand Duel 	Alberto Dentice	Wermeer 	 	1972
Dillinger 	Geoffrey Lewis 	Harry Pierpont 	 	1973
The Mummy Returns 	Brendan Fraser 	Rick O'Connel 	Possible .455 Version	2001
Road to Perdition 	Tom Hanks 	Michael Sullivan 	Nickel Plated 	2002
The Last Witch Hunter	 	seen in the Kaulder's armory	 	2015
 
== Smith & Wesson .44 Hand Ejector 2nd Model ==
The 2nd Model began its manufacturing history as the British Smith & Wesson Mk II Hand Ejector. The cylinder crane lock and the ejector rod shroud was eliminated. It's often mistaken for the smaller Smith & Wesson Military & Police Model. Other than the elimination of the ejector rod shroud and the Triple Lock, it's mechanically identical to the 1st Model. The other engineering change of note is that in the 1920's S&W began heat treating the cylinders making the cylinders stronger and able to withstand more powerful loads.
A version of this revolver, modified to accept the .45 ACP round from the M1911 pistol was manufactured for the U.S. Military during WWI to supplement a (then) short supply of 1911 pistols, and was adopted and classified (Along with a similar Colt revolver) as the M1917 Revolver.
=== Films ===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Tarzan of the Apes 	True Boardman 	John Clayton - Lord Greystoke	 	1918
The Desperate Hours 	Humphrey Bogart 	Glenn Griffin 	 	1955
Hell on Frisco Bay 	Stanley Adams 	Hammy 	 	1955
Bite The Bullet 	Jan-Michael Vincent	Carbo 	Anachronistic	1975
Rolling Thunder 	 	Thug 	 	1977
Adele Hasn't Had Her Dinner Yet	Michal Docolomanský	Detective Nick Carter 	 	1978
The Aviator 	Rosanna Arquette 	Tillie Hansen 	 	1985
The Aviator 	Christopher Reeve 	Edgar Anscombe 	 	1985
Skinwalkers 	Rogue Johnston 	Grenier 	 	2007
=== Television ===
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Air Date
The Son - Season 1	Henry Garrett 	Pete McCullough 	holstered 	2017
The Son - Season 1	Jess Weixler 	Sally McCullough	"No Prisoners" (S1E05) 	2017
The Son - Season 2	Henry Garrett 	Pete McCullough 	"Ten Dollars and a Plucked Goose" (S2E02)	2019
The Son - Season 2	Alex Hernandez	Ulises Gonzales 	"Numunuu" (S2E01) 	2019
== Smith & Wesson .44 Hand Ejector 3rd Model "Wolf and Klar Model" ==
In 1926 Smith & Wesson reintroduced the ejector rod shroud due to a request from the Fort Worth, Texas gun-dealer Wolf and Klar. The Triple Lock design was not brought back due to cost and the realization that it wasn't actually necessary. The 3rd Model was manufactured simultaneously with the 2nd Model. The 3rd Model was special order only until 1940 when S&W listed it in the company catalog. Frequently mistaken for the 1st Model "Triple Lock". Only 4,976 were manufactured between 1926-1941. Listed here for reference purposes.
== Smith & Wesson Model of 1950 "Pre Model 21 & 24" ==
In 1950 Smith & Wesson resumed production of the .44 revolver with significant engineering changes. Most notable is the full rib running along the top of the barrel on the Target version and the new "Short Action" (introduced 47/48) with the shorter trigger arc and the redesigned hammer. See the earlier models for the difference. In 1957 S&W began numbering its models. The Model of 1950 Target changed to the Smith & Wesson Model 24 and the Model of 1950 Military became the Smith & Wesson Model 21. As is obvious it's very easy to mistake the .44 Model of 1950 for any number of S&W (Post-World War II) N Frames. However they are listed here since it is entirely plausible that in a movie or television production (especially a historical piece) one might find the characters specifically referring to any of the above listed models.
== Smith & Wesson Mk II Hand Ejector ==
Between 1915-1918 S&W produced this particular model for the British government. The demands of WWI were so great that Webley could not make enough of the Webley Mk VI revolver. So both Colt and S&W produced revolvers chambered for the .455 Eley. The British liked the S&W Mk.I revolver, but reported that mud (a constant companion for the soldiers in the trenches of France) would get into the ejector rod shroud and make it difficult to close the cylinder. Similar reports were made about the cylinder crane lock - the third lock. It was decided that neither were necessary. So for economical and battlefield reasons S&W did away with the shroud and the cylinder crane lock. The redesigned model was called the MkII and would also be made as the M1917 Revolver to the United States military, chambered for the .45ACP cartridge from the M1911 pistol.
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The Smith & Wesson Mk II Hand Ejector has been used in the following films:
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
The Great Road (Bolshaya doroga) 	Frantisek Filipovský	Lt. Dub 	 	1962
Death Drums Along the River 	Richard Todd 	Commissioner Harry Sanders 	 	1963
The Sandpit Generals 	Kent Lane 	Bullet 	 	1971
The Sandpit Generals 	Tisha Sterling 	Dora 	 	1971
Raiders of the Lost Ark 	Harrison Ford 	Indiana Jones 	With shortened barrel and modified ramp sight	1981
Blue Desert 	D.B. Sweeney 	Steve Smith 	 	1991
Blue Desert 	Craig Sheffer 	Randall Atkins 	 	1991
Let Him Have It 	Tom Bell 	Detective Sergeant Frederick Fairfax	 	1991
The Wind That Shakes The Barley 	Liam Cunningham 	Dan 	 	2006
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor	Luke Ford 	Alex O'Connel 	 	2008
Hick 	Chloë Grace Moretz 	Luli McMullen 	converted to 45 Colt 	2011
Hick 	Eddie Redmayne 	Eddie 	 	2011
=== Television ===
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
Harry's Game 	Ray Lonnen 	Capt. Harry Brown 	 	1982
Reilly: Ace of Spies	Leo McKern 	Zaharov 	 	1983
Campion 	Peter Davison 	Albert Campion 	"Look to the Lady: Part 1" (S01E01); "Police at the Funeral: Part 2" (S01E04)	1989
Ripper Street 	Adam Rothenberg 	Captain Homer Jackson 	 	2012 - Present
Ripper Street 	Jerome Flynn 	Detective Sergeant Bennet Drake	"Tournament of Shadows" (S01E06) 	2012 - Present
Ripper Street 	MyAnna Buring 	Long Susan 	"A Man of My Company" (S01E07) 	2012 - Present
Ripper Street 	Edoardo Ballerini	Frank Goodnight 	"A Man of My Company" (S01E07) 	2012 - Present
===Video Games===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods	Notation 	Release Date
Screaming Steel: 1914-1918	"Mk II Hand Ejector"	 	Added in the "Endgame Update" (2021)	2018
Beyond The Wire 	"S&W 2nd Model" 	 	 	2022
=See Also=
* Smith & Wesson - A list of all firearms manufactured by Smith & Wesson.
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