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Dragnet (1967 - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games)
"The Smith & Wesson Model 10 snub revolver is the sidearm carried by Sergeant Joe Friday (Jack Webb)."
Dragnet (1951 - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games)
"A Colt Detective Special snub revolver is the sidearm carried by Sgt. Joe Friday (Jack Webb)."
"The Smith & Wesson Model 10 snub revolver is the sidearm carried by Sergeant Joe Friday (Jack Webb)."
Dragnet (1951 - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games)
"A Colt Detective Special snub revolver is the sidearm carried by Sgt. Joe Friday (Jack Webb)."
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DWalt
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I have watched a handful of episodes over the last five years, and in fact there is very little action. Mostly indoor scenes, mainly just talking, maybe with a street or outdoor shot thrown in occcasionally. No shootouts or car chases.
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In the episodes from the 1950s, he had a Colt Detective Special.
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Lots of controversy about Joe Friday's revolver. In the earlier days of the
program He carried a Detective Special. In the 1960s he carried an M&P,
later designated Model 10 with 2" barrel. There is some evidence that it
might have been a Model 12, but I lean more toward the Model 10. There
is also some suggestions that he used a model 36 in the early days. I have
not seen any evidence of that. We may never know the facts. Jack Webb
passed away in 1982. A mere 62 years of age. I read somewhere that
LAPD officers openly wept.
program He carried a Detective Special. In the 1960s he carried an M&P,
later designated Model 10 with 2" barrel. There is some evidence that it
might have been a Model 12, but I lean more toward the Model 10. There
is also some suggestions that he used a model 36 in the early days. I have
not seen any evidence of that. We may never know the facts. Jack Webb
passed away in 1982. A mere 62 years of age. I read somewhere that
LAPD officers openly wept.
IIRC, it was round.
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K22fan - The photo in number 6 post will enlarge with click and the butt
is definately round, but I don't know if it is the one used in the programs.
is definately round, but I don't know if it is the one used in the programs.
Can't find it in either the IMDb episode index, or the IMFDb, but I seem to recall an episode from the '50s where Friday used a Thompsom submachine gun against a barricaded suspect, His captain hands him the Thompson but tells him to use it only if he has to. and when the suspect continues to shoot, the captain tells him to "Use it, Joe."
Friday then kills the suspect with it.
Does anyone else recall anything like this?
Friday then kills the suspect with it.
Does anyone else recall anything like this?
The mighty Internet knows all:
Dragnet (the 1954 movie):
Dragnet (1954 - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games)
Colt Detective Special
Dragnet Series:
Dragnet (1967 - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games)
Dragnet (the 1954 movie):
Dragnet (1954 - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games)
Colt Detective Special
Dragnet Series:
Dragnet (1967 - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games)
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gerhard1 - Watch the video up in post #11. It tells us Friday only had
to kill two perps. One very early on, and then the one in the laundromat.
to kill two perps. One very early on, and then the one in the laundromat.
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I went to the Internet movie firearms database Dragnet (1967).
It shows a picture of Friday's revolver used in the laundromat shooting.
It is a Model 10 snub nose with round butt.
It shows a picture of Friday's revolver used in the laundromat shooting.
It is a Model 10 snub nose with round butt.
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The show in the laundromat, is that the show where the bad guys bullet was found behind a wood shelf? They saw the mark of the bullet and it had lifted the board and gone into the wall. They thought the streak on the board was from a carpenters pencil? Nope I don't remember the show at all except for that bit of information.
Jack Flash
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Watch the 3 minute video (Post #11, this thread) for confirmation.
After reading your post, "Watch the 3 minute video (Post #11, this thread) for confirmation." I went back to watch the three minutes. Guess my memory isn't as bad as my wife claims. Or maybe it's just my old age getting me caught up. I only saw that episode one time and remembered that bit of scene. When someone mentions Dragnet, that is the picture I think of as "The show."
Yes; you are correct My memory was playing tricks on me here. There was no Thompson, at least with Joe Friday.
Still, I am certain that I saw a similar scene played out somewhere; I just can't remember where.
Jack Flash
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The episode where Friday shoots the guy in the laundromat is called "The Shooting Board".
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K43T-ddUZCA[/ame]
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K43T-ddUZCA[/ame]
sipowicz
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I loved Dragnet but not sure Jack was a realistic depiction of an LAPD detective…or any detective for that matter. His cadence was very staccato and robotic…almost comically so as the Clapper skit with Johnny Carson showed.
I think alot of people feeling TV was better back then is mostly nostalgia…since it takes us back to more wholesome and simpler times…but as far as writing and acting go, today’s shows are far superior with multiple layer story lines. Even police shows from the 80s like Hill Street Blues were better written and acted that any 50s, 60s and 70s shows. As far as today’s shows, if you haven’t given Bosch a try, you should check it out.
