Dirty Harry made Smith & Wesson a household name. You can ask anyone who is completely clueless about guns, and they will immediately know what a Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum is and who is most famous for packing one. Not as many people know Travis Bickel (I haven't even seen Taxi Driver yet). As for Roger Moore, I believe his use of a .44 Magnum in Live and Let Die was a deliberate jab at Clint Eastwood. I never liked him as Bond either, so he would be last on any list of mine.
Travis Bickell, Harry Callahan or James Bond???
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Of course the answer was Harry.
He's no doubt the initial reason I'm on this forum and own some S&W. So far all I own is S&W, but since I got on to the kick on owning, I've been going down a lot of rabbit holes, including movies that these were used in, among other revolvers, manufacture, reloading, and every other thing associated with owning a firearm, But the initial reason I will have to admit is "Dirty Harry".
The 29-2 6.5 is perfectly aesthetic.
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Dirty Harry all the way…
BigMuddy
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Sgt Murtaugh?
That's a model 19.
His wrist grabbing support hand makes me turn my head and cough every time I watch it. I know, it looks cooler to the a mis-informed audience, but Harry, really???
Are you trying to imply that somebody other than Harry used one of these firearms?
Back at the SHOT show in 2012 Smith and Wesson had about a dozen firearms on display in their booth. This is one of the revolvers they brought with them
Back at the SHOT show in 2012 Smith and Wesson had about a dozen firearms on display in their booth. This is one of the revolvers they brought with them
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Are you trying to imply that somebody other than Harry used one of these firearms?
Back at the SHOT show in 2012 Smith and Wesson had about a dozen firearms on display in their booth. This is one of the revolvers they brought with them
Is that the actual gun used in the movie?
That would be one of the coolest things in the world to own that I can think of, but it is Obviously, and rightly in the S&W museum.
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Yeah but, It was Roger Moore holding the 29 not Sir Sean. His summation of Roger Moore was spot on.
Yup has to be Harry Callahan
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Connery is definitely Bond, but I did like Roger Moore's tongue in cheek style.
Live and let die was 1973. Probably the height of sales and Manufacture for the 29, so it could have a S&W product placement just to boost sales of the nickel, since they'd have the metal done and the blueing dept would have been backed up. Just a thought..
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Yes it is
It was a very nice display one of the things I actually remember from 12 years ago
Yes even Murtaugh's Model 19 was on display
Inspector Callahan for the win!
Bond is cool, but real hero's don't carry a PPk.
Bickle is nothing more than a perverted, taxi driving vigilante who saved a young prostitute. Hardly a hero.
Bond is cool, but real hero's don't carry a PPk.
Bickle is nothing more than a perverted, taxi driving vigilante who saved a young prostitute. Hardly a hero.
Harry all the way.. Roger Moore..Oh please spare me.
Al
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Sledge Hammer. Ok, a 629 but still cool. "Trust me, I know what I'm doing." Joe
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Oh come on, he flew that BD-5J through that hangar!!!
Roger Moore was the "Saint", I like the model 29, but yeah, Shaun Connery is James Bond! and that snow flake Remington Steele, he's a real panty waist, and don't even get me started on Daniel Craig,,, and beside all that, Shaun was the real "Ladies Man" of the bunch, and I like nice guns, in fact there is a triple lock floating around that is the most gorgeous thing on the planet? but what on this rolling ball of rock and mud is more amazing than a beautiful "woman", and our boy Clint, he was kinda stuck with "Sondra"??
Roger Moore was the "Saint", I like the model 29, but yeah, Shaun Connery is James Bond! and that snow flake Remington Steele, he's a real panty waist, and don't even get me started on Daniel Craig,,, and beside all that, Shaun was the real "Ladies Man" of the bunch, and I like nice guns, in fact there is a triple lock floating around that is the most gorgeous thing on the planet? but what on this rolling ball of rock and mud is more amazing than a beautiful "woman", and our boy Clint, he was kinda stuck with "Sondra"??
Nice guy
But he's got the hammer back, and his finger wrapped around that trigger like he's swinging from a "grape vine"??
But he's got the hammer back, and his finger wrapped around that trigger like he's swinging from a "grape vine"??
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No Lee Marvin fans? Point Blank came out in 1967. Long before the Model 29 became popular. Besides Lee Marvin was tougher then a four bit steak!
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No P&R? No dice!
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Nice 4" Blue.
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Mel Gibson had a 29 in Payback. Lots of Smiths in that movie.
The british has great fighting men but their officers mainly come from being in the right school or family.
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Great flick!!! I'll have to watch again
