What model is this revolver?

[Hello86]

Hello,

New member here. Amateur on the subject, but I love revolvers

Hope this is the right thread to post a question like this. I watched the movie "Halloween Kills" (2021), and I wonder if you experts can tell me what kind of revolver the sheriffs are carrying, from this clip?: Halloween Kills (2021) - Frank Hawkins Scene Pack | 1080p - YouTube

Those revolvers look so lovely

Thanks

 

[murphydog]

Welcome! They're waving them around quite a bit and practicing poor muzzle discipline but I think model 15s or 19s.

 

[steelslaver]

Welcome! They're waving them around quite a bit and practicing poor muzzle discipline but I think model 15s or 19s.

15 No ejector rod shroud

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

Hard for me to see, but definitely not a 19. The ejector rod was not shrouded. Almost looked like there was a Bomar or other rib on it, but it could have just been the angle and the fact that a 15 barrel has a bit of a rib on it anyway.

 

[s&wchad]

Welcome aboard!

I think murphydog nailed it - Model 15 (K-38 Combat Masterpiece).

I was able to get a decent screen shot of the gun. It looks to have a tapered 4" barrel without a shrouded ejector rod.

 

[murphydog]

Was I supposed to pause the clip?

 

[s&wchad]

Was I supposed to pause the clip?

No...

That scene flashed really quick and a screen shot was the only way I could zoom in and get a good look at it.

 

[stansdds]

Looks like a S&W Model 15, 4 inch barrel, blued finish revolver to me.

 

[Hello86]

Thank you all for the welcome and for the answers.

Interesting.

And as I understand it, the SW model 15 is an update of the SW model 10, and thus "only" a 38 special revolver? If you look at when he fires the revolver, here: Halloween Kills (2021) - Frank Hawkins Scene Pack | 1080p - YouTube and here: Halloween Kills (2021) - Frank Hawkins Scene Pack | 1080p - YouTube it looks like 38 special and not 357 magnum, right? Too little recoil to be 357 magnum, right? Sure, it's a movie, and I suppose revolvers that are supposed to be 357 magnums aren't always fired for real, and the recoil does not have to correspond to reality, but still.

Was the SW model 15 a common revolver for police officers? Especially around 1978?

 

[murphydog]

Movies always use special blank cartridges if they simulate live fire, and in this day and age this action can just be put in digitally, so the actors don't even have to pretend the gun recoils.

The model 15 was very commonly used in the '60s and 70s, and into the '90s when the changeover to semiauto pistols was almost universal. A fictional small town sheriff may have kept his trusty revolver in the movies, even into this century.

 

[Hello86]

Movies always use special blank cartridges if they simulate live fire, and in this day and age this action can just be put in digitally, so the actors don't even have to pretend the gun recoils.

The model 15 was very commonly used in the '60s and 70s, and into the '90s when the changeover to semiauto pistols was almost universal. A fictional small town sheriff may have kept his trusty revolver in the movies, even into this century.

Thanks for the info.


Is the SW model 15 hard to get hold of today to buy and maybe expensive?

 

[NY-1]

Is the SW model 15 hard to get hold of today to buy and maybe expensive?

The Model 15 is one of S&Ws more common revolvers and can generally be found in great shape for $400-$700. The Model 10, its fixed-sight brother, is one of the most common revolvers of all time and is otherwise readily available on the used and new market.

 

[PALADIN85020]

Thanks for the info.


Is the SW model 15 hard to get hold of today to buy and maybe expensive?

Model 15s are available on the used gun market, and can usually be found with not much trouble. This one, shipped in May 1971, was found at a gun show about 10 years ago. It's almost brand new.

They were the standard sidearm for the cops of the TV show "Adam 12" and re-runs should show them in action.

The stainless version of this revolver is the Model 67.

John

 

[Hello86]

Thanks for the info about price and accessibility. That sounds very good.

Something else I'm thinking about. The SW model 10 I have heard so much good about. Its fantastic smooth trigger and very accurate gun. Can the same be said about the SW model 15? Is it as good in every way as the SW model 10? Is it basically just the sight that separates them?

 

[PALADIN85020]

Thanks for the info about price and accessibility. That sounds very good.

Something else I'm thinking about. The SW model 10 I have heard so much good about. Its fantastic smooth trigger and very accurate gun. Can the same be said about the SW model 15? Is it as good in every way as the SW model 10? Is it basically just the sight that separates them?

The Model 15 is essentially the Model 10 with adjustable sights. The actions, heft and feel are pretty much the same. Some believe the standard Model 10 sights are more rugged and good enough for close work, and others desire the adjustable sights for more precision adjustment - better for longer ranges.

John

 

[Narragansett]

No...

That scene flashed really quick and a screen shot was the only way I could zoom in and get a good look at it.

Nice job. That is why we here at the forum pay you the big bucks to moderate for us

 

[Narragansett]

Model 15s are available on the used gun market, and can usually be found with not much trouble. This one, shipped in May 1971, was found at a gun show about 10 years ago. It's almost brand new.

They were the standard sidearm for the cops of the TV show "Adam 12" and re-runs should show them in action.

The stainless version of this revolver is the Model 67.

John

Without a doubt, one of S&W's best efforts.

 

[Hello86]

The Model 15 is essentially the Model 10 with adjustable sights. The actions, heft and feel are pretty much the same. Some believe the standard Model 10 sights are more rugged and good enough for close work, and others desire the adjustable sights for more precision adjustment - better for longer ranges.

John

Thanks good to know, seems like the model 15 is the gun for me

 

[Hair Trigger]

Movies always use special blank cartridges if they simulate live fire.....

At least, they're supposed to, ask Alec about that.

Thanks for the info about price and accessibility. That sounds very good.

Something else I'm thinking about. The SW model 10 I have heard so much good about. Its fantastic smooth trigger and very accurate gun. Can the same be said about the SW model 15? Is it as good in every way as the SW model 10? Is it basically just the sight that separates them?

Thanks good to know, seems like the model 15 is the gun for me

The actions on all these '60s and '70s era guns are great, there was a lot of hand-tuning to make them that way.
If you can't find yourself a nice M15 or M10, you might run across a M19 or M13 during your search. These are the .357 Magnum counterparts and can also fire .38 Special ammo. You might have to pay a bit more for one of those, but they are the same size and have the same features (M10=M13, and M15=M19) The only differnces you might notice between them is the size of the stocks (grips) and the magnums have a cylinder that is a little more than 0.10" longer. All four of these are very desirable guns to own.

 

[Hello86]

The actions on all these '60s and '70s era guns are great, there was a lot of hand-tuning to make them that way.
If you can't find yourself a nice M15 or M10, you might run across a M19 or M13 during your search. These are the .357 Magnum counterparts and can also fire .38 Special ammo. You might have to pay a bit more for one of those, but they are the same size and have the same features (M10=M13, and M15=M19) The only differnces you might notice between them is the size of the stocks (grips) and the magnums have a cylinder that is a little more than 0.10" longer. All four of these are very desirable guns to own.

Thanks for that information. These models you mention that existed during the 1960s-1970s, are they also in new production, for example from the 90s and 2000s? If so, do they maintain the same high quality? Or are the same models, produced during the 60-70s, better?