Smith & Wesson Model 3

The Smith & Wesson Model 3 was a single-action, cartridge-firing, top-break revolver developed in 1869, and produced by Smith & Wesson from circa 1870 to 1874.

The Smith & Wesson No.3 Russian Model Pattern I (1871) revolver were identical to the Model 3 American, except chambered for the 44 S&W Russian. The following 2nd & 3rd models have many differences, so they are located on their own page.

In 1875, the US Ordnance Board granted Smith & Wesson a contract to outfit the military with Model 3 revolvers incorporating the design improvements of Major George W. Schofield, known as the Smith & Wesson Schofield revolver.

Smith & Wesson Model 3

Smith & Wesson Model 3 American 2nd Model - .44 American

Smith & Wesson Model 3 Russian 1st Model - .44 Russian

Specifications

(1870 - 1874)

• Type: Revolver

• Caliber(s): .44 S&W American, .44 Russian

• Weight: ?

• Length: ?

• Barrel length(s): 8 in (20.3 cm)

• Capacity: 6-round cylinder

• Fire Modes: Single Action

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The Smith & Wesson Model 3 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Miss Mend	Boris Barnet	Barnet	Supposedly Russian 1st Model	1926
	Igor Ilyinsky	Hopkins
	Sergey Komarov	Chiche
		Chiche's henchman
Antosha Rybkin	Boris Chirkov	Antosha Rybkin	Supposedly Russian 1st Model	1942
Prairie Hunters in Mexico (Präriejäger in Mexiko)	Kolio Donchev	Black Gérard	Supposedly Russian 1st Model	1988
	Roland Seidler	French Captain
		Settlers
The Avenging Angel	Tom Berenger	Miles Utley	American Model	1995
	Jeffrey Jones	Milton Long
Samurai Avenger: The Blind Wolf	Jonathan Legg	Cowboy Gunman 2	Denix M1869 Smith & Wesson non-firing replica	2009
Pelagia and the White Bulldog (Pelagiya i bely buldog)	Sergei Ugryumov	Stepan Shiryaev	Denix M1869 Smith & Wesson non-firing replica	2009
	Sergei Legostaev	Murad
	Andrey Mezhulis	Felix Lagrange
	Aleksey Vertkov	Petya Telianov
Blue Ruin			Replica	2015
Wilson City	Jirí Machácek	Aaron Food	Denix M1869 Smith & Wesson non-firing replica; w/ nickel finish and pearl grips	2015
	Vojtech Dyk	Kvido Eisner
	'Lubos Kostelný	Commissioner Brunner
Badland		A gambler in the saloon		2019

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Riches (Bogatstvo)	Aleksandr Yakovlev	Bentley	Nickel plated Denix replica, named "Schofield Cal.45 revolver"	2004
	Sergey Batalov	Uryadnik Mikhail Sotenniy
Sherlock: The Russian Chronicles (Sherlok v Rossii)	Maksim Matveev	Sherlock Holmes	Denix replica, named "Schofield Cal.45 revolver"	2020
	Kirill Gordleev	Podporuchik Arkadiy Koshko

Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3

Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3. Target configuration

Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 with unusual 5 inch barrel

Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 with nickel finish and target sights

Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 with 5 inch barrel and nickel finish - .44 Russian

Introduced in 1878, Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 was Smith & Wessons perfected single action top break revolver, generally smaller and lighter than previous models. It returned to the original Smith & Wesson barrel latch system, a change stemming mainly from the company's desire to stop paying royalties to George W Schofield. It was, after the Colt Single Action Army, the most popular revolver of the later frontier era, in fact more New Model No. 3s were made than Single Action Armies during the 19th century, though the majority went to foreign military contracts.

Specifications

(1878 - 1915)

• Type: Revolver

• Caliber(s): .45 S&W Schofield, .45 Webley, .450 Revolver, .455 Mk I and .455 Mk II, .44 S&W Russian, .44 S&W American, .44-40 WCF, .44 Rimfire Henry, .41 S&W, .38-40 WCF, .38-44 S&W, .38 Colt, .38 S&W, .32 S&W, .32-44 S&W, .320 S&W Revolving Rifle

• Weight: 2.9 lb (1.3 kg)

• Length: 12 in (30.5 cm)

• Barrel length(s): 8 in (20.3 cm), 7.5 in (19.0 cm), 7 in (17.7 cm), 6.5 in - most common barrel length (16.5 cm), 6 in (15.2 cm), 5 in (12.7 cm), 4 in (10.16 cm), 3.5 in (8.8 cm)

• Capacity: 6-round cylinder

• Fire Modes: Single Action

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The Smith & Wesson Model 3 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Hound of the Baskervilles	Basil Rathbone	Sherlock Holmes	Only on promotional images	1939
Jesse James	Tyrone Power	Jesse James	Blued finish, pearl grips	1940
	Henry Fonda	Frank James
The Return of Frank James	Henry Fonda	Frank James	Blued finish, pearl grips	1940
	Jackie Cooper	Clem
	Charles Tannen	Charlie Ford
Love Me Tender	Robert Middleton	Mr. Siringo		1956
	Richard Egan	Vance Reno
A Pistol for Ringo		Mexican bandit	5" barrel	1965
Seven Guns for the MacGregors		Santillana's henchmen	5" barrel	1966
The Astro-Zombies	Vincent Barbi	Tiros		1968
El Topo	Agustín Isunza	4th Master Gunfighter	Without trigger guard and hammer spur	1970
	Alejandro Jodorowsky	El Topo
Hannie Caulder	Robert Culp	Luther Price		1971
	Raquel Welch	Hannie Caulder
Joe Kidd	John Saxon	Luis Chama		1972
Cuba	Danny De La Paz	Julio Mederos	Probably a Spanish copy	1979
The Last Hunt (Poslednyaya okhota)	Oleg Borisov	John Horsfield		1980
Romancing the Stone		Juan	Japanese Contract version	1984
El Diablo (1990)	Louis Gossett Jr.	Thomas Van Leek	Nickel finish	1990
Tombstone	Sam Elliott	Virgil Earp	Nickel Finish, Pearl Grips	1993
The Quick and the Dead	Leonardo DiCaprio	The Kid	Nickel Finish, Trigger guard removed	1995
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself	Eion Bailey	Frank H. Thayer	With ivory grips	2003
	Antonio Banderas	Pancho Villa
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford	Casey Affleck	Bob Ford	Nickel plated	2007
Big Money Rustlas	Jamie Madrox	Raw Stank	5" barrel	2010

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note	Air Date
The Blacklist - Season 2	James Spader	Raymond "Red" Reddington	"T. Earl King VI (No. 94)"(SO2E14)	2013
Godless	Keith Jardine	Dyer Howe	Seen in holster	2017
The Son - Season 2		Mexican Army officer	"Numunuu" (S2E01)	2019
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 7			Seen in armory; "The Beacon" (S7E01)	2021

See Also

• Smith & Wesson - A list of all firearms manufactured by Smith & Wesson.