Clint Eastwood turned a struggling revolver into a cultural phenomenon with one line in Dirty Harry. The Smith & Wesson Model 29, a .44 Magnum first introduced in 1955, is the gun behind that moment.

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There are as many handguns in the U.S. as there are adults. Perhaps none is more iconic than the .44 Magnum revolver. “The most powerful handgun in the world,” Clint Eastwood says with a mix of ...

A Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver chambered in .44 Magnum is displayed at the Shootit gun store in Phoenix, AZ, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills) (Dario ...