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The following weapons were used in the film Taxi Driver:
Contents
- 1 Revolvers
- 1.3 Colt Detective Special
- 1.4 Colt Official Police
- 2 Pistols
- 2.2 Astra Constable
- 2.3 Star Model B
- 2.4 Luger P08
- 2.5 Walther P38
- 2.7 Galesi-Brescia Brevetto 5
- 2.8 Walther PPK/S
WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!
Smith & Wesson Model 29
Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) purchases four handguns from "Easy Andy" (Steven Prince), the illegal gun salesman. The first of which is a with an 8 3/8" barrel, the longest factory barrel made for the S&W Model 29 during this time period; the other two stock barrel lengths at the time were the 4" and 6.5" barrels. Travis apparently gets the idea of owning a .44 Magnum from one of his passengers (portrayed by director Martin Scorsese in a cameo) who claims he will use it to murder his cheating wife. Travis' Model 29 is seen often throughout the film, carried in a large leather shoulder holster he purchased from "Easy Andy" for $40, in addition to paying $350 for the revolver itself. Probably due to firing all of his .44 Magnum at a shooting range, Travis only fires a single shot from the Model 29 in the climactic shootout, which has had a cross shape carved into the bullet tip during a previous scene.
Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver with 8 3/8" barrel - .44 Magnum
The S&W markings on the right side of Travis' Model 29 as he spots it in "Easy Andy's" case.
Travis spots the ".44 Magnum" marking on the Model 29's barrel.
"Easy Andy" describes the Model 29 for Travis.
Travis checks the cylinder of the Model 29 as he buys it. The Model 29's cylinder is heard ratcheting here, despite it having nothing to ratchet against.
The Astra Constable, S&W Escort, S&W Model 36, and S&W Model 29 sit in the foreground as Travis buys them.
Andy places the S&W Model 29's shoulder holster with Travis' new guns.
Travis practices firing the Model 29 at the firing range, using a common 1970s overlapping thumb grip.
Travis practices aiming his Model 29 inside his apartment.
Travis with his Model 29 inside his apartment.
Smith & Wesson Model 36
Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) also purchases a nickel-finished first pattern model with a square butt, mother-of-pearl grips, a slightly cut down hammer, and a flared flat cylinder release latch (dating it from the late 50s to early 60s) rather than the later rounded latch. Bickle buys it after "Easy Andy" suggests it as a more practical weapon. Travis purchases it from him for $250. A mobster in the whorehouse during the final shootout has a blued Model 36, which Travis takes from him and uses. In a continuity error, the Model 36 becomes a nickel Colt Detective Special when Travis puts it down in front of him at the range (see below).
Smith & Wesson Model 36 "Chief's Special" with pearl grips - .38 Special
350pxSmith & Wesson Model 36 with square butt - .38 Special. Note the cropped hammer spur, similarly to one used in the film.
"Easy Andy" points out the Model 36 to Travis.
Travis practices aiming the Model 36 as he buys the revolver from Andy.
The S&W Model 36 is placed next to the S&W Model 29.
The Astra Constable, S&W Escort, S&W Model 36, and S&W Model 29 sit in the foreground as Travis buys them.
Andy places the S&W Model 29's shoulder holster with Travis' new guns.
Travis draws the Model 36 alongside the long Model 29 inside his apartment.
Travis aims the Model 29 and Model 36 inside his apartment.
Travis spins the Model 36 in his hand before the "You talkin' to me?" sequence.
Travis at the firing range. The pistols that lay in front of him are the S&W Escort (can be told apart from the Sterling by the bottom barrel) and the S&W Model 36 (can be told apart from the Colt by the 5 round cylinder).
Travis' nickel Model 36 lays where he dropped it inside the whorehouse.
Smith and Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special
Travis takes the mobster's Model 36 from his hand.
Colt Detective Special
When Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) switches his handguns at the shooting range, his nickel is now an early-model nickel Colt Detective Special.
Colt Detective Special 2nd Gen with nickel finish, pearl grips, and grip adapter - .38 Special
Travis picks up the Sterling at the range. Note the characteristic barrel, ejector rod, grip shape, and six-round cylinder of the Detective Special. The Colt is only used during this overhead shot, and remains the S&W Model 36 when he later shoots it.
Travis picks up his S&W Model 29 next to the detective Special.
Colt Official Police
Four Colt revolvers, at least two of them being Colt Official Police revolvers, are offered by "Easy Andy" in his second case of handguns.
Colt Official Police with 4" barrel - .38 Special
The four Colt revolvers sit in the case in addition to a and Walther P38.
The four Colt revolvers in the case with the S&W 39 and Walther P38.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
Some NYPD officers seen in the climax carry standard blued , which were in fact carried by the NYPD at the time. Nickel-plated Model 10s appear in other scenes used by a gunman (Nat Grant) who attempts to rob a grocery store, and by Iris's pimp Matthew, a.k.a. "Sport" (Harvey Keitel) in another.
Smith & Wesson Model 10 - .38 Special
A policeman enters Iris's room with his Model 10.
Nickel-plated Smith & Wesson Model 10 issued by Detroit City Police - .38 Special
The robber holds his revolver on the owner as Travis aims his Astra Constable.
The robber holds his revolver after he is shot down by Travis.
Sport aims at Travis.
Sport's nickel Model 10.
Smith & Wesson Escort
Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) also buys a from "Easy Andy", who incorrectly refers to it as a "Colt .25" and sells it to him for $125. Easy Andy apparently confused the S&W Escort with the similar-looking Colt 1908 Vest Pocket in .25 ACP. Travis attaches the Smith & Wesson Escort to a drawer slide, mounting it on his forearm and later using it during the final shootout. In a continuity error, this is seen as a Sterling Arms pistol when Travis puts it down at the range.
Smith & Wesson 61 Escort (Factory nickel with Faux Ivory Grips) - .22 LR
Travis aims the S&W Escort as he buys it from Andy.
The Astra Constable, Smith & Wesson Escort, Smith & Wesson Model 36, and Smith & Wesson Model 29 sit in the foreground as Travis buys them.
Andy places the S&W Model 29's shoulder holster with Travis's new guns.
Travis has the S&W Escort laying out as he constructs the drawer slide arm mount for it.
Travis practices drawing the S&W Escort in his apartment.
"You talkin' to me?".
Travis at the firing range. The pistols that lay in front of him are the S&W Escort (can be told apart from the Sterling by the bottom barrel) and the S&W Model 36 (can be told apart from the Colt by the 5 round cylinder)
Travis firing the Escort at the firing range.
Astra Constable
Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) buys an Astra Constable for $150 from "Easy Andy", who not only mistakenly refers to it as a ".380 Walther", but also claims that "during World War II, they used this gun to replace the Walther P38 pistol. Just gave it out to officers" and claims it can hold eight rounds in the "clip" (meaning magazine). This is the only handgun Travis buys that he doesn't keep in any sort of holster, choosing instead to tuck it in the waistband of the small of his back. He hands it to the grocery store owner (Victor Argo) after killing the robber with it. In a continuity error, this is seen as a Walther PPK/S (a regular PPK likely the weapon Andy was referring to) when Travis is putting it down at the range.
Astra Constable - .380 ACP
The Astra Constable that Travis buys.
Travis practices aiming the Astra Constable.
The Astra Constable, S&W Escort, S&W Model 36, and S&W Model 29 sit in the foreground as Travis buys them.
Andy places the S&W Model 29's shoulder holster with Travis's new guns.
Travis draws the Astra Constable inside his apartment.
Star Model B
One of the weapons in "Easy Andy"'s case of handguns is a Star Model B.
Star Model B Pistol, blued finish - 9x19mm. This is a screen used Star Model B from the 1987 film The Untouchables (1987).
Easy Andy's first case contains (from clockwise) a Star Model B, Astra Constable, nickel revolver, Luger P08, S&W Model 29, and S&W Model 36.
Luger P08
Another weapon "Easy Andy" offers to sell is a Luger P08.
Luger P08 - 9x19mm
Easy Andy's first case contains (from clockwise) a Star Model B, Astra Constable, nickel revolver, Luger P08, S&W Model 29, and S&W Model 36.
Walther P38
In "Easy Andy"'s second case of handguns, a Walther P38 is seen.
Walther P38 - 9x19mm
The Walther P38 is seen at the top left corner of the case that Andy shows to Travis.
The Walther P38 can be seen in the case with the S&W Model 39 and four Colt revolvers.
Smith & Wesson 39
A is visible in "Easy Andy"'s second case of handguns.
Smith & Wesson 39-2 - 9x19mm
The S&W Model 39 can be seen between the Walther P38 and four Colt revolvers.
The S&W Model 39 sits on the other side of the P38.
Galesi-Brescia Brevetto 5
When Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) switches his handguns at the shooting range his S&W Escort becomes a Galesi-Brescia Brevetto 5 ("Brevetto" is Italian for "Patent", meaning this particular model is the Patented Model 5, the Model 9 has a longer barrel). This particular Galesi-Brescia model coming with stainless finish and faux ivory grips (noted by the AG medallion), either in .22 LR, .25 ACP or .32 ACP.
Armi Galesi Brevetto 5 - .22 LR
Note the different shape of the Galesi compared to the previously used S&W Escort. The Galesi is only used during this overhead shot, but remains the S&W Escort when he is shooting.
Walther PPK/S
When Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) switches handguns at the shooting range, his Astra Constable is now a Walther PPK/S. It appears to be a PPK/S and not a similar PPK by the length of the grip. It also doesn't appear to be a PP because it looks like it has the shorter slide and barrel of a PPK/S. The PPK/S was first introduced in 1969, so it could have appeared in this film.
Walther PPK/S blued with flat-bottom magazine - .380 ACP
Travis picks up the Galesi at the range. Note the Walther emblem on the grips, which are the full-sized PP length, but the slide is the shorter PPK length. The Walther is only used during this overhead shot, the handgun remaining the Astra when he is shooting.
