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[[Image:S&W327.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 327 - .357 Magnum w/ 2" barrel.]]
[[Image:S&W327.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 327 Performance Center Carry with 2" barrel - .357 Magnum]]
[[Image:S&WModel327.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson 327 R8 - .357 Magnum. This is one of the few revolvers in the world sold with rails.]]
[[Image:S&WModel327.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 327 Performance Center M&P R8 - .357 Magnum. This is one of the few revolvers in the world with an integral accessory rail, and is also sold with a detachable sight rail.]]
[[Image:SW327NG.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 327 Night Guard - .357 Magnum w/ 2.5" barrel. This variant is no longer in production.]]
[[File:S&W 327 TRR8.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 327 Performance Center TRR8 - .357 Magnum. Similar to the M&P R8 but both the sight and accessory rails are detachable.]]
[[Image:SW327NG.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 327 Night Guard with 2.5" barrel - .357 Magnum]]
The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a scandium alloy framed revolver chambered in .357 Magnum. In 2003 the Smith & Wesson Performace Center produced a variant of the '''[[Smith & Wesson Model 627]]''' the featured a scandium alloy frame and titanium cylinder and barrel shroud which they marketed as the Model '''327SC''' (due to the fact that all Model 327s feature a scandium frame this is now often referred to as the '''327 Carry'''). In 2006 the Performace Centre introduced the '''M&P R8''' and '''TRR8''' (which are marketed towards police and competition use respectively), which are 5" barrelled variants with steel cylinders and barrel shrouds and fitted with rails. In 2008 Smith & Wesson introduced standard catalogue 327 variants which were the '''327PD''' (4" barrel, titanium cylinder, steel barrel shroud) and the '''327 Night Guard''' (2.5" barrel, steel cylinder, steel barrel shroud), however both of these have since been discontinued.


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
(1990's - Present)
(2003 - Present)


* '''Type:''' Revolver
* '''Type:''' Revolver
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===Film===
==Film==
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|''[[The Raid: Redemption]]''|| [[Iko Uwais]] || Rama || 2" || 2011
|''[[The Raid: Redemption]]''|| [[Iko Uwais]] || Rama || Carry, airsoft || 2011
|-
|-
|''[[The Raid: Redemption]]''|| [[Pierre Gruno]] || Wahya || 2", nickel-plated || 2011
|''[[The Raid: Redemption]]''|| [[Pierre Gruno]] || Wahya || Carry, nickel-plated, airsoft || 2011
|-
|''[[The Raid 2]]''|| [[Arifin Putra]] || Uco || Carry, airsoft || 2014
|-
|''[[The Raid 2]]''|| [[Alex Abbad]] || Bejo || Carry, airsoft || 2014
|-
|''[[The Accountant]]'' || [[Ben Affleck]] || Christian Wolff || Carry || 2016
|-
|''[[John Wick: Chapter 4]]'' || [[Clancy Brown]] || The Harbinger|| Performance Center Carry || 2023
 
|}
 
==Television==
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Note / Episode'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
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|''[[The Walking Dead - Season 5]]''|| [[Lauren Cohan]] || Maggie Greene || M&P R8 || 2014
|-
|''[[The Walking Dead - Season 6]]''|| [[Lauren Cohan]] || Maggie Greene || M&P R8 || 2015
|-
|rowspan="2"|''[[Daredevil - Season 2]]''|| [[Jon Bernthal]] || Frank Castle || TRR8 fitted with accessory and sight rails / "New York's Finest" (S2E03)|| rowspan="2"|2016
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| [[Charlie Cox]] || Matt Murdock/Daredevil || Night Guard / "New York's Finest" (S2E03)
|-
|}
 
==Video Games==
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Appears as'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Mods'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
|-
| ''[[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive]]'' ||R8 Revolver||Sight rail and unusable LAM||M&P R8||2012, added in 2015 update
|-
| ''[[Warface]]'' ||  ||||||2013
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| ''[[Battlefield Hardline]]'' || .357 RS || || M&P R8 fitted with sight rail || 2015
|-
| ''[[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades]]'' || R8 Revolver|| || Left-handed|| 2016
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|-
|}
|}


=See Also=
<br clear=all>
 
==See Also==
* [[Smith & Wesson]] - A list of all firearms manufactured by Smith & Wesson.
* [[Smith & Wesson]] - A list of all firearms manufactured by Smith & Wesson.
* [[Smith & Wesson Model 627]] - The original version of the Smith & Wesson Model 327.
* [[Smith & Wesson Model 627]] - The original stainless steel revolver on which the Model 327 is based.
[[Category:Gun|Smith & Wesson Model 327]]  
[[Category:Gun|Smith & Wesson Model 327]]  
[[Category:Revolver]]
[[Category:Revolver]]

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Smith & Wesson Model 327 Performance Center Carry with 2" barrel - .357 Magnum
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Smith & Wesson Model 327 Performance Center M&P R8 - .357 Magnum. This is one of the few revolvers in the world with an integral accessory rail, and is also sold with a detachable sight rail.
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Smith & Wesson Model 327 Performance Center TRR8 - .357 Magnum. Similar to the M&P R8 but both the sight and accessory rails are detachable.
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Smith & Wesson Model 327 Night Guard with 2.5" barrel - .357 Magnum

The Smith & Wesson Model 327 is a scandium alloy framed revolver chambered in .357 Magnum. In 2003 the Smith & Wesson Performace Center produced a variant of the Smith & Wesson Model 627 the featured a scandium alloy frame and titanium cylinder and barrel shroud which they marketed as the Model 327SC (due to the fact that all Model 327s feature a scandium frame this is now often referred to as the 327 Carry). In 2006 the Performace Centre introduced the M&P R8 and TRR8 (which are marketed towards police and competition use respectively), which are 5" barrelled variants with steel cylinders and barrel shrouds and fitted with rails. In 2008 Smith & Wesson introduced standard catalogue 327 variants which were the 327PD (4" barrel, titanium cylinder, steel barrel shroud) and the 327 Night Guard (2.5" barrel, steel cylinder, steel barrel shroud), however both of these have since been discontinued.

Specifications

(2003 - Present)

  • Type: Revolver
  • Caliber: .357 Magnum, .38 Special
  • Weight: 1.34 lbs (.61 kg), 1.73 lbs (.78 kg), 2.2 lbs (1.00 kg)
  • Length: 7 in (17.1 cm), 7.75 in (19.7 cm), 9.5 in (24.1 cm)
  • Barrel length: 2 in (5.1 cm) , 2.5 in (19.4 cm), 5 in (12.7 cm)
  • Capacity: 8-round Cylinder
  • Fire Modes: Double Action

The Smith & Wesson Model 327 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 Raid: Redemption Iko Uwais Rama Carry, airsoft 2011
The Raid: Redemption Pierre Gruno Wahya Carry, nickel-plated, airsoft 2011
The Raid 2 Arifin Putra Uco Carry, airsoft 2014
The Raid 2 Alex Abbad Bejo Carry, airsoft 2014
The Accountant Ben Affleck Christian Wolff Carry 2016
John Wick: Chapter 4 Clancy Brown The Harbinger Performance Center Carry 2023

Television

Title Actor Character Note / Episode Date
The Walking Dead - Season 5 Lauren Cohan Maggie Greene M&P R8 2014
The Walking Dead - Season 6 Lauren Cohan Maggie Greene M&P R8 2015
Daredevil - Season 2 Jon Bernthal Frank Castle TRR8 fitted with accessory and sight rails / "New York's Finest" (S2E03) 2016
Charlie Cox Matt Murdock/Daredevil Night Guard / "New York's Finest" (S2E03)

Video Games

Title Appears as Mods Note Date
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive R8 Revolver Sight rail and unusable LAM M&P R8 2012, added in 2015 update
Warface 2013
Battlefield Hardline .357 RS M&P R8 fitted with sight rail 2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades R8 Revolver Left-handed 2016


See Also