The Road (2009)

The following weapons were used in the film The Road:

Smith & Wesson Model 10

The Smith & Wesson Model 10 is the handgun used by The Father (Viggo Mortensen) and The Son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) in the apocalyptic wasteland. Only two cartridges remain in the cylinder, reserved for the two to commit suicide should they be cornered by cannibals. It is a prominent motif throughout the film, and The Father fires it only once, against a cannibal attempting to take his son hostage. In the novel, this weapon is a small nickel-plated revolver, the caliber and make of which remain unspoken.

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Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver - .38 Special

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"Two left. One for you and one for me."

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In a chilling scene, The Father demonstrates to his son how to quickly commit suicide with the pistol. "You point up, then just pull the trigger."

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The Father rescues his son from a cannibal who tried to take him at knifepoint.

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The Father grudgingly ejects the spent round he used on the roadside cannibal. Only one cartridge left in the gun.

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Rather than possibly letting his son be eaten by cannibals, The Father prepares to do the unthinkable.