Smith & Wesson Model 15

The Smith & Wesson Model 15 "Combat Masterpiece", also known as a .38 Special, is a handgun that was in common use with police and private security officers from the 1950s to the 1980s. The four inch barrel configuration was manufactured throughout its production history. At various times it was also available with a two inch barrel, six inch barrel and the eight and three eights inch barrel. The last two longer barrel lengths were issued after Smith and Wesson ceased production of the Model 15's target version the Model 14 "Target Masterpiece" in 1982.

Halloween
In the 1978 film Halloween, psychiatrist Doctor Samuel Loomis brandishes a Model 15 in his mad hunt for escaped mental patient, Michael Myers.

Finally catching up to Myers on Halloween night at the Strode residence, He cornered him in the bedroom and fired six shots into his body from across the room. Myers stumbled backwards out onto the balcony of the house and then fell onto the ground. Despite being shot by a .38, Myers miraculously got up and escaped.