So, here we are! This is not the boys' entire gun collection because ... well, just because I don't think they've used every gun they own on the show, which means there are a few that have escaped being screen capped. But this is what I have so far. I'll give a brief rundown on what each gun is, with clickable thumbnails for you to take a closer look. Each thumbnail will open in another image window (on Photobucket).

THE COLT PATTERSON, 5-shot revolver .31 or .36 caliber:
Here it is, the infamous "Colt" that for a time formed a virtual Holy Grail for the Winchester boys. It is a Colt Patterson revolver, the first revolver Sam Colt ever made, and saw production circa 1836-1847. The Patterson was cap-and-ball percussion pistol, but here is where "our" Colt's tale gets interesting: the gun clearly shoots metal cartridges, rather than depending on muzzle-loading bullets and percussion ignition. Odd, because the first true centerfire metal catridge was not invented until 1852, two decades after the Colt Patterson was made, and Smith & Wesson tied up the patent for a while with their 1856 .22 caliber cartridge. Metal cartridges did not start to come into common use until the American Civil War in the 1860's.

Back to the magical Colt, you can see that the back of the cylinder does not have nipples for percussion caps. This means that at some point in time, this Colt was converted from its original design - conversions that were not possible until 20 or 30 years after the gun was made. Therefore, John's story of Sam Colt making these magical bullets at the same time he made the gun is more legend than fact. Which would mean these special bullets may not have actually been made until ... well, I don't know when, but after the Civil War. Whatever its actual history, this pistol remains special as the first model Colt revolver ever built. If it really was an original Colt Patterson, John Winchester was daft in about nine hundred ways for letting the demon have it, because the damned thing in this pristine shape would be worth a fortune! But then he did give his son a classic car that's worth probably $20,000 ...

GLOCK 9mm, either Glock 17, standard with 17-round magazine capacity, or the slightly smaller Glock 19 with a 15-round magazine:
Ahh, the Glock. More is made in fan fiction of this darned Glock ... and yet I'm not at all sure it ever saw use on the show! One (lovely) image is from a promotional shot of Dean sitting in a diner with the Glock in front of him, and the other is a promo of him in the Impala. Neither image of which actually appear in any episode. You will note the Glock's highly distinctive appearance which should separate it from all other handguns, being black, square, and made partly of a dense plastic-like polymer. There is no such thing as a nickle-plated Glock. And unless someone can point me otherwise, there may be no such thing as a Glock actually used on SPN. But yeah, Dean *should* have one, ya know, just because. :-)

COLT 1911 A1 .45 caliber, standard with 7-round magazine capacity:
Here is Dean and his favorite gun, a nickle-plated Colt 1911 A1 .45 caliber semi-automatic. (With semi-autos, you can load up with a full magazine plus one round in the chamber, if you're expecting real trouble.) This is a rather tricked-out model with its ivory handles and decorative engraving, quite the "pimp gun" for our boy. Nonetheless, the Colt 1911 is a tried and true workhorse of a gun. It has seen use by military and police for almost a hundred years, and it's still as solid as a rock. Dean could do a whole lot worse than make this handsome piece his weapon of choice.

TAURUS Model 92 9mm, standard with a 10-round magazine:
It is occasionally used by Dean, but by the second season it seems to be predominantly carried by Sam. This shiny, stainless steel beauty with its mother-of-pearl grips (did Dean buy this one, too?) is very close to the Beretta Model 92, but the Taurus is a tad beefier in the trigger guard. The Taurus is another solid gun used by law enforcement all over the country, easy to conceal and a good choice for our college boy.
(NOTE: In the Season 2 DVD extras, props master Christopher Cooper says that this is a Model 99. The 99 is based on the 92 but has an adjustable rear sight and holds a 17-round magazine. However - these pictures do not show the adusting screw, so you decide.)

BERETTA Model 92 9mm, standard with 10-round magazine:
This is the blued steel cousin to the Taurus above. Dean uses it in at least a couple episodes, but I'm not sure it gets much use as either boy's regular carry gun. Again, a fine weapon by a company who knows how to make 'em.

COLT REVOLVER: My hubby identifies this briefly-seen revolver as a Colt Trooper, notable by the round barrel and flat top-strap behind it. It is a 6-shot .357 and definitely a good choice for some serious knock-down power. (Note: .357 rounds are costly as well as a bit uncomfortable to shoot a bunch of times, so for target practice one can shoot lighter, less expensive .38 special through a .357 pistol. One cannot, however, shoot .357 through a .38, as the .357 cartridge is too long for the .38's cylinder.)

SMITH & WESSON Model 4006 (11-round capacity), or maybe Model 3906, which carries 9:
Another gun that may have only got a couple walk-on parts. The caliber could be 9mm, or it could be .40 or .45 caliber, though with the thickness of the grip and the double-stack magazine, hubby is leaning towards the .40 or .45.

DESERT EAGLE: This hand-cannon appears only once, in the episode "Something Wicked This Way Comes", apparently to demonstrate Dean's affection for things that make spectacular booms. ;-) It is manufactured in Israel by IMI (Israel Military Industries) for the US-based Magnum Research, Inc. The Desert Eagle comes only in Size Large, calibers including .357 Magnum, .41 Magnum, .44 Magnum, .440 Cor-bon, and .50 Action Express. In other words, it's pretty much overkill for anything but 300-pound speed freaks. But it looks pretty awesome, don't it?

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