In Eastwoods role in ‘Sudden Impact’, he made the .44 auto mag a very popular handgun among gun enthusiasts.
After Dirty Harry came out, everybody and their dog wanted a .44 Mag Smith. I met a guy at a gun store with a .44 of 1972 vintage, looking it over the yoke cutout on the frame was marked mod 57. Smith had diverted a .41 Magnum frame to try to meet demand
” this is a .44 magnum, the most powerful hand gun in the world. It’ll blow your head clean off”. 😉