Guns International #: 103309067
Seller's Inventory #: 4640024

Category - Smith & Wesson Revolvers - .45 ACP Revolvers

Category
Smith & Wesson Revolvers
.45 ACP Revolvers

Smith & Wesson ~ U.S. Army Model 1917 ~ .45 ACP

Description:
The M1917 revolvers were six-shot, .45 ACP, large frame double action revolvers adopted by the United States Military in 1917, to supplement the standard M1911 pistol during World War I. There were two variations of the M1917, one made by Colt and the other by Smith & Wesson. They used moon clips to hold the cartridges in position, to facilitate reloading, and to aid in extraction, since revolvers had been designed to eject rimmed cartridges and .45 ACP rounds were rimless for use with the magazine-fed M1911. After World War I, they gained a strong following among civilian shooters. The Smith & Wesson Model 1917 is essentially an adaptation of the company's .44 Hand Ejector 2nd Model chambered instead in .45 ACP and employing a shortened cylinder and a lanyard ring on the butt of its frame. The S&W M1917 differs from the Colt M1917 in that the S&W cylinder has a shoulder machined into it to permit rimless .45 ACP cartridges to headspace on the case mouth (as they do in automatics). The S&W M1917 can thus be used without half-moon clips, though empty .45 ACP cases, being rimless, must be poked out manually through the cylinder face as the extractor star cannot engage them. This example shows typical wear but is still in nice shape and functions as it should. Shows finish wear on the muzzle end of the barrel and on the cylinder. .45 ACP

Metal Condition: good
Wood Condition: good
Bore Condition: bright
Barrels: 5.5" pinned barrel
Triggers: SA/DA
Butt Pad: wood grips
Weight: 2 lbs 4 oz
Sights: "blade front sight, channel rear sight
Item Location: La Vista, NE

Price: $1,499.99