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In anticipation of America’s involvement in the war, the factory, under the guidance of S&W President Joseph Wesson, stepped up existing experimentation on a similar arm to handle the U.S. Service.45 ACP round. The butt of the S&W Model 1917 was marked with the gun’s designation as well as the serial number. All 1917s had lanyard rings.
- Nov 09, 2018 In anticipation of America’s involvement in the war, the factory, under the guidance of S&W President Joseph Wesson, stepped up existing experimentation on a similar arm to handle the U.S. Service.45 ACP round. The butt of the S&W Model 1917 was marked with the gun’s designation as well as the serial number. All 1917s had lanyard rings.
- Oct 02, 2016 In one known example a gun with serial S136431 was not shipped until June of 1958. It's possible that a large block of serial numbers that appear to be from 1954-55 were not actually used until 1957-58. It at least one case a gun has a 5-screw serial and was built as a 4-screw gun. N Series N Frames.
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SOLD FOR: $1000
LSB#: 210425EN03
Make: Smith & Wesson
Model: .45 Hand Ejector U.S. Army Model 1917
Serial Number: 166428
Year of Manufacture: 1917-1919, C&R
Caliber: .45 ACP or .45 Autorim
Action Type: Double / Single Action, Swing-Out Fluted Cylinder Revolver
Markings: The left side of the barrel is marked “S.&W. D.A. 45”, the top is marked “SMITH & WESSON SPRINGFIELD MASS. U.S.A. / PATENTED DEC. 17. 1901. FEB. 6. 1906. SEP. 14. 1909”. The left side of the frame is marked with a flaming bomb at the top corner behind the cylinder and an eagle head at the rear bow of the trigger guard. The butt is marked “U.S. / ARMY / MODEL / 1917” and “NO / 166 / 428”. The rear face of the cylinder is marked with the serial number and an eagle head over “S24”. The barrel flat is marked with the serial number and an eagle head. The yoke and yoke cut are marked with “17356” and the yoke cut has “R” an eagle head over “S2”. The bottom of the barrel is marked “UNITED STATES PROPERTY”. The rear face of the yoke and front face of the ejector are marked with the serial number.
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Barrel Length: 5 1/2″
Sights / Optics: The front sight is a half-round blade integral to a rectangular base fixed to the front of the barrel. The rear sight is “U” notch in the end of a groove in the top of the frame.
Stock Configuration & Condition: The grips are two-piece smooth wood panels. There are some scattered nicks, compressions, draglines, oil stains and handling marks. There are some little chips out of the bottom edges. Some of the deepest marks are on the bottoms. There are no cracks. Overall, the grips are in about Very Good condition.
Type of Finish: Blued
Finish Originality: Refinished
Bore Condition: The bore is semi-bright and the rifling is sharp where not interrupted by erosion. There is light surface erosion with some pitting at the muzzle, mainly in the grooves.
Overall Condition: This handgun retains about 85% of its metal finish. There are some scattered nicks and scratches, mostly on the barrel. There is a mottled plum hue. There are some spots of oxidation, some of the most noticeable are on the barrel at the muzzle, cylinder, and on the bottom front edge of the frame. There is finish loss on the grip frame and the lanyard ring is missing. There are some little spots of frost showing through the finish, most noticeable on the sideplate. There is some mottled thinning, most noticeable on the cylinder. There is a turn line through the finish. The screw heads are sharp to tool marked with strong slots. The markings are clear. Overall, this revolver is in about Very Good condition.
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Mechanics: The action functions correctly. Moonclips will be required to eject .45 ACP. The double-action trigger pull is stiff, single action is crisp. The cylinder locks up with light side to side play. We did not fire this handgun. As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.
Box, Paperwork & Accessories: None.
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Our Assessment: This is a Smith and Wesson .45 Hand Ejector Model of 1917 that S&W made for the U.S. Army. The Army wanted more 1911 pistols than Colt could make so they contracted with both Colt and S&W to produce the Model 1917 revolver in .45 ACP, so that both pistols and revolvers would use the same ammunition. The cylinders were designed to hold the cartridges in half-moon clips for ease of loading and extraction. The chambers were stepped so that individual cartridges could be loaded and fired when there wasn’t time to load the clips, but then the empty cartridges had to be removed manually. This revolver is properly marked with U.S. markings though it has been refinished. This revolver would make a decent candidate for a fun new shooter. Please see our photos and good luck!