Colt model 1917

[onelonehorseman]

Beautiful example!

Congrats on a nice find!

[smle-man]

Beautiful!

[Che762x39]

Awesome large frame revolvers. Thanks for sharing and great find OP!

[dfletcher]

Wow, great gun. My uncle had one that was parkerized. Maybe it was made by Smith & Wesson.

They made them too.

The Smith 1917 had a very nice blued finished, much better than the Colt's "wire brush" finish which showed distinct swirls and coarse polish marks in consistent patterns through out manufacture. Especially around the front sight and right side behind the recoil plate. Parkerizing later obliterated those markings.

[SnWnMe]

So this reminded me of mine. S&W 1918 vintage (102 yrs old!)



Martial markings





I shoot it every year on my birthday.


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[nitroxdiver]

I carried a 1917 Colt as my back-up during two tours of Nam. I was able to bring it home with me and has sat in my safe unfired since 1972.

That is awesome you have it still.


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[nitroxdiver]

So this reminded me of mine. S&W 1918 vintage (102 yrs old!)



Martial markings





I shoot it every year on my birthday.


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[denpython]

Nitro you should share this nice revolver at coltforum dot com.
Hitchkock45 just made a nice Colt revolver vid today

[Hardwarejunkie]

Those are some nice pieces you guys!
Always wanted one but never found the right one.

[Calif Hunter]

I picked up a Colt 1917 cheap because it had a bulged barrel. It actually shot fine, but I picked up a .45 Colt New Service 5 inch barrel and had it put on as the bulge bothered me. The barrel marking is incorrect so I would never sell it to prevent someone from trying to shoot .45 Colt in a .45 ACP cylinder.

[bergmen]

If Colt was smart they would re-issue this revolver in it's exact form as a classic.

Dan

[nitroxdiver]

If Colt was smart they would re-issue this revolver in it's exact form as a classic.



Dan

Exactly.



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[Volksgrenadier]

A solid service revolver chambered in .45acp is a serious problem solver in the confines of a WW1 trench.

[CapnHawk]

A solid service revolver chambered in .45acp is a serious problem solver in the confines of a WW1 trench.

It worked equally as well in Viet Nam.

[RealBarber]

Very nice, thats a classic