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Next we have the iconic Smith & Wesson Model 1917 revolver chambered in .45 ACP. Featured in two World Wars and just about every other theater you can think of in the early part of the last century, these have a fabulous history to explore and a Smith & Wesson heritage to boot. Great for collectors as there are many degrees of condition available which allows all types of collectors to get an example they can afford and the fact that they are chambered in the very popular and available .45 ACP means collectors that are shooters can go nuts here.
I love this revolver. This is one of those examples that by just holding it in your hand you can feel the history......who knows what this gun has seen.....how many holsters it hung in and how many different jobs it had. Come along as we talk a bit about its history.
Just a quick note.....during the making of this video, an author of one book, the S&W book I show, recommended another book for info on this specific model. I decided to check the book out but it didn’t arrive in time for the making of the video and boy, should I have waited! This book was great. The title is U.S. Handguns of World War II by Charles W. Pate. It’s a well put together book on “secondary” pistols and revolvers as it doesn’t feature the 1911 at all which is nice as every book like this is usually 95% on the 1911. There is TONS of S&W 1917 info in this book like the strike that caused the government takeover.....answer to my manufacturing question was in there.....my example was made BEFORE the takeover. Had to mention it here as this is a great book.
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