And here's the second unidentified model.
2. Tentatively identified as a 5-screw 1917 model, left side of barrel says "S&W D.A. 45", top of barrel says Smith & Wesson Springfield Mass USA, underneath that is Patented Dec 17, 1901 Feb 8, 1908, Sept 14, 1909, and under the crane is 75995, serial number on bottom of grip is No. 1078XX or 1073XX, hard for me to say which. Grip has lanyard loop attached. It has SAMBAR grips, on the right side of the frame it DOES NOT have the S&W TRADE MARK, nor does it say Made in the USA. Appears to me to have reblued or it is in excellent condition. Also has a fifth screw on the front of the trigger guard. The area of the screw on the right side of the frame immediately above the grip has apparently been cobbled up somehow in the past, and has what lookes like cold blue over it.
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