Some very nice examples for you to follow. The 3 1/4 - 3 1/2 inch bbls are very attractive.

Please keep us posted as your project advances, and thank you for posting.

rayb

Did the 25 cylinder fit on the org. yoke ? or did you have to do some major work to get a working fit?
(I just cut a 25 barrel down to 4 1/4" and installed a half moon sight on my 1917)


Willy

Cut it down.

Here's my Colt.

Hi Willy,
The cylinder dropped right in the yoke fine. The cylinder stop still needs to be tuned and I haven't checked the bore/cylinder alignment yet. I have a lot of honey do's but I will post progress as it happens. Regards, Chef

tHANKS
Keep us informed.


Willy

Subscribed.



A couple years ago a guy over on the 1911Forum posted up a pic of his customized 1917. Similar story as here, old booty fab gun smithing combined with years of neglect gave him an ooogly 2-3" .45 ACP carry piece. He had it smoothed and hard chromed with a nice dull grey finish and man oh man was it sexy...can't find the pics I saved unfortunately.

I just wanted to be subscribed to see the final product and any others posted along the way.
-R

I am bumping in the hope for an update.

Here is my chopped 1917:

45wg,

I've seen that gun before.... very distinctive.

Have you had it long? If so, there's a doppleganger floating around out there.....

Drew
1802

quote:

Originally posted by Sebago Son:
45wg,

I've seen that gun before.... very distinctive.

Have you had it long? If so, there's a doppleganger floating around out there.....

Drew
1802

I have posted this gun on the forum before, that maybe why you think you have seen it before.

I purchased the gun in 1995 at an OGCA show in Cleveland. At that time it had been chopped and completely modified to how you see it today with the exception of the engraving, stocks and finish.

The gun had almost no finish left and was badly pitted on one side. I had it engraved to cover the pitting. Jeff Flannery did the engraving and the stocks.

The cut down cylinder is my favorite part of this gun. I have seen lots of Jovino's and similar guns, but never one with the cylinder cut like this one.

45wg,

Nicely executed. I don't generally jump out of my socks for heavily modified guns, but in this case I'd make an exception.

Good photography I might add. Thanks for putting it up again....

Drew

quote:

Originally posted by 45wheelgun:

The cut down cylinder is my favorite part of this gun. I have seen lots of Jovino's and similar guns, but never one with the cylinder cut like this one.

Hello 45wheelgun,

In Elmer Keith's book, Sixguns, there is a picture of a modified 1917 with a short cylinder. The description reads, "Short cylindered and very accurate." It is set up for target shooting, with target sights and grips.

Take care,

Arrggg...I just got back from searching my library. I was sure I had a copy of Sixguns. I have three other books by Keith, but somehow not that one. Either that or I loaned it out and never got it back. I'll have to come across another copy, seems like an obvious oversight not to have it in the collection.

Thanks for the tip on the picture.

Dave

Awesome chopped 45s. I going to post a thread on gunsmithing to identify smiths for reinstalling sight on chop 45s.

Tommy F
bstf47@fuse.net