Great find Chris!
And Bob, I can't believe you have two boxes!

I've been putting together a collection. At the heart of it is a Army issue M1917 in near mint condition, a bunch of half moon clips, an all original web belt rig including holster, lanyard, ammo pouch, canteen, and 1st aid pouch.

The big thing missing at the moment is a box of original 1/2 moon clipped ammo. So if either of you ever wants to part with a box of that, let me know!

Also of course, if anybody else comes across any drop me a line. There's a good chance I'd be interested.

I also have a 95%+ "Brazilian", and another completely refinished and re-barreled Army issue M1917 that is the current shooter out of the collection. Eventually I 'd like round this out with every variant of the S&W manufactured M1917 pistol I can find - and manage to pay for!

Richard.