Thread: The Model of 1950 .45 Target
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Old 07-05-2013, 07:40 AM
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The Model of 1950 .45 Target can be considered a modified 1917, produced in a configuration that added one inch to the 1917 barrel length, topped it with a barrel rib, and installed adjustable sights on a frame that housed the new short-throw hammer design. The gun also has the standard N-frame ejector rod shroud in place of the exposed ejector rod on the 1917.
Wonderful post, thanks David!

A question regarding the lineage: why consider it a descendant of the 1917 with the various external modification; why not consider it a descendant of the Registered Magnum with just the one main modification, that being the caliber?
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