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Photos of Iwo Jima SW 1917 OK, everyone has convinced me not modify it, but I am going to have a gunsmith check it out before I try firing it as its been in storage since 1946. The grips are lucite or plexiglass, with some kind of wrinkled foil underneath. They were well done as the holes...

Photos of Iwo Jima SW 1917 Here are some shots of the SW 1917 that my father-in-law used during the battle of Iwo Jima.

Tough decision, to refinish or not? I was recently given a SW 1917 by my father-in-law. It was one he found on the third day of the battle of Iwo Jima (he was a marine) and was used during the whole battle. The finish is 100% gone but there is no rust and the action is tight and smooth. It...