Old Revolvers never look right in 'new' Holsters.
I myself would never do it.
There are many extant 'period' Holsters ( Hip Holsters, especially, of course ) out there for the S&W M1917 Revolver, of all sorts of styles, makers, kinds.
Even if it takes a while, to find the right one for one's own taste or application or both, it is well worth while to do.
I myself am still looking for a 'period' ( 1920s or 1930s anyway ) IWB and also Shoulder Holster for a 3, and also a 4 inch N-Frame...
Hip Holsters for the Service Length Barrels are fairly easy to find compared to Holsters of the period for shorter Barrels, or for IWB or Shoulder-Rig...let alone both.
I just got a nice open-top Police type, canted Hip Holster today in fact, on ebay, for a 5 inch N-Frame, and, the Holster likely dates to the mid or latter 1930s.
And, as usual, seller had no idea what it was for, so, one has to gauge these things somehow, to tell or guess.
This one actually had SW45 stamped on the back, so...that helped me tell, and, nice work when one can get it on that!
