ID help w/ 1917 #2

[Bjarki009]

This is the 2nd gun I need help with please.

 

[Bjarki009]

2nd group of photos.

 

[tug700]

I am very interested in the answers since mine is 192388. Congratulations on having a great shooter

 

[murphydog]

It's a close relative of the 1917, called a 1937 Brazilian. One prewar and one postwar contract run of these; one had a flat topstrap and the other a rounded, I think in that order. It would have come with checkered commercial stocks with silver medallions, so the smooth stocks are replacements. It is one original part from a 1917 however .

 

[Bjarki009]

Thank you very much for your assistance. Now that I know what it is, I'm able to find more information on it.

 

[Kinman]

Welcome to the forum, thats a nice looking early shipment (1938) Brazilian, smooth grips are proper for the revolver as are the lanyard ring, it should have a serrated trigger as well. I like them and have one that I've been fooling around with, its one of my favorite shooters. Enjoy it, they are very pleasant to shoot. You can use .45ACP cartridges and poke the empties out with a pencil, or use moon clips and eject them wholesale, also and my personal favorite is the .45 Auto Rim which allows you to eject the empties just like any normal revolver.