Meet Model 1917 Army DA 45 ACP Serial# 1514

[alaskavett]

That is beautiful and I hope I look that good when I'm that age.... Oh, wait, reality bites as I'm no where near that good now Thanks for posting her, and I know you will enjoy that "package" Kyle

 

[Hondo44]

Terry,

Excellent!

Recognize the proper vintage lanyard swivel for WWI is color case hardened (not that they have much color). But it should not be parkerized like most available these days.

And it should have a flush cross pin in the boss that the ring goes thru.

Terry,

Now I think you mean the lanyard chord itself.

Looking forward to seeing your new finds!

 

[lestert357]

Terry, don't forget the trench knife knuckleduster!



Dale

Dale, I will try to find another unopened box or two of the clipped cartridges, but I think that is as far as I'm taking it. The source where I found the above items also offered me a WW1 US Mark 1 hand grenade like pictured below, but I passed on that. If I buy many more accoutrements I'm going to have more money in them than I have in the gun! Besides, I'd rather spend the money on another Smith.

 

[lestert357]

Terry,

Now I think you mean the lanyard chord itself.

Looking forward to seeing your new finds!

Jim, yes, the lanyard chord. That's the way I should have stated it above. Thanks for clarifying.

 

[tenntex32]

Dale, I will try to find another unopened box or two of the clipped cartridges, but I think that is as far as I'm taking it. If I buy many more accoutrements I'm going to have more money in them than I have in the gun! Besides, I'd rather spend the money on another Smith.

Well my goal was to have you focusing all your money on the high dollar accoutrements and leaving the nice M1917 examples for me!

That being said as I do need both styles of the WWI trench knife knuckleduster examples to really feel complete...…..and maybe even a bolo, as I really like the hideous looks of them.

A WWII dedicated fighting knife to go with my WWII dated M1917 holsters would also be a want of mine. I've even got a black WWII canteen kicking around somewhere...…

But as you say the occasional M1917 purchase seems to get in the way of those other accouterment purchases!

Dale

 

[lestert357]

Just received the remaining items to go with my Model 1917 Army. As promised, a picture of my entire Model 1917 package is below along with a couple of closeups further down. Pictured below is:
1) S&W Model 1917 Army Serial# 1514
2) M1917 holster marked G. & K. 1917 A.G.
3) M1917 web belt with snap for ammo pouch with numbers 217 and 600 stamped in ink
4) M1917 3 pocket ammo pouch marked GREGORY & READ CO. LYNN, MASS. U. S. A.
5) Three pair of half moon clips and 18 loose WW1 .45 M1911 ball cartridges marked U. S. C. CO 18 (U. S. Cartridge Company - 6 cartridges showing and 12 in the pouches)
6) Peters Cartridge Company Box of 24 Revolver Ball Cartridges Cal. .45 Model of 1911 In Clips For Double Action Revolver Cal. .45 Model of 1917 - cartridges marked P. C. CO 18
7) Revolver lanyard cord marked PAT. FEB-20-17

Click on the pictures for a closer look.

 

[tenntex32]

It all looks great Terry.
Dale

 

[dr. mordo]

Wow.

I am jealous.

 

[les.b]

It just don't get much better than that!! Merry Christmas!!

Best Regards, Les

 

[ABPOS]

Wow. Great looking gun, great looking pics, great extra stuff. It doesn't get much better than that. Well yes it does, pics of someone shooting it.

 

[lestert357]

Got the factory letter a couple days ago and thought I would post it.

The first page of course is the background information that Mr. Jinks provides in his letters. In this case one line stood out to me, and that was the following:
"The first shipment of this model was on November 6, 1917 and for a total of 1000 units scattered between serial numbers 6 thru 3552."
You Model 1917 experts probably already knew this, but I would not have guessed that the first factory shipment of 1000 revolvers to Springfield Armory would have included guns up to serial number 3552.

The second page confirmed that my serial number 1514 was in the first shipment on November 6, 1917.

For what I paid for this gun I don't think I could have asked for more.

 

[Auburn4]

Golly Fred, that is one FINE Collection!!!!!

 

[tenntex32]

Terry,

Congrats on your example being from the first batch delivered! I wonder if my example s/n 1856 could also be from the same first batch? Never gave it much thought before now.

Dale

 

[helilogger]

Nice, very nice!

 

[ks farmer]

My dad landed in France 2 weeks after D day with the 7th Armored Div. He was in the 87th Recon squadron. They were issued 1917 colts and smiths as sidearms before embarking from England.

 

[tenntex32]

Yeah but do you have one of these yet...………..

Dale

 

[tenntex32]

Or maybe even one of these...…...with changes pages C1 and C2?


(Manual print dated 1943 on the first page, change pages dated 1942 for C1 and 1943 for C2)

Dale