My first military S&W - Brazilian M1917 .45ACP

[Mosin2-5]

Pls. no refinish. Leave it alone and shoot. A nice gun with a lot of character.
Chopped up and re-fin guns are all over the market. Nice find.

I'm not going to refinish it or do anything to it, besides shooting it. I will enjoy it as-is. Thanks!

 

[Mosin2-5]

More than a decade ago I got sucked into a Brazilian 1917 at a gun show. I was sure that I made a mistake, even though it was dirt cheap. The mods are very well done.
Turns out that it's the favorite big bore of two of my granddaughters.
My daughter in law is from Japan. When her mom and brother visited Texas, the FIRST thing they asked about was shooting handguns.
The 1917 pictured here and the Super Blackhawk loaded with specials made us eternal friends. They took bragging pictures back that made them the envy of their friends.

Awesome!! I'm sure they had a great time!