WARNING..Hideous 1917 Pictures...

[jtcarm]

Oh the horrors!!!

I'll give ya $200 for it;-)

 

[ringo1597]

kthom,

To tell you the truth...I kinda like it myself...I really like the idea of the big bore belly gun...I just worry that the people that run this forum are going to take away my Smith Card..

 

[KEN L]

Those grips ain't makin' it!

 

[JohnRippert]

Why the heck didn't he put a gold front sight on as well. Would have balanced the gun perfectly. LOL.

 

[kthom]

Ringo,

I suspect there were far more folks carrying revolvers of this sort of configuration in years gone by than any of us remember or know. I've been looking at guns and reading about them for a whole lot of years, and lot of those guys whose lives depended on those guns were willing to fix 'em up so they worked the way they needed them to work. Belly guns were a bigger deal at one time than they are now. I've seen a few single actions that were made into some interesting pieces of gear! Easy to carry and hide, easy to use at arms length, and mostly all pretty big in the bore!. I wouldn't cut up a fine example of any gun, but I have been known to experiment with one that somebody else had already "ruined". This one came to you in a condition that left the door wide open for "refinement", and as far as I'm concerned it's pretty fine!!! I have no doubt that it will completely fill it's intended purpose, plus it will always be a great conversation piece! And as long as you have that jewel somewhere around your belly, I doubt very much if anybody will be taking away your Smith card!!!!!

 

[Mushki]

I like it, the purest s&w guys may not but I do.

 

[tinman931]

Perfect gun to keep under the seat of your '76 Eldorado.

 

[Speedo2]

The OP's new and unique (thank God) configuration has perhaps inspired my next "million dollar" idea:
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Holstein covered grips!
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Early orders accepted.

 

[4330Inroute]

Nov. 2007 I paid $275 for this Brazilian 1917. It has the barrel cut to 4" and if you look closely you can see that the trigger guard has been shaved on the right side. I always felt that it was the homeliest 1917 in existence.
Thanks, Ringo. I feel much better, now.
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I don't have Alzheimer's- My wife had me tested.

I have a friend who did the same modification to several Brazilian 1937s. I really liked them and they carried well as a duty weapon. They shot well too. Yours would make a great carry piece. At the time I was into 1911s and not into revolvers. I wish now I had purchased one from him.

The OP's gold plated just needs a gold bead (as posted before) to make it complete. I like it.

 

[Modified]

Nope, no, negative, no, erase from brain please.

 

[Jim Watson]

I can handle the gold, but get a sight put on it.
Makes me think of Chic Gaylord's indictment of such things "Suitable for an affair of honor in a telephone booth."

 

[Continental Op]

Here it is, this is it!! This is what my old dear friend did to my gun...

...For the good laugh my friend doesn't charge me a nickel..

You might want to reevaluate that friendship.

 

[ironhead7544]

There is nothing wrong with that revolver, except for a lack of a front sight. Get one put on and some full moon clips. Best revolver in a true combat cartridge. Fastest reload. I might go for a set of MOP Magnas for CCW.

 

[Frank46]

Well I looked at the pics and still can't wrap my head around it. Without a front sight "point shooting" takes on a whole new meaning. And yes you can find a sight base and have one of the SDM real gold beaded front sight blades put on. But cannot complain about the price. Frank

 

[Muley Gil]

Add a front sight and get it round butted.

 

[lawandorder]

"Makes me think of Chic Gaylord's indictment of such things "Suitable for an affair of honor in a telephone booth."

Or the fellow who plans to have it taken away and put somewhere unpleasant.

 

[jtcarm]

Perfect gun to keep under the seat of your '76 Eldorado.

But it needs a gaudy set of fake-pearl stocks first.

And a pair of fuzzy-dice.

 

[jtcarm]

Ringo,



I suspect there were far more folks carrying revolvers of this sort of configuration in years gone by than any of us remember or know.

Especially when you consider 1917s of both brands were being sold for $16 apiece via USPS in the 1950s.

 

[JSR III]

I like it, the purest s&w guys may not but I do.

Not true my friend. I consider myself a purist however, that gun was so far gone in the condition that is was received that a full on pimp renovation was only a step up.

With that short barrel I don't think a front sight is needed. You ain't shooting clay birds at fifty yards. That gun is for up close and personal work. Kinda like the first real point and click interface.

I am a wood guy though and would take off the goodyears and spring for a set of Keith Brown's beautiful wood stocks. (That's what we S&W purists call them)

Then you would have a first class .45 at less than the cost of a 1917 on most of the auction sites.

I also agree that you owe your LGS friend a lunch or a 6 pack. He thought that he was messing with you but actually did you a huge favor. That is a very cool gun...

 

[Iggy]

I can't complain too much about chopped old belly guns. I carry this one every day.