There was a flaming bomb mark, but no other marks the finish is rough. This rifle has many names such as the american enfield but it is officially known as the us model of 1917. I just looked at 3 of my very early m1917 examples with ghs markings. Mar 20, 2012 revolvers arent the first thing that come to mind when i think about military guns. M1917 revolver internet movie firearms database guns in. Buy a copy of a book named, no second place winner by bill jordan. Army called the m1909, a version of their heavyframe. Colt 1917 i have both of these revolvers and i must say i like the smith and wesson 1917 much better than the colt 1917. This pistol is a genuine us military issue with property marks stamped on receiver. The grips would be correct for a post wwi commercial revolver. Pistol and revolver shooting abraham lincoln artman. The other paper items in the picture are a 1943 base shop data manual for the m1917, a 1918 manual, and a 1918 soldiers handbook.
As production of the semiautomatic m1911 colt pistol was unable to satisfy. This is in a string of documents where they are inspecting m1917s to be sold to nra members immediately after. Us ww1 m1917 military pistol revolver lanyard ebay. During world war i, the official sidearm of american forces was the m1911 government. M1917, are single shot, breech loading hand weapons. Both are very accurate at 25 yards given the fixed sights. As there is a browning 1917 water cooled machine gun it should be after the 1st world war, the gun is an anachronism as the movie took place during pershings time in mexico mar 14,1916 to feb 07.
Colt m1917 revolver colt had produced a revolver for the u. The timetested m1917 is still a sweet shooter, even 100 years on. Colt redesigned its m1909 revolver and the m1917 was born. This is a discussion on colt 1917 revolver within the handguns forums, part of the gun forum category. Feb 01, 2020 shooting a revolver is similar to shooting other handguns, except for loading and cocking it. All,i thought members of might like to see a picture i took for another forum, as it has a relation to the thompson, and incorporates some of my other manuals. Everything leads me to believe it is a post wwi commercial example built on a military m1917 frame. The m1917 fired the same round as the m1911 and filled the combat gaps that werent able to procure the more desirable m1911s. There were two variations of the m1917, one made by colt and the other made by. Jun 02, 2016 the classic american m1917 revolver was a much needed answer to a very evident problem. I have also had many copies in the past of fm 236, which was published in two versions during wwii for the m1917 rifle. Edward ed mcgivern was a famous exhibition shooter, shooting instructor and author of the book fast and fancy revolver shooting. Its the oldest book on handgun shooting ive found so far in my. The colt m1917 revolver was created to supplement insufficient stocks of.
The m1917 revolver formally united states revolver, caliber. One of the things i don not like about the colt is the trigger has a two stage feel in double action and the single action pull is heavy compared to any other revolver, including other colts. The armorer offers you a colt automatic pistol, caliber. A perfect example of this is the world war i perennial. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. He was the nicest guy you could ever meet but he had been in several gunfights and is the designer of the jordan grips, the jordan holster and for whom the jordan trooper was named after. Shooting a revolver is similar to shooting other handguns, except for loading and cocking it. M1917 browning machine gun the movie opens with a bank robbery near our border with mexico. It is well written, profusely color illustrated and just a great book. Afterwards, it was primarily used by secondary and nondeployed troops. For many years the m1917 has been basically ignored by collectors and shooters in favor of its more popular cousin, the m1903, usually. Each is provided with a cylinder having six chambers arranged about a central axis so that six shots may be fired before reloading is necessary. Standing in the shadow of the 1911, m1 garand or m16 thats understandable. Used by us military forces from world war i up through world war ii.
M1917 rifle manuals posted in the firearm manual and book forum. Nevertheless, theyre still sought after by collectors and people who like to shoot old guns. This book provides a history of the rifle, the manufacturers, and various rebuilds and markings these magnificent old rifles collected over the last 100 years. Im also posting it here in case anyone might have more information regarding my m1917 short rifle. The colt new service is a large frame, large caliber, doubleaction revolver made by colt from 1898 until 1941. The classic american m1917 revolver was a much needed answer to a very evident problem. Once youve loaded it, grip the revolver and support it with your nondominant hand to help distribute the recoil. Over 300,000 m1917 revolvers were issued to frontline troops in wwi. Page 1 it is impossible to hold the arm perfectly still, but each time the line of sight is directed on the point of aim a slight additional pressure is applied to the trigger until the piece is finally discharged at one of the moments when the sights are correctly aligned upon the mark. Ed mcgiverns book of fast and fancy revolver shooting. I found them to have a long rough double action pull. Mcgivern also performed extensive research into handgun shooting, particularly with the doubleaction revolver. Even in wwi, andrew from archival research group found more m1917s failed than low number m1903s.
My model 1903 colt new army revolver bears his inspector initials of jtt at the top of the frame, just above and behind the cylinder on the left side. The m1917 revolver, formally united states revolver, caliber. Both companies revolvers utilized halfmoon clips to extract the rimless. Ed mcgivern is renowned as one of the greatest handgunners that ever lived. A great film and book, too, but accuracy can be sought and attained, so get it right. When i used the ladder sight, i had to use the 300 yard setting to hit the black.
After, it was primarily used by secondary and nondeployed troops. A target model, shooting master and deluxe target model were offered. M1917 rifle manuals the firearm manual and book forum. To load a revolver, youll need to open the cylinder, load a round into each chamber, and push the cylinder back in until it clicks. Revolvers arent the first thing that come to mind when i think about military guns. The colt model m1917 revolver, based on their 1909 new service model revolver is an altogether different gun based on the same conceptbut that is another article.