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The '''M1917 Revolver''' refers to two .45 ACP revolvers with the same designation used by the United States during World War I. During World War I, the official sidearm of American forces was the [[M1911|M1911 Government .45 Automatic]], however supply shortages forced the U.S. Army to ask two major gun manufacturers, [[Colt]] and [[Smith & Wesson]], to each update their existing commercial heavy frame revolvers and build a version that could be fielded as a supplement to the standard M1911. | |||
The '''M1917 Revolver''' | |||
Colt already had an offering to the military, their M1909 heavy revolver, but it was chambered for the antiquated .45 Long Colt round. They re-chambered the revolver for the newly adopted .45 ACP round (calling the commercial variant "the [[Colt New Service]] Revolver"). Smith & Wesson re-chambered their own [[Smith_%26_Wesson_44_Hand_Ejector_Series#44_Smith_.26_Wesson_2ND_Model_.281915-1940.29|Second Model .44 Hand Ejector]] revolver as well. | Colt already had an offering to the military, their M1909 heavy revolver, but it was chambered for the antiquated .45 Long Colt round. They re-chambered the revolver for the newly adopted .45 ACP round (calling the commercial variant "the [[Colt New Service]] Revolver"). Smith & Wesson re-chambered their own [[Smith_%26_Wesson_44_Hand_Ejector_Series#44_Smith_.26_Wesson_2ND_Model_.281915-1940.29|Second Model .44 Hand Ejector]] revolver as well. Thus there are two versions of the Model 1917 revolver that are externally very similar, one built by Colt and one built by Smith & Wesson. | ||
Smith & Wesson continued the M1917 with the Model of 1950, later renamed [[Smith & Wesson Model 22]] and [[Smith & Wesson Model 25]]. | |||
The .45 ACP was a rimless round, and thus the revolvers required half (or full) moon clips to load the cartridges. | |||
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==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
*Weight: 2.5 lb (1.1 kg) (Colt) | *Weight: 2.5 lb (1.1 kg) (Colt), 2.25 lb (1 kg) (S&W) | ||
*Length: 10.8 in (274 mm) | *Length: 10.8 in (274 mm) | ||
*Barrel length: 5.5 in (140 mm) | *Barrel length: 5.5 in (140 mm) | ||
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*Action: double action, solid frame with swing-out cylinder | *Action: double action, solid frame with swing-out cylinder | ||
*Muzzle velocity: 760 ft/s ( 231.7 m/s) | *Muzzle velocity: 760 ft/s ( 231.7 m/s) | ||
*Feed system: six-round cylinder, loaded singly or with two three-round half-moon clips | *Feed system: six-round cylinder, loaded singly (.45 Auto Rim) or with two three-round half-moon clips (.45 ACP) | ||
*Sights: blade front sight, notched rear sight | *Sights: blade front sight, notched rear sight | ||
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=Smith & Wesson M1917 Revolver= | |||
[[File:S&W-Model-1917.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Smith & Wesson M1917 Revolver (Military issue with lanyard ring) - .45 ACP. Note the ejector-rod socket, common of a S&W revolver. Also note the S&W style cylinder release latch and half-moon front sight. These are the most easily distinguishable external differences between the Colt and S&W versions.]] | |||
==Film== | ==Film== | ||
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| ''[[The Heart of Humanity]]'' || [[William Stowell]] || John Patricia || || 1918 | |||
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| ''[[The Big Parade]]'' || || American officers || || 1925 | |||
|- | |||
|''[[All the King's Men (1949)|All the King's Men]]''||||police officer||||1949 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Paths of Glory]]'' || [[Kirk Douglas]] || Colonel Dax || || 1957 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Farewell, Friend]]'' || [[Alain Delon]] || Dino Barran || || 1968 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Farewell, Friend]]'' || [[Charles Bronson]] || Franz Propp || || 1968 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Farewell, Friend]]'' || [[Olga Georges-Picot]] || Isabelle Moreau || || 1968 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia]]'' || [[Kris Kristofferson]] || A biker || || 1974 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Great Gatsby, The (1974)|The Great Gatsby]]'' || [[Scott Wilson]] || George Wilson || || 1974 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' || [[Harrison Ford]] || Indiana Jones || Shortened || 1981 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Batman (1989)]]'' || [[Jack Palance]] || Carl Grissom || || 1989 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Last Man Standing]]'' || || Thugs || || 1996 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Newton Boys, The|The Newton Boys]]'' || [[Vincent D'Onofrio]] || Dock Newton || || 1998 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Newton Boys, The|The Newton Boys]]'' || [[Dwight Yoakam]] || Brentwood Glasscock || || 1998 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[American Soldiers: A Day in Iraq]]'' || || Iraqi police officer || || 2005 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[All the King's Men (2006)]]'' || [[Mark Ruffalo]] || Dr. Adam Stanton || || 2006 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Spirit, The|The Spirit]]'' || [[Eva Mendes]] || Sand Saref || || 2008 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[The Good, the Bad, the Weird]]'' || [[Jung Woo-sung]] || Park Do-won || || 2008 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[The Good, the Bad, the Weird]]'' || || Henchman || || 2008 | |||
|- | |||
|''[[Fury (2014)|Fury]]''||[[Brad Pitt]]||Staff Sergeant Don "Wardaddy" Collier|| ||2014 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Fury (2014)|Fury]]'' ||[[Logan Lerman]]|| Norman Ellison|| M3A1 ||2014 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Hacksaw Ridge]]'' || [[Hugo Weaving]] || Tom Doss || || 2016 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Hacksaw Ridge]]'' || [[Andrew Garfield]] || Desmond Doss || || 2016 | |||
|- | |||
|''[[The Highwaymen]]''||[[Kevin Costner]]||Frank Hamer|| ||2019 | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==Television== | ==Television== | ||
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|- | |||
| ''[[Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, The|The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]'' || [[James Handy]] || Det. Frank Brady || Ep. "Spring Break Adventure" || 1992-1994 | |||
|} | |||
==Video Games== | ==Video Games== | ||
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| ''[[BloodRayne]]'' || W&S 1917 || || 2002 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault]]'' || || || 2004 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth]]'' || || || 2005 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Sniper Elite III]]'' || || || 2014 | |||
|- | |||
|''[[Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 ]]'' || "S&W Revolver" || || 2015 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Rising Storm 2: Vietnam]]'' || || || 2017 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Enlisted]]'' || || Smith & Wesson M1917 || 2021 | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
=Colt M1917 Revolver= | |||
[[File:ColtModel1917ArmyEx.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Colt M1917 Revolver (Military issue with lanyard ring) - .45 ACP. Note the unsupported ejector rod - common of Colt revolvers of the period, as well as the Colt-style cylinder release latch and blade front sight. Smooth walnut grips were used on all WWI issue Model 1917 specimens]] | |||
==Film== | |||
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|- | |||
|rowspan=2|''[[Journey's End (1930)|Journey's End]]''|| [[Colin Clive]] || Capt. Denis Stanhope || ||rowspan=2|1930 | |||
|- | |||
||Ian Maclaren || Lt. Osborne || | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Gun Crazy]]'' || [[John Dall]] || Bart Tare || || 1950 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Halls of Montezuma]]'' || [[Reginald Gardner]] || Sgt. Johnson || With pearl grips, in shoulder holster || 1951 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Amphibian Man (Chelovek-Amfibiya)]]'' || [[Mikhail Medvedev]] || Zurita's boatswain || || 1961 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[The Oil Prince]]'' || [[Stole Arandjelovic]] || Prince's henchman || || 1965 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[El Dorado]]'' ||[[Robert Mitchum]]|| Sheriff J.P. Harran || Modified to look like a Colt SAA || 1967 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Battles Without Honor and Humanity]]'' || [[Hiroshi Hatano]] || Police || || 1973 | |||
|- | |||
|''[[Mulholland Falls]]''||[[Michael Madsen]]|| Det. Eddie Hall || || 1996 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[The Mummy]]'' || [[Cory Johnson]] || Mr. Daniels || Two revolvers || 1999 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'' || [[Neal McDonough]] || Timothy "Dum Dum" Dugan || || 2011 | |||
|- | |||
| ''Rust'' || [[Alec Baldwin]] ||Harland Rust || film indefinitely suspended production || N/A | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==Television== | |||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor''' | |||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Air Date''' | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=2|''[[Fantômas (1980)|Fantômas]]'' || [[Jacques Dufilho]] || Inspecteur Juve || rowspan=2|Ep.2 || rowspan=2|1980 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Jean-Paul Zehnacker]] || Lupart | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Tales from the Crypt]]''||[[Eric Douglas]] || Lt. Kalthrob || episode: "Yellow" (S3E14) || 1991 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[The Lost Battalion]]'' || [[Jay Rodan]] || Lt. Leak || || 2001 | |||
|- | |||
|''[[Agent Carter - Season 1|Agent Carter]]''||[[Neal McDonough]]||Timothy "Dum Dum" Dugan|| "The Iron Ceiling" (S01E05)||2015 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Westworld]]'' || [[Ben Barnes]] || Logan || || 2016 | |||
|- | |||
|''[[Man in the High Castle, The - Season 3|The Man in the High Castle - Season 3]]''||[[Jason Beaudoin]]||Griggs||||2018 | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==Video Games== | |||
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF | |||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Game Title''' | |||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Appears as''' | |||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|''' Release Date''' | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine]]'' || || || 1999 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' || "M1917 Colt" || Added in v2.2 (2009) || 2007 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[ State of Decay]]'' ||"M1917" || || 2013 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Heroes & Generals]]'' || || || 2016 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[State of Decay 2]]'' || || || 2018 | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Beyond The Wire]]'' || "Colt M1917" |||| 2022 | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==Animation== | |||
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF | |||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Title''' | |||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Voice Actor''' | |||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="350"|'''Notation''' | |||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|''' Date''' | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[What If...? - Season 1]]'' || [[Neal McDonough]] || Timothy "Dum Dum" Dugan||holstered; "What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?" (S1E01) || 2021 | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
<br clear=all> | <br clear=all> | ||
==See Also== | |||
* [[Smith & Wesson]] - A list of all firearms manufactured by Smith & Wesson. | |||
* [[Colt's Manufacturing Company]] - A list of all firearms manufactured by Colt. | |||
[[Category:Gun]] | [[Category:Gun]] | ||
[[Category:Revolver]] | [[Category:Revolver]] |
Latest revision as of 23:38, 7 September 2023
The M1917 Revolver refers to two .45 ACP revolvers with the same designation used by the United States during World War I. During World War I, the official sidearm of American forces was the M1911 Government .45 Automatic, however supply shortages forced the U.S. Army to ask two major gun manufacturers, Colt and Smith & Wesson, to each update their existing commercial heavy frame revolvers and build a version that could be fielded as a supplement to the standard M1911.
Colt already had an offering to the military, their M1909 heavy revolver, but it was chambered for the antiquated .45 Long Colt round. They re-chambered the revolver for the newly adopted .45 ACP round (calling the commercial variant "the Colt New Service Revolver"). Smith & Wesson re-chambered their own Second Model .44 Hand Ejector revolver as well. Thus there are two versions of the Model 1917 revolver that are externally very similar, one built by Colt and one built by Smith & Wesson.
Smith & Wesson continued the M1917 with the Model of 1950, later renamed Smith & Wesson Model 22 and Smith & Wesson Model 25.
The .45 ACP was a rimless round, and thus the revolvers required half (or full) moon clips to load the cartridges.
The M1917 Revolver and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Specifications
- Weight: 2.5 lb (1.1 kg) (Colt), 2.25 lb (1 kg) (S&W)
- Length: 10.8 in (274 mm)
- Barrel length: 5.5 in (140 mm)
- Cartridge: .45 ACP, .45 Auto Rim
- Action: double action, solid frame with swing-out cylinder
- Muzzle velocity: 760 ft/s ( 231.7 m/s)
- Feed system: six-round cylinder, loaded singly (.45 Auto Rim) or with two three-round half-moon clips (.45 ACP)
- Sights: blade front sight, notched rear sight
Smith & Wesson M1917 Revolver
Film
Television
Show Title | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | James Handy | Det. Frank Brady | Ep. "Spring Break Adventure" | 1992-1994 |
Video Games
Game Title | Appears as | Notation | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|
BloodRayne | W&S 1917 | 2002 | |
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault | 2004 | ||
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth | 2005 | ||
Sniper Elite III | 2014 | ||
Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 | "S&W Revolver" | 2015 | |
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam | 2017 | ||
Enlisted | Smith & Wesson M1917 | 2021 |
Colt M1917 Revolver
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Journey's End | Colin Clive | Capt. Denis Stanhope | 1930 | |
Ian Maclaren | Lt. Osborne | |||
Gun Crazy | John Dall | Bart Tare | 1950 | |
Halls of Montezuma | Reginald Gardner | Sgt. Johnson | With pearl grips, in shoulder holster | 1951 |
Amphibian Man (Chelovek-Amfibiya) | Mikhail Medvedev | Zurita's boatswain | 1961 | |
The Oil Prince | Stole Arandjelovic | Prince's henchman | 1965 | |
El Dorado | Robert Mitchum | Sheriff J.P. Harran | Modified to look like a Colt SAA | 1967 |
Battles Without Honor and Humanity | Hiroshi Hatano | Police | 1973 | |
Mulholland Falls | Michael Madsen | Det. Eddie Hall | 1996 | |
The Mummy | Cory Johnson | Mr. Daniels | Two revolvers | 1999 |
Captain America: The First Avenger | Neal McDonough | Timothy "Dum Dum" Dugan | 2011 | |
Rust | Alec Baldwin | Harland Rust | film indefinitely suspended production | N/A |
Television
Show Title | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fantômas | Jacques Dufilho | Inspecteur Juve | Ep.2 | 1980 |
Jean-Paul Zehnacker | Lupart | |||
Tales from the Crypt | Eric Douglas | Lt. Kalthrob | episode: "Yellow" (S3E14) | 1991 |
The Lost Battalion | Jay Rodan | Lt. Leak | 2001 | |
Agent Carter | Neal McDonough | Timothy "Dum Dum" Dugan | "The Iron Ceiling" (S01E05) | 2015 |
Westworld | Ben Barnes | Logan | 2016 | |
The Man in the High Castle - Season 3 | Jason Beaudoin | Griggs | 2018 |
Video Games
Game Title | Appears as | Notation | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine | 1999 | ||
Forgotten Hope 2 | "M1917 Colt" | Added in v2.2 (2009) | 2007 |
State of Decay | "M1917" | 2013 | |
Heroes & Generals | 2016 | ||
State of Decay 2 | 2018 | ||
Beyond The Wire | "Colt M1917" | 2022 |
Animation
Title | Voice Actor | Characters | Notation | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
What If...? - Season 1 | Neal McDonough | Timothy "Dum Dum" Dugan | holstered; "What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?" (S1E01) | 2021 |
See Also
- Smith & Wesson - A list of all firearms manufactured by Smith & Wesson.
- Colt's Manufacturing Company - A list of all firearms manufactured by Colt.