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==Film==
==Film==
* [[Kris Kristofferson]] as a biker in ''[[Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia]]'' (1974)
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* Mr. Daniels ([[Cory Johnson]]) carries and uses two [[M1917 Revolver#|Colt New Service]] revolvers in ''[[The Mummy]]'' (1999) '''(Colt)'''
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* [[Liam Neeson]] as Michael Collins in ''[[Michael Collins]]'' (1996) '''(Colt)'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Title'''
* [[Brendan Gleeson]] as Liam Tobin in ''[[Michael Collins]]'' (1996) '''(Colt)'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
* Bonnie Parker [[Faye Dunaway]]), Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty), and Frank Hamer ([[Denver Pyle]]) use [[Colt New Service]] revolvers in Arthur Penn's [[Bonnie and Clyde]] (1967). '''(Colt)'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
* Indiana Jones ([[Harrison Ford]]) uses a shortened S&W M1917 in [[Raiders of the Lost Ark]] (1981). '''(S&W)'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
* [[John Dall]] as Bart Tare in ''[[Gun Crazy]]'' (1947) '''(Colt)'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
* [[Kirk Douglas]] as Colonel Dax in ''[[Paths of Glory]]'' (1957) '''(Colt)'''
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* [[Bruce Cabot]] as Jack Driscoll in ''[[King Kong]]'' (1933) '''(Colt)'''
| ''[[King Kong]]'' || [[Bruce Cabot]] || Jack Driscoll || Colt || 1933
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| ''[[Gun Crazy]]'' || [[John Dall]] || Bart Tare || Colt || 1947
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| ''[[Paths of Glory]]'' || [[Kirk Douglas]] || Colonel Dax || Colt || 1957
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| ''[[Bonnie and Clyde]]'' || [[Faye Dunaway]] || Bonnie Parker || Colt || 1967
|-
| ''[[Bonnie and Clyde]]'' || [[Warren Beatty]] || Clyde Barrow || Colt || 1967
|-
| ''[[Bonnie and Clyde]]'' || [[Denver Pyle]] || Frank Hamer || Colt || 1967
|-
| ''[[Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia]]'' || [[Kris Kristofferson]] || A biker || || 1974
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| ''[[Great Gatsby, The|The Great Gatsby]]'' || [[Scott Wilson]] || George Wilson || S&W || 1974
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| ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' || [[Harrison Ford]] || Indiana Jones || Shortened S&W || 1981
|-
| ''[[Batman (1989)]]'' || [[Jack Palance]] || Carl Grissom || S&W || 1989
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| ''[[Michael Collins]]'' || [[Liam Neeson]] || Michael Collins || Colt || 1996
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| ''[[Michael Collins]]'' || [[Brendan Gleeson]] || Liam Tobin || Colt || 1996
|-
| ''[[Last Man Standing]]'' || || Thugs || S&W || 1996
|-
| ''[[Newton Boys, The|The Newton Boys]]'' || [[Vincent D'Onofrio]] || Dock Newton || S&W || 1998
|-
| ''[[Newton Boys, The|The Newton Boys]]'' || [[Dwight Yoakam]] || Brentwood Glasscock || S&W || 1998
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| ''[[The Mummy]]'' || [[Cory Johnson]] || Mr. Daniels || Two Colt revolvers || 1999
|-
| ''[[American Soldiers: A Day in Iraq]]'' || || Iraqi police officer || S&W || 2005
|-
| ''[[All the King's Men (2006)]]'' || [[Mark Ruffalo]] || Dr. Adam Stanton || S&W || 2006
|-
| ''[[Spirit, The|The Spirit]]'' || [[Eva Mendes]] || Sand Saref || || 2008
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| ''[[Good, the Bad, the Weird, The|The Good, the Bad, the Weird]]'' || [[Jung Woo-sung]] || The Good || Colt || 2008
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|}
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==Television==
==Television==
* [[Jay Rodan]] as Lt. Leak in ''[[The Lost Battalion]]'' (2001) '''(Colt)'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Air Date'''
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| ''[[Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, The|The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]'' || [[James Handy]] || Det. Frank Brady || S&W; Ep. "Spring Break Adventure" || 1992-1994
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| ''[[The Lost Battalion]]'' || [[Jay Rodan]] || Lt. Leak || Colt || 2001
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|}
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==Video Games==
==Video Games==
 
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* ''[[Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth]]'' '''(S&W)'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Game Title'''
* ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' '''(Colt)'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Appears as'''
 
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="400"|'''Notation'''
* ''[[Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb]]'' '''(Colt)'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|''' Release Date'''
 
|-
* ''[[L.A. Noire]]'' '''(Colt)'''
| ''[[Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine]]'' || || Colt || 1999
 
|-
* ''[[Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault]]'' '''(Colt)'''
| ''[[Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb]]'' || || Colt || 2003
 
|-
 
| ''[[Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault]]'' || || Colt || 2004
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| ''[[Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth]]'' || || S&W || 2005
|-
| ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' || || Colt || 2005
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Revision as of 18:02, 26 June 2012

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Smith & Wesson M1917 Revolver (Military issue with lanyard ring) - .45 ACP. Note the ejector-rod socket, common of a Smith revolver. Also note the S&W style cylinder release latch. These are the only easily distinguishable external differences between the Colt and S&W versions.
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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.

The M1917 Revolver was a six shot revolver, chambered for the .45 ACP round - a rimless round that required half (or full) moon clips to load the cartridges. During World War One, the official side arm of American forces was 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 revolver and each 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.

They (or a variation thereof) can be seen in the following:

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 or with two three-round half-moon clips
  • Sights: blade front sight, notched rear sight


Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
King Kong Bruce Cabot Jack Driscoll Colt 1933
Gun Crazy John Dall Bart Tare Colt 1947
Paths of Glory Kirk Douglas Colonel Dax Colt 1957
Bonnie and Clyde Faye Dunaway Bonnie Parker Colt 1967
Bonnie and Clyde Warren Beatty Clyde Barrow Colt 1967
Bonnie and Clyde Denver Pyle Frank Hamer Colt 1967
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia Kris Kristofferson A biker 1974
The Great Gatsby Scott Wilson George Wilson S&W 1974
Raiders of the Lost Ark Harrison Ford Indiana Jones Shortened S&W 1981
Batman (1989) Jack Palance Carl Grissom S&W 1989
Michael Collins Liam Neeson Michael Collins Colt 1996
Michael Collins Brendan Gleeson Liam Tobin Colt 1996
Last Man Standing Thugs S&W 1996
The Newton Boys Vincent D'Onofrio Dock Newton S&W 1998
The Newton Boys Dwight Yoakam Brentwood Glasscock S&W 1998
The Mummy Cory Johnson Mr. Daniels Two Colt revolvers 1999
American Soldiers: A Day in Iraq Iraqi police officer S&W 2005
All the King's Men (2006) Mark Ruffalo Dr. Adam Stanton S&W 2006
The Spirit Eva Mendes Sand Saref 2008
The Good, the Bad, the Weird Jung Woo-sung The Good Colt 2008


Television

Show Title Actor Character Note Air Date
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles James Handy Det. Frank Brady S&W; Ep. "Spring Break Adventure" 1992-1994
The Lost Battalion Jay Rodan Lt. Leak Colt 2001


Video Games

Game Title Appears as Notation Release Date
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine Colt 1999
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb Colt 2003
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault Colt 2004
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth S&W 2005
Forgotten Hope 2 Colt 2005


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