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M1917 Revolver
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.
Smith & Wesson continued the M1917 with the Model of 1950, later renamed Smith & Wesson Model 22 and Smith & Wesson Model 25.
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 or with two three-round half-moon clips
- Sights: blade front sight, notched rear sight
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journey's End | Colin Clive | Capt. Denis Stanhope | Colt | 1930 |
| Ian Maclaren | Lt. Osborne | Colt | ||
| Gun Crazy | John Dall | Bart Tare | Colt | 1950 |
| Halls of Montezuma | Reginald Gardner | Sgt. Johnson | Colt with pearl grips, in shoulder holster | 1951 |
| Paths of Glory | Kirk Douglas | Colonel Dax | S&W | 1957 |
| Amphibian Man (Chelovek-Amfibiya) | Mikhail Medvedev | Zurita's boatswain | Colt | 1961 |
| El Dorado | Robert Mitchum | Sheriff J.P. Harran | Colt Model 1917 modified to look like a Colt SAA | 1967 |
| Farewell, Friend | Alain Delon | Dino Barran | S&W | 1968 |
| Farewell, Friend | Charles Bronson | Franz Propp | S&W | 1968 |
| Farewell, Friend | Olga Georges-Picot | Isabelle Moreau | S&W | 1968 |
| Battles Without Honor and Humanity | Hiroshi Hatano | Police | 1973 | |
| Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia | Kris Kristofferson | A biker | S&W | 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 |
| Mulholland Falls | Michael Madsen | Det. Eddie Hall | 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 | S&W | 2008 |
| The Good, the Bad, the Weird | Jung Woo-sung | Park Do-won | S&W | 2008 |
| The Good, the Bad, the Weird | Henchman | S&W | 2008 | |
| Captain America: The First Avenger | Neal McDonough | Timothy "Dum Dum" Dugan | Colt | 2011 |
| Fury | Brad Pitt | Staff Sergeant Don "Wardaddy" Collier | S&W | 2014 |
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 |
| Westworld | Ben Barnes | Logan | Colt | 2016 |
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 | S&W | 2004 | |
| Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth | S&W | 2005 | |
| Forgotten Hope 2 | Colt | 2005 | |
| Sniper Elite III | S&W | 2014 |
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.