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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 rechambered the revolver for the newly adopted .45 acp round (calling the commercial variant "the Colt New service Revolver"). Smith & Wesson rechambered 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:
Film
- Mr. Daniels (Cory Johnson) carries and uses two Colt New Service revolvers in The Mummy
- Used by Liam Neeson as Michael Collins in Michael Collins (Colt New Service Revolver)
- Brendan Gleeson as Liam Tobin in Michael Collins (Colt New Service Revolver)
- After the Barrow Gang subdues Frank Hamer (Denver Pyle), Bonnie (Faye Dunaway) plays with his Colt New Service in Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde.
Television
Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) uses a S&W M-1917 in Raiders of the Lost Ark and he also uses a Colt M-1917 in the beginning of Temple of Doom.