Smith and Wesson M1917 Revolver
name: label: maker
content: Smith & Wesson
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: When the U.S. entered World War I, the semiautomatic M1911 Pistol was the standard military sidearm. The Army asked manufacturers to produce revolvers that could fire the .45 ACP ammo used in the M1911. Smith & Wesson based their M1917 on their Second Model .44 Hand Ejector Revolver. They patented half-moon clips to hold the rimless .45 ACP ammo securely and eject empty cartridges from the cylinder. The Army persuaded Smith & Wesson to allow Colt and others to use the half-moon clips due to the wartime emergency.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.69017M
label: catalog number
content: 69017M
label: accession number
content: 261907
label: serial number
content: 86642
objectType: label: Object Name
content: revolver
label: Object Name
content: revolver, centerfire
label: Other Terms
content: revolver; Firearms; Army; Center Fire; .45 In; Rifled; Staff Officer; 2G; Da
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 5/8 in x 5 3/4 in x 1 5/8 in; 26.9875 cm x 14.605 cm x 4.1275 cm