New addition, Colt Model 1917 revolver
Received a call Friday, just before leaving work, from a friend and employee at a local sporting goods/hardware store. Asked if I was still messing with old Army guns and if so meet him at address...
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Francis, It's a very nice 1917 Colt revolver and a fun gun to shoot. It barely moves when you fire it and it always draws peoples attention when you do. A true "war horse "from WW1. Thanks for...
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Joe, thanks for the reply, it should be refeshing to shoot something other than semi's for a change. After rooting around in the gun room, found a box of GI match ammo. So may go to the range next...
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very nice pistol. i'm still looking for one at the right price. most of them i run into are way overpriced & in bad shape
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that is a great example of this model , is it shouldered for the 45acp-will it hold and headspace the round without the moon clips ? early ones werent later they were , its a really fun handgun at the...
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The bore and chambers need a good cleaning, but are no problems either.Checked the military serial number and it dates June, 1918.The chambers are shouldered for acp. VIS"Even a Blind Hog sometimes...
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I like it, nice!! What do you think of the finish?
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I think the finish looks good. It appears unissued. Many were surplused in 1920 and this looks like one of them. Compare it to my current example (I've owned about a dozen over the years, always...
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FH,The finish is certainly not Colt commercial. Let's call it a "war finish", definitely has machining marks that were not polished out. The last owner did not store it properly and there are a couple...
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Mighty handsome pistol. On my short list of firearms to own.
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