SOLD US WW1 SMITH & WESSON M-1917 REVOLVER….1st CONTRACT RUN…VERY EARLY PRODUCTION #2172…..11/10/1917

IN 96+% ORIGINAL CONDITION, WE HAVE A SCARCE VERY EARLY PRODUCTION 4 DIGIT  WW1 ISSUED S&W M-1917 SERVICE REVOLVER IN 45 ACP.  THE GUN IS ALL MATCHING WITH A NICE BORE AND HAS  VERY ATTRACTIVE GRIPS. THIS IS THE VERY EARLY TYPE WITH THE GROOVED HAMMER THAT WAS CHANGED OUT ON LATER GUNS TO THE NORMAL FINISH AT THE REQUEST OF THE ORDNANCE DEPT. THAT WAS ONE SHORTCUT THAT DID NOT FLY!    I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT THESE WERE BETTER HANDLING THAN THE COLTS.  WE SEE MANY MORE COLTS THAN THE SMITH’S SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ONE OF THESE THIS IS A TOP EXAMPLE.  THESE EARLY PRODUCTION GUNS ARE SCARCE IN ANY CONDITION!