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− | The '''M1917 Revolver''' refers to two | + | The '''M1917 Revolver''' refers to two .45 ACP revolvers with the same designation used by the United States during World War I. During World War I, the official sidearm of American forces was the [[M1911|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 revolvers and 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 [[Smith_%26_Wesson_44_Hand_Ejector_Series#44_Smith_.26_Wesson_2ND_Model_.281915-1940.29|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. | 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 [[Smith_%26_Wesson_44_Hand_Ejector_Series#44_Smith_.26_Wesson_2ND_Model_.281915-1940.29|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]]. | Smith & Wesson continued the M1917 with the Model of 1950, later renamed [[Smith & Wesson Model 22]] and [[Smith & Wesson Model 25]]. | ||
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+ | The .45 ACP was a rimless round, and thus the revolvers required half (or full) moon clips to load the cartridges. | ||
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+ | | ''[[The Heart of Humanity]]'' || [[William Stowell]] || John Patricia || || 1918 | ||
+ | |- | ||
| ''[[The Big Parade]]'' || || American officers || || 1925 | | ''[[The Big Parade]]'' || || American officers || || 1925 | ||
− | |- | + | |- |
+ | |''[[All the King's Men (1949)|All the King's Men]]''||||police officer||||1949 | ||
+ | |- | ||
| ''[[Paths of Glory]]'' || [[Kirk Douglas]] || Colonel Dax || || 1957 | | ''[[Paths of Glory]]'' || [[Kirk Douglas]] || Colonel Dax || || 1957 | ||
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| ''[[Great Gatsby, The (1974)|The Great Gatsby]]'' || [[Scott Wilson]] || George Wilson || || 1974 | | ''[[Great Gatsby, The (1974)|The Great Gatsby]]'' || [[Scott Wilson]] || George Wilson || || 1974 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' || [[Harrison Ford]] || Indiana Jones || Shortened | + | | ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' || [[Harrison Ford]] || Indiana Jones || Shortened || 1981 |
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Batman (1989)]]'' || [[Jack Palance]] || Carl Grissom || || 1989 | | ''[[Batman (1989)]]'' || [[Jack Palance]] || Carl Grissom || || 1989 | ||
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| ''[[The Good, the Bad, the Weird]]'' || || Henchman || || 2008 | | ''[[The Good, the Bad, the Weird]]'' || || Henchman || || 2008 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |''[[Fury (2014)|Fury]]''||[[Brad Pitt]]||Staff Sergeant Don "Wardaddy" Collier|| | + | |''[[Fury (2014)|Fury]]''||[[Brad Pitt]]||Staff Sergeant Don "Wardaddy" Collier|| ||2014 |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Fury (2014)|Fury]]'' ||[[Logan Lerman]]|| Norman Ellison|| M3A1 ||2014 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Hacksaw Ridge]]'' || [[Hugo Weaving]] || Tom Doss || || 2016 | | ''[[Hacksaw Ridge]]'' || [[Hugo Weaving]] || Tom Doss || || 2016 | ||
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| ''[[Hacksaw Ridge]]'' || [[Andrew Garfield]] || Desmond Doss || || 2016 | | ''[[Hacksaw Ridge]]'' || [[Andrew Garfield]] || Desmond Doss || || 2016 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |''[[The Highwaymen]]''||[[Kevin Costner]]||Frank Hamer|| | + | |''[[The Highwaymen]]''||[[Kevin Costner]]||Frank Hamer|| ||2019 |
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Air Date''' | !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Air Date''' | ||
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− | | ''[[Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, The|The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]'' || [[James Handy]] || Det. Frank Brady || | + | | ''[[Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, The|The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]'' || [[James Handy]] || Det. Frank Brady || Ep. "Spring Break Adventure" || 1992-1994 |
|} | |} | ||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Game Title''' | !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Game Title''' | ||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Appears as''' | !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Appears as''' | ||
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| ''[[Sniper Elite III]]'' || || || 2014 | | ''[[Sniper Elite III]]'' || || || 2014 | ||
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+ | | ''[[Rising Storm 2: Vietnam]]'' || || || 2017 | ||
|} | |} | ||
=Colt M1917 Revolver= | =Colt M1917 Revolver= | ||
− | [[File:ColtModel1917ArmyEx. | + | [[File:ColtModel1917ArmyEx.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Colt M1917 Revolver (Military issue with lanyard ring) - .45 ACP. Note the unsupported ejector rod - common of Colt revolvers of the period, as well as the Colt-style cylinder release latch and blade front sight. Smooth walnut grips were used on all WWI issue Model 1917 specimens]] |
==Film== | ==Film== | ||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date''' | !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date''' | ||
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− | |rowspan=2|''[[Journey's End (1930)|Journey's End]]''|| [[Colin Clive]] || Capt. Denis Stanhope || | + | |rowspan=2|''[[Journey's End (1930)|Journey's End]]''|| [[Colin Clive]] || Capt. Denis Stanhope || ||rowspan=2|1930 |
|- | |- | ||
− | ||Ian Maclaren || Lt. Osborne || | + | ||Ian Maclaren || Lt. Osborne || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''[[Gun Crazy]]'' || [[John Dall]] || Bart Tare || | + | | ''[[Gun Crazy]]'' || [[John Dall]] || Bart Tare || || 1950 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''[[Halls of Montezuma]]'' || [[Reginald Gardner]] || Sgt. Johnson || | + | | ''[[Halls of Montezuma]]'' || [[Reginald Gardner]] || Sgt. Johnson || With pearl grips, in shoulder holster || 1951 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''[[Amphibian Man (Chelovek-Amfibiya)]]'' || [[Mikhail Medvedev]] || Zurita's boatswain || | + | | ''[[Amphibian Man (Chelovek-Amfibiya)]]'' || [[Mikhail Medvedev]] || Zurita's boatswain || || 1961 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''[[The Oil Prince]]'' || [[Stole Arandjelovic]] || Prince's henchman || | + | | ''[[The Oil Prince]]'' || [[Stole Arandjelovic]] || Prince's henchman || || 1965 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''[[El Dorado]]'' ||[[Robert Mitchum]]|| Sheriff J.P. Harran || | + | | ''[[El Dorado]]'' ||[[Robert Mitchum]]|| Sheriff J.P. Harran || Modified to look like a Colt SAA || 1967 |
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Battles Without Honor and Humanity]]'' || [[Hiroshi Hatano]] || Police || || 1973 | | ''[[Battles Without Honor and Humanity]]'' || [[Hiroshi Hatano]] || Police || || 1973 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |''[[Mulholland Falls]]''||[[Michael Madsen]]|| Det. Eddie Hall || | + | |''[[Mulholland Falls]]''||[[Michael Madsen]]|| Det. Eddie Hall || || 1996 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''[[The Mummy]]'' || [[Cory Johnson]] || Mr. Daniels || Two | + | | ''[[The Mummy]]'' || [[Cory Johnson]] || Mr. Daniels || Two revolvers || 1999 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'' || [[Neal McDonough]] || Timothy "Dum Dum" Dugan || | + | | ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'' || [[Neal McDonough]] || Timothy "Dum Dum" Dugan || || 2011 |
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|} | |} | ||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character''' | !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character''' | ||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note''' | !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note''' | ||
− | !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width=" | + | !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Air Date''' |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | rowspan=2|''[[Fantômas (1980)|Fantômas]]'' || [[Jacques Dufilho]] || Inspecteur Juve || rowspan=2|Ep.2 || rowspan=2|1980 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Jean-Paul Zehnacker]] || Lupart | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Tales from the Crypt]]''||[[Eric Douglas]] || Lt. Kalthrob || episode: "Yellow" (S3E14) || 1991 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''[[The Lost Battalion]]'' || [[Jay Rodan]] || Lt. Leak || | + | | ''[[The Lost Battalion]]'' || [[Jay Rodan]] || Lt. Leak || || 2001 |
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Agent Carter - Season 1|Agent Carter]]''||[[Neal McDonough]]||Timothy "Dum Dum" Dugan|| "The Iron Ceiling" (S01E05)||2015 | |''[[Agent Carter - Season 1|Agent Carter]]''||[[Neal McDonough]]||Timothy "Dum Dum" Dugan|| "The Iron Ceiling" (S01E05)||2015 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''[[Westworld]]'' || [[Ben Barnes]] || Logan || | + | | ''[[Westworld]]'' || [[Ben Barnes]] || Logan || || 2016 |
|- | |- | ||
− | |''[[The Man in the High Castle - Season 3]]''||[[Jason Beaudoin]]||Griggs||||2018 | + | |''[[Man in the High Castle, The - Season 3|The Man in the High Castle - Season 3]]''||[[Jason Beaudoin]]||Griggs||||2018 |
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
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− | | ''[[Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine]]'' || || | + | | ''[[Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine]]'' || || || 1999 |
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− | | ''[[ | + | | ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' || "Colt M1917" || || 2007 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''[[ | + | | ''[[ State of Decay]]'' ||"M1917" || || 2013 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''[[Heroes & Generals]]'' || || | + | | ''[[Heroes & Generals]]'' || || || 2016 |
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|} | |} |
Revision as of 15:10, 3 January 2021
The M1917 Revolver refers to two .45 ACP revolvers with the same designation used by the United States during World War I. During World War I, the official sidearm of American forces was the 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 revolvers and 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 .45 ACP was a rimless round, and thus the revolvers required half (or full) moon clips to load the cartridges.
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 (.45 Auto Rim) or with two three-round half-moon clips (.45 ACP)
- Sights: blade front sight, notched rear sight
Smith & Wesson M1917 Revolver
Film
Television
Show Title | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | James Handy | Det. Frank Brady | Ep. "Spring Break Adventure" | 1992-1994 |
Video Games
Game Title | Appears as | Notation | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|
BloodRayne | W&S 1917 | 2002 | |
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault | 2004 | ||
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth | 2005 | ||
Sniper Elite III | 2014 | ||
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam | 2017 |
Colt M1917 Revolver
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Journey's End | Colin Clive | Capt. Denis Stanhope | 1930 | |
Ian Maclaren | Lt. Osborne | |||
Gun Crazy | John Dall | Bart Tare | 1950 | |
Halls of Montezuma | Reginald Gardner | Sgt. Johnson | With pearl grips, in shoulder holster | 1951 |
Amphibian Man (Chelovek-Amfibiya) | Mikhail Medvedev | Zurita's boatswain | 1961 | |
The Oil Prince | Stole Arandjelovic | Prince's henchman | 1965 | |
El Dorado | Robert Mitchum | Sheriff J.P. Harran | Modified to look like a Colt SAA | 1967 |
Battles Without Honor and Humanity | Hiroshi Hatano | Police | 1973 | |
Mulholland Falls | Michael Madsen | Det. Eddie Hall | 1996 | |
The Mummy | Cory Johnson | Mr. Daniels | Two revolvers | 1999 |
Captain America: The First Avenger | Neal McDonough | Timothy "Dum Dum" Dugan | 2011 |
Television
Show Title | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fantômas | Jacques Dufilho | Inspecteur Juve | Ep.2 | 1980 |
Jean-Paul Zehnacker | Lupart | |||
Tales from the Crypt | Eric Douglas | Lt. Kalthrob | episode: "Yellow" (S3E14) | 1991 |
The Lost Battalion | Jay Rodan | Lt. Leak | 2001 | |
Agent Carter | Neal McDonough | Timothy "Dum Dum" Dugan | "The Iron Ceiling" (S01E05) | 2015 |
Westworld | Ben Barnes | Logan | 2016 | |
The Man in the High Castle - Season 3 | Jason Beaudoin | Griggs | 2018 |
Video Games
Game Title | Appears as | Notation | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine | 1999 | ||
Forgotten Hope 2 | "Colt M1917" | 2007 | |
State of Decay | "M1917" | 2013 | |
Heroes & Generals | 2016 |
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.