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[[Image:Smith&WessonModel14.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 17 Target Masterpiece - .22LR. The Pre-1982 version. The Model 14 went out of production for many years. The Model 17 and the [[Smith & Wesson Model 14]] in .38 Special had exactly the same weight and measurments.]]
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=Smith & Wesson Model 17=
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[[Image:S&WModel17A.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 17 Target Model - .22LR. Being only chambered in .22 LR, it is not often used in films, except as an 'impersonator' of similar revolvers chambered for larger rounds. This is the newer version after it was brought back into production in the 1990's. ]]
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[[Image:Smith & Wesson Model 17 K-22.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 17 K-22 - .22LR]]
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[[Image:S&WModel17A.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 17-6 - .22LR]]
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[[File:S&W Model 17-8.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 17-8 - .22LR]]
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The '''Smith & Wesson Model 17''' is a six-shot double-action revolver chambered for .22 LR. It is built on Smith & Wesson's medium-sized K-frame
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Since the Model 17 is only chambered in .22 LR, it is not often used in films, except as an 'impersonator' of similar revolvers chambered for larger rounds.  
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==Specifications==
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(1947 - 1998)
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* '''Type:''' Revolver
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* '''Caliber:''' .22 LR
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* '''Weight:''' 2.5 lbs (1.1 kg)
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* '''Length:''' 11.25 in (28.6 cm)
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* '''Barrel length:''' 6 in (15.2 cm)
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* '''Capacity:''' 6-round Cylinder, 10-round Cylinder on Model 17-8 only
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* '''Fire Modes:''' SA/DA
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=== Television ===
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Show Title / Episode'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Actor'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note/Episode'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Air Date'''
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|''[[Columbo]]'' ||[[Lee Grant]]||Leslie Williams|| .22LR/ "Ransom for a Dead Man " (S01E00)||1971
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|''[[Columbo]]'' ||[[Patricia Mattick]]||Margaret Williams|| .22LR/ "Ransom for a Dead Man " (S01E00)||1971
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|''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]''||[[Teri Hatcher]]||Lois Lane|| "The People v. Lois Lane" ||1993-1997
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|}
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=Smith & Wesson Model 53=
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[[Image:S&W Model 53.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Smith & Wesson Model 53  with 6" Barrel - .22 Remington Jet]]
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The '''Smith & Wesson Model 53''' was introduced in 1961 in the .22 Jet caliber. It is a revolver of six round capacity built on the small K frame using a double action trigger. The Model 53 can also fire the .22 Short, Long, and Long rifle cartridges using chamber inserts. The hammer had a two position firing pin to allow it to be switched from rimfire to centerfire as needed. The handgun came with target handgrips and sights and in barrel lengths of 4, 6 and 8.3 inches.
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In the late 1950s there was considerable interest in the shooting community for revolvers chambered in various .22 caliber wildcat cartridges. Smith & Wesson sought to take advantage of this by unveiling a cartridge known as the .22 Remington CFM (Centerfire Magnum) cartridge or the .22 Remington Jet and chambered a version of the Model 17 in this caliber designating it the Model 53.
  
 
==Specifications==
 
==Specifications==
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(1960 - 1974)
  
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''(? - Present)''
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* '''Type:''' Revolver
  
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'''Type:''' Revolver
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* '''Caliber:''' .22 Remington Jet
  
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'''Caliber:''' .22 LR
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* '''Weight:'''
  
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'''Capacity:''' 10 rounds
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* '''Length:'''  
  
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'''Fire Modes:''' Double Action
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* '''Barrel length:''' 6 in (15.2 cm)
  
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== Smith & Wesson Model 17 ==
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* '''Capacity:''' 6-round Cylinder
  
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=== Film ===
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* [[Sean Penn]] as Samuel Byck in ''[[ Assassination of Richard Nixon, The|The Assassination of Richard Nixon]]'' (2004)
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=== Video Games ===
  
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== Smith & Wesson Model 617 ==
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Game Title'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="175"|'''Appears As'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Mods'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Notes'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Release Date'''
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| ''[[World of Guns: Gun Disassembly]]'' || S&W Model 53 ||  || || 2014
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Stainless steel version of the Model 17
 
  
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[[Image:Smith & Wesson Model 617.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Smith & Wesson Model 617 - .22LR]]
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=== Film ===
 
  
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''[[Halloween (2007)]]''
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=See Also=
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* [[Smith & Wesson]] - A list of all firearms manufactured by Smith & Wesson.
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* [[Smith & Wesson Model 617]] - The Stainless Steel version of the Smith & Wesson Model 17.
  
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[[Charlize Theron]] as Aileen Wuornos in ''[[Monster]]''
 
  
 
[[Category:Gun|Smith & Wesson Model 017]]
 
[[Category:Gun|Smith & Wesson Model 017]]
 
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[[Category:Revolver]]

Latest revision as of 12:43, 23 October 2020

Smith & Wesson Model 17

Smith & Wesson Model 17 K-22 - .22LR
Smith & Wesson Model 17-6 - .22LR
Smith & Wesson Model 17-8 - .22LR

The Smith & Wesson Model 17 is a six-shot double-action revolver chambered for .22 LR. It is built on Smith & Wesson's medium-sized K-frame

Since the Model 17 is only chambered in .22 LR, it is not often used in films, except as an 'impersonator' of similar revolvers chambered for larger rounds.

Specifications

(1947 - 1998)

  • Type: Revolver
  • Caliber: .22 LR
  • Weight: 2.5 lbs (1.1 kg)
  • Length: 11.25 in (28.6 cm)
  • Barrel length: 6 in (15.2 cm)
  • Capacity: 6-round Cylinder, 10-round Cylinder on Model 17-8 only
  • Fire Modes: SA/DA

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note/Episode Air Date
Columbo Lee Grant Leslie Williams .22LR/ "Ransom for a Dead Man " (S01E00) 1971
Columbo Patricia Mattick Margaret Williams .22LR/ "Ransom for a Dead Man " (S01E00) 1971
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Teri Hatcher Lois Lane "The People v. Lois Lane" 1993-1997


Smith & Wesson Model 53

Smith & Wesson Model 53 with 6" Barrel - .22 Remington Jet

The Smith & Wesson Model 53 was introduced in 1961 in the .22 Jet caliber. It is a revolver of six round capacity built on the small K frame using a double action trigger. The Model 53 can also fire the .22 Short, Long, and Long rifle cartridges using chamber inserts. The hammer had a two position firing pin to allow it to be switched from rimfire to centerfire as needed. The handgun came with target handgrips and sights and in barrel lengths of 4, 6 and 8.3 inches.

In the late 1950s there was considerable interest in the shooting community for revolvers chambered in various .22 caliber wildcat cartridges. Smith & Wesson sought to take advantage of this by unveiling a cartridge known as the .22 Remington CFM (Centerfire Magnum) cartridge or the .22 Remington Jet and chambered a version of the Model 17 in this caliber designating it the Model 53.

Specifications

(1960 - 1974)

  • Type: Revolver
  • Caliber: .22 Remington Jet
  • Weight:
  • Length:
  • Barrel length: 6 in (15.2 cm)
  • Capacity: 6-round Cylinder

Video Games

Game Title Appears As Mods Notes Release Date
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly S&W Model 53 2014




See Also

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