Smith And Wesson 1917 Serial Number Lookup

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  1. Six-round target revolver with a 6' barrel. This model was also known as the 22/32 Bekeart after Phil Bekeart, who was the California arms dealer who convinced Smith & Wesson to manufacture the 22/32 H.E. The revolver has very fine target sights. The revolver has approximately 95% of its original blue and 100% of its hammer case.
  2. The serial number is BAS2079 and has C.A.I. Import markings. I would guess it was a foriegn contract and C.A.I. Bought them up for resale in the USA. Does anyone have a clue as to where I would find info (Other than Roy Jinks) on this revolver? Does anyone have any information on this serial number?

Military M1917 Revolver: Smith & Wesson: Covering numbers: 5 - 175100. Please enter a serial number and click the submit button. In 1957 the model number system took over Smith & Wesson’s product line and the Model 1950 became known as the Model 24. It limped along until 1966 when the Model 24 was dropped from the line.

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Smith & Wesson produced approximately 169,595 U.S. Army Model 1917 Revolvers between 1917 and 1919. All revolvers were polish blue with 5.5 inch barrels and chambered to shoot the .45 ACP round. Early production revolvers had the ordnance acceptance mark of GHS (Gilbert H. Stewart) which was replaced with the ordnance bomb pictured below around April of 1918. The final inspection mark of Eagle/S# started to appear around June 1918, before that date there was not one present on the rear trigger guard web (see inspectors mark image below).

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S&W M1917 revolvers in this serial number range were shipped to the American Expeditionary Forces at Bush Terminal. Also to be found on the right side of this example is the mark of the Ordnance Office “OO” as they served as guard guns in the 1930s.

M1917 Colt 45 Acp Revolver

  • The Original finish on the S&W M1917 was bright polish blue with case hardened hammer and trigger, they were configured to use the .45 ACP ammo with a moon clip (holds 3 bullets, also allows for extraction).

  • The inspectors mark of Col. Gilbert H. Stewart (GHS) can be found on the left side of the receiver until April, 1918 and then a Ordnance insignia (bomb) until end of production.

  • The serial number can be found on the butt, back of cylinder, underside of barrel, inside right grip, underside of extractor, inside of crane.

  • 'United States Property' mark is located on the bottom of the barrel.

  • Barrel is tapered. Unlike the M1909 barrel.