.........  2020 isn't *that* bad....timing seems to be everything...had to step up a bit on price..but it is now secured.....

11 minutes ago, USRifle30Cal said:

.........  2020 isn't *that* bad....timing seems to be everything...had to step up a bit on price..but it is now secured.....

Congrats

What is it?  It says S&W DAO 45.  Is it a 45?

Says 45 on the barell. 

1 hour ago, Tunaman said:

What is it?  It says S&W DAO 45.  Is it a 45?

S&W model.of 1917 45 acp revolver.

It's a Model of 1917 and is chambered for .45 ACP. These were produced by both Colt and S&W (this one being a S&W).

1911 production couldn't keep up with demand during WWI so the government approached Smith and Colt to build .45 ACP revolvers on their large revolver frames. The problem clambering a revolver for a rimless cartridge was solved by the invention of half-moon clips that held three cartridges and a pair would fit ina belt mounted ammo pouch.

well after the war the .45 Auto Rim cartridge was developed. These had a rim equal in thickness to an ACP cartridge head plus the half moon clip.These precluded the use of the half moon clips, which were a PITA (in wartime the clips and the empty brass were just discarded). Much later, full moon clips were developed. These hold six rounds.

Half Moon Clips vs. Full Moon Clips

In 1937 Smith produced essentially identical revolvers for the Brazilian military. There were also civilian versions of the 1917. When S&W went to model numbers in 1957, these became the Model 22.

Sorry you asked, aren't you?

Adios,

Pizza Bob

S&W has a "Classic Line" of revolvers that pay homage to discontinued guns of the past. The civilian version of the Model of 1917, the Model 22, is part of that line. It was made in blue, nickel or color case hardened finish. These are mine in nickel and CCH

Bob, glad someone asked, always wondered why revolver .45 ACP came about.

2 hours ago, bennj said:

Bob, glad someone asked, always wondered why revolver .45 ACP came about.

Easy......There was a lot of .45acp ammo available back then due to the 1911 pistol.  It just made sense to make revolvers that used the same readily available ammo!

On 12/5/2020 at 9:31 PM, Pizza Bob said:

Half Moon Clips vs. Full Moon Clips

 

Have any you want to part with? 

Or a good reliable source for them?

On 12/5/2020 at 9:31 PM, Pizza Bob said:

It's a Model of 1917 and is chambered for .45 ACP. These were produced by both Colt and S&W (this one being a S&W).

1911 production couldn't keep up with demand during WWI so the government approached Smith and Colt to build .45 ACP revolvers on their large revolver frames. The problem clambering a revolver for a rimless cartridge was solved by the invention of half-moon clips that held three cartridges and a pair would fit ina belt mounted ammo pouch.

well after the war the .45 Auto Rim cartridge was developed. These had a rim equal in thickness to an ACP cartridge head plus the half moon clip.These precluded the use of the half moon clips, which were a PITA (in wartime the clips and the empty brass were just discarded). Much later, full moon clips were developed. These hold six rounds.

Half Moon Clips vs. Full Moon Clips

In 1937 Smith produced essentially identical revolvers for the Brazilian military. There were also civilian versions of the 1917. When S&W went to model numbers in 1957, these became the Model 22.

Sorry you asked, aren't you?

Adios,

Pizza Bob

S&W has a "Classic Line" of revolvers that pay homage to discontinued guns of the past. The civilian version of the Model of 1917, the Model 22, is part of that line. It was made in blue, nickel or color case hardened finish. These are mine in nickel and CCH

I love history lessons like this!

6 hours ago, USRifle30Cal said:

Have any you want to part with? 

Or a good reliable source for them?

Numrich arms has reproductions manufactured by Colt.