Score: S&W US Model of 1917 .45 ACP Revolver,

[Salt Flat]

Sweet, I bought a Smith & Wesson Victory model in the 70,s. It had "Civil Defense" crudely inscribed on the left side, done with a vibrating engraver. Yours looks much nicer. They had a whole display case full of them. 35 bucks each at Warshal's Sporting Goods in Seattle. Shot the heck out of it.

[rcathey]

I’ll take the whole case!

[Ovidio]

Very nice!!!

[oldpaul]

Warshal's Sporting Goods in Seattle

In 1967 I took a bus from Aberdeen Wa. to Seattle to receive a physical and be sworn in to the Army. We were bunked at the YMCA and with the afternoon free I wandered around that part of Seattle and came across Warshalls. Upon entering one came face to face with a genuine Gatling gun mounted on a pedestal. Stunning to say the least. I was not next back until the early eighties and by then the gun was gone. Time grinds on.

[browningautorifle]

I wandered around that part of Seattle and came across Warshalls.

I wandered in on Easter weekend of 1974 and noted a ventilated handguard from a trench gun lying on a cabinet for $125USD. They had everything there.

[imarangemaster]

Warshalls in Seattle was where I bought my first 469 S&W 9mm in the mid 80s.. I was a Bellevue Police officer at the time. I was a rangemaster then, and we carried Model 59 S&Ws as duty pistols. The S&W LE rep brought us a pre-production toolroom sample of the 469 to try out, and I loved it. bought one for off-duty from Warshalls when they first came out. They had a good LE discount at the time.

[Salt Flat]

Warshals was great. They even had a classic grumpy old gunsmith upstairs with a full repair shop. On the same block was Central Loan and Gun Exchange. Central had a Gatling gun that was there for years. It was probably the same one that oldpaul referred to. In one show case were about 50 1860 Colt revolvers. Other cases had Lugers, 1911s etc all lined up in rows. Try to find a gun shop in downtown Seattle now!

[imarangemaster]

Brought it home. Put original lanyard ring on. I have the grip panel from my stuff that has the rack number on it, instead of the CD panel that was on it.`I am sure that was a replacement, but whether it was a war-time replacement (my first guess), or somebody after the war (not very likely) put it on, I do not know. It is a tad bigger than the Victory grip I tried on the gun with it, but slightly too small for an N frame.

I will probably never know the truth, but I like the better fit of the rack number grip. Can't wait to shoot it.

[browningautorifle]

Nice lookin' old revolver. I had one once, was a Chilean(?) but was poor shape. I always wanted a US surplus model in good shape. I DO know they shoot nice.

[oldfoneguy]

Outstanding. Enjoy the first shooting session and report back please.