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Smith & Wesson 1917 with moon clips and two auto rim cartridges. During World War I, many U.S. civilian arms companies including Colt and Remington were producing M1911 pistols under contract for the U.S. Army, but even with the additional production there was a shortage of sidearms to issue.
The symbols on the lower arc of the stamp indicates the caliber (7.7mm, 5.56mm or 7.62mm) and R# or R#M# indicate the model (R) and mark (M) of the cartridge, like the Commonwealth L#A# stamp (e.g., R1M1 is the first model and second Mark of a cartridge). Later, the 2-digit year is in the 12 o'clock position and a digit in the 6 o'clock ...
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (S&W) is an American firearm manufacturer headquartered in Maryville, Tennessee, United States. Smith & Wesson was founded by Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson as the "Smith & Wesson Revolver Company" in 1856, after their previous company, also called the "Smith & Wesson Company" and later renamed as "Volcanic Repeating Arms", was sold to Oliver Winchester and ...
The Models 25 and Model 26 are the "Target" models. [1] The Model 22 was succeeded by the stainless steel Smith & Wesson Model 625. .45 ACP S&W Model 22-4 Heritage Series with case-hardened finish. The Model 22 was re-introduced as the second limited production Thunder Ranch revolver in 2007.
Model Origin Acquired Type Cartridge Variants Notes Colt Model 1911 United States: 1914 Semi-automatic.45 ACP: Model 1911; Model 1911A1; Canada purchased some in World War I and more in World War II. Smith & Wesson Triple Lock United States: 1917 Revolver.44 Special: 2nd Model; Low-cost version Browning Hi-Power Belgium: 1944 Semi-automatic: 9 ...
S&W .45 Hand Ejector US Service Model of 1917 (US ... S&W Model 76 Clone) Sterling Armaments Company; Rifles; Sterling SAR-87(UK - Assault Rifle - 5.56×45mm NATO)
It was only manufactured between 1908 and 1915, for a total of 15,376 revolvers, a stock that sold out completely by 1917. It was replaced by a .44 Hand Ejector 2nd Model, most visibly different in lacking the ejector shroud and third locking lug. Smith & Wesson changed the design for two primary reasons: customer demand and cost.
The Orbea Hermanos Modelo 1884 Sistema ONÁ (Basque oná > "good") or "S&W Model 7" revolver was made from 1884 until the 1920s. It is notable for its grip medallion, which is an "OH" interlaced like the Smith & Wesson "S&W". [3] An interesting footnote is that S&W immediately copyrighted all of their other designs in Spain from then on.