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colt 1917 revolver
tone59
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cannot determine exactly what model im looking at ser#3362xx.my book has 1917 45autos w/5.5in barrels #s ranging from 335000-336000 then picking up again from 336450-337500 with mine falling somewhere inbetween.it has black plastic grips with colt written in tall letters at the top,square butt,no lanyard nor a hole for one.gun is in excellent cond inside and out no muzzle wear or any blemishes i can see.no box or paperwork.can anyone tell exactly model this is,age, and approx value?i am unable to show pics.
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I would not take Blue Book as gospel and would not be surprised at anything Colt did with parts on hand.
Flayderman says of the 1917 commercial "serials in 335000 and 33600 range."
EDIT #1, All the military Colt 1917's I have run across have the serial # and U.S. Army markings on the butt.
Colt made over 150,000 1917's for the U.S. military in 1917 & 1918.
Is it blue, or parkerized ?
Do all numbers match ?
Does the barrel have property of US Government stamped ?
Are there military inspector's initials on the frame ?
Is it 45 auto with moon clips ?
This information is from the book Colt Firearms from 1836 by James Serven.
Additional: I realize I have taken up another of the 10 posts in this thread but I tried to edit my post above and the addional info I wanted to ad showed up as a new post. I couldn't get the whole post to delete so that is why you are seeing another post. Sorry about that.