45 autoloader cartridgeĬaught on with the gun buying public after World War I, so both Colt and The concept of a revolver firing the big. 45 (but couldn't remember if it was a Colt or S&W)Īnd carried it with him in place of his much heavier M1 Garand. Marines were ordered to go armed at all times.
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Were still numerous Japanese stragglers wandering around. He told me after the island was declared secured there On a personal note, my own uncle, the late James Virse of Belfry Kentucky, was an infantryman with the 3rd Marines during the 1944 Relates just under 21,000 were actually sent overseas for combat dutyĪnd existing photographs document their use by combat troop such as USĪrmy soldiers in Europe and Marines on Pacific islands. Prisoner of war camp guards and the like. According to Canfield, most of these revolvers were retainedįor use in the continental United States with military police units, Model 1911 autos, so the trusty Model 1917s were pulled out of storageĪnd issued. Now fast forward to 1941 when it was obvious the United States would become involved in World War II. To Canfield's book) when they were put into storage after theĬonflict only 96,530 of the Colts and 91,500 of the Smith & Wessons They must have suffered considerable losses because (also according 45Ĭaliber revolvers saw considerable use on the battlefields of World War Wesson's total was slightly greater at about 153,000. Grips for both wereĪccording to US Infantry Weapons Of World War 11 by Bruce Canfield,Ĭolt sold about 150,000 Model 1917s to the government and Smith & Handguns, but Colt put a dull polish on theirs. Their Model 1917s the same level of polish and blue as their commercial Handguns were simply Colt's standard New Service and Smith & Wesson for revolvers collectively named "US Model 1917." These The US Government gave contracts to both Colt and Smith & These little clips held three cartridges in a semi-circular pattern they Spring- steel clips, which would then serve as the cartridges' rimsĪnd give the revolver extractors something to push against. Some far-thinking engineer at the latter company had alreadyĬonceived of a manner in which these revolvers could be adapted toįiring the rimless. Wesson were manufacturing large bore, double-action revolvers. Not nearly enough of them were in service to provide for
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The US Army's official handgun was the Model 1911 autoloader Military equipment from handguns to aeroplanes. Ninety years ago when the United * States entered World War I, theĪmerican military found itself unprepared in regards to nearly all Mark with the US military in two World Wars. It was developed during a time of national emergency and made its One exception to the rule is the Smith Wesson Model 1917. "Schofield" single action or the Colt Model 1911 autoloader. Historical aura around them, as do ones like the S&W Model No. Retrieved from Īs a general rule double action revolvers don't have the APA style: WWI classic returns: Smith & Wesson Model 1917.WWI classic returns: Smith & Wesson Model 1917. 2007 Publishers' Development Corporation 04 Jan.
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