**Smith & Wesson Model 1917
World War I
.45 ACP. 5.5" barrel length. SN: 32320. Blued metal finish with casehardened hammer and trigger mounting smooth walnut grips with a lanyard loop to the butt. Double action six-shot hand ejector revolver with topstrap notch and forged half-circle front blade sights. Government markings included UNITED STATES PROPERTY to the underside of the barrel and U.S./ARMY/MODEL/1917 on the butt. Left frame is struck with the GHS monogram of ordnance inspector Gilbert H. Stewart, whose mark commonly appears on earlier Model 1917 production before the Ordnance Bomb logo became standard. Serial number marking matches on the butt, barrel, cylinder, in pencil on the right grip panel, and the star extractor. Assembly number on the frame and crane reads 5476. Smith & Wesson markings include the standard caliber marking to the left barrel. Top of barrel marked in two-lines SMITH & WESSON SPRINGFIELD MASS. U.S.A./PATENTED DEC. 17. 1901. FEB. 6. 1906. SEPT. 14. 1909.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Property Of Dr. K. William Harter, Alexandria, VA