S&W 1917 Carry Project

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@Prosecutor made promise to at least post a photo of this in the revolver picture thread but I thought it deserved a thread all its own so I could tell the whole story :).

I thought I'd share a few pictures of project I've always wanted to do and finally found the right gun and had the money to get it accomplished. I just got it back from the gunsmith yesterday.

I wanted to create a fitz special out of a Colt New Service 1917 or something similar out of a S&W 1917. However, I could never find a base gun for the decent price point; also, I could never bring myself to destroy a true military surplus.

About a month ago I found the perfect gun for my dream project: A S&W 1917 that had a Model of 1950 barrel on it and the lanyard loop missing. It was also without the original wood grips and was wearing a set of modified N-frame pachmayr rubber grips. My LGS has it priced as a shooter. (See the before picture).

I just got it back from the gunsmith yesterday and it looks awesome (after picture).
He cut and crowned the barrel to about 3 inches, bobbed the hammer, removed the single action hitch in the hammer, shortened and rounded the grip frame, and refinished the whole gun. The gunsmith cut an N-frame pachmayr grip adapter short and created a custom pair of wood grips for it. The gunsmith said he used grips off a 44 hand ejector to make grips.

My gunsmith actually thanked me for wanting to do that project. It was seldom he gets to do old school gunsmithing and he loved doing it.

I haven't had a chance to take it to the range. When I do, I'll be sure to include a range report.
 

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I think it's a very cool project and looks great. Woody told me today that he enjoyed doing that project for you. Send me text if you head over to Firepower tomorrow. Good stuff.
 
SWEEEEEETTT!
Very nice conversion. The Smith did a great job.
 
A Fitz special has the front of the trigger guard cut off, like this:
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Dammmmmit Boy!!! NOW you gotcha Yosef something. My brother accuses me of being a master "mortifier". I don't care about any gun until it looks the way I want it to. You done good!!!
 
I covet your personal property. What would it take to change it's zip code???????

It's pretty happy right here with it's present zip code. It moved from Texas several years ago and seems to be comfortable here. If it starts getting restless someday and looks like it wants to jump the stable it might decide to move your way.
 
I covet your personal property. What would it take to change it's zip code???????
It's pretty happy right here with it's present zip code. It moved from Texas several years ago and seems to be comfortable here. If it starts getting restless someday and looks like it wants to jump the stable it might decide to move your way.
Personally, I think it'd be happier up north (like Northern Davidson County). :D
 
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