Remembering Brazil in WWII: S&W 1917

[Douglas Jr.]

Originally Posted by alanint

Nice write-up, Doug!

I have two of these revolvers; one with the first issue blue and another in grey/green parkerized. I am not sure whether the guns were originally shipped parked, were parked in Brazil or parked by the importers returning them to the us in the 1980's.
Any insights?

Thanks to both of you for your kind comments.

Concerning the finish, all the S&W M1917 arrived in Brazil with a blued finish. Some revolvers had been refurbished here, but that's not the rule. Most that I've seen are still blued (in fact I only saw one that had a parked finish).

Alvin,

What kind of grips yours have? Plain or checkered (with S&W medaillon)?

Douglas.

[alvin]

Originally Posted by Douglas Jr.

Alvin,

What kind of grips yours have? Plain or checkered (with S&W medaillon)?

Doug, I wish I have this one! It's beautiful revolver. Americans can do very well on things invented by Americans -- revolver and airplane are typical examples.

I had a 4" S&W M&P (Model 10) back some years ago. That one had checked wood grip. Last year, I saw a Royal Hong Kong Police surplus model 10 on the internet, but I was a little bit slow and missed that one.