The M1917 revolver was a US six shot revolver of 45 ACP caliber. It was adopted by the US Army in 1917 due to the inability of the official US government Springfield Armory to produce sufficient quanities of the standard M1911 45 ACP semi-automatic pistol. The Colt Single Action Army, one of the most popular revolvers of all time A revolver is a multishot firearm, usually a handgun, in which the rounds are held in a revolving cylinder that rotates to fire them through a single barrel. ... United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ... United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ... The term Colt, when used by itself, can refer to: A firearm produced by Colts Manufacturing Company, founded by Samuel Colt. ... A Modern Smith & Wesson Revolver (Model 629) Smith & Wesson is Americas largest manufacturer of handguns, located in Springfield, Massachusetts. ... The Colt Single Action Army, one of the most popular revolvers of all time A revolver is a multishot firearm, usually a handgun, in which the rounds are held in a revolving cylinder that rotates to fire them through a single barrel. ... The word calibre (British English) or caliber (American English) designates the interior diameter of a tube or the exterior diameter of a wire or rod, also common for handguns. ... The . ... In firearms terminology, an action is the system of operation that the firearm employs to seal the breech (in a breech-loading firearm), and to load consecutive rounds. ... The Colt Single Action Army, one of the most popular revolvers of all time A revolver is a multishot firearm, usually a handgun, in which the rounds are held in a revolving cylinder that rotates to fire them through a single barrel. ... ball and hollowpoint . ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... From 1794 to 1968 the Springfield Armory was a center for the manufacture of U.S. military small arms and the site of many important technological advances. ... The M1911 is a single action, semi-automatic handgun, chambered for the . ... A semi-automatic firearm requires a trigger pull for each round that is fired. ... A Browning 9 millimetre semiautomatic pistol Ordnance pistol of the French Navy, 19th century A pistol or handgun is a usually small firearm that can be used with one hand. ...

Background

US civilian arms companies of Colt and Remington as well as other companies were also producing M1911 pistols under contract with the Army but even with those producers there was a shortage of handguns required against M1911 pistol production shedule. The solution was to ask the two major civilian US handgun manufacturers to adopt their heavy frame civilian revolvers to the US standard 45 ACP handgun cartridge. The term Colt, when used by itself, can refer to: A firearm produced by Colts Manufacturing Company, founded by Samuel Colt. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A handgun is a firearm small enough to be carried and used in one hand. ... The word cartridge has different meanings, depending on context: Cartridge (electronics) - a module to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment, for example a games cartridge in a games console, or an ink cartridge in a printer. ...

Colt had already recently produced a US Army revolver in the US M1909 model revolver version of their heavy frame (45 caliber) New Service model version of .45 Long Colt cartridge to supplement/replace the 1890's era .38 Long Colt cartridge US Colt and Smith & Wesson revolvers which had reportadly inadequate stopping power during the Philippine Insurrection of the late 1890's and early 1900's. The outgrowth of the perception of inadaquecy in stopping power of the .38 Long Colt cartridge service revolvers was the adoption of the US M1911 semi-automatic pistol which was a John M. Browning design and was produced by US Springfield Armory for the US military and by Colt for the civilian market. The term Colt, when used by itself, can refer to: A firearm produced by Colts Manufacturing Company, founded by Samuel Colt. ... The . ... The word cartridge has different meanings, depending on context: Cartridge (electronics) - a module to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment, for example a games cartridge in a games console, or an ink cartridge in a printer. ... The . ... The word cartridge has different meanings, depending on context: Cartridge (electronics) - a module to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment, for example a games cartridge in a games console, or an ink cartridge in a printer. ... The term Colt, when used by itself, can refer to: A firearm produced by Colts Manufacturing Company, founded by Samuel Colt. ... A Modern Smith & Wesson Revolver (Model 629) Smith & Wesson is Americas largest manufacturer of handguns, located in Springfield, Massachusetts. ... Stopping power is a colloquial term used to describe the ability of a particular weapon to stop the actions of an individual by means of penetrating ballistic injury. ... The Philippine-American War was a war between the armed forces of the United States and the Philippines from 1899 through 1913. ... The . ... The M1911 is a single action, semi-automatic handgun, chambered for the . ... A semi-automatic firearm requires a trigger pull for each round that is fired. ... A Browning 9 millimetre semiautomatic pistol Ordnance pistol of the French Navy, 19th century A pistol or handgun is a usually small firearm that can be used with one hand. ... John Moses Browning (January 21, 1855–November 26, 1926), born in Ogden, Utah, was an American firearms designer who developed many varieties of weapons which were used in the U.S. military for decades in the 20th century. ... From 1794 to 1968 the Springfield Armory was a center for the manufacture of U.S. military small arms and the site of many important technological advances. ... The term Colt, when used by itself, can refer to: A firearm produced by Colts Manufacturing Company, founded by Samuel Colt. ...

Smith & Wesson had recently (c. 1915-16) produced a rugged service revolver on their heavy 44 caliber frame for the British Army in 455 Webley caliber due to a shortage in British production facilities for their standard 455 Webley break-top (top-break) revolver. A Modern Smith & Wesson Revolver (Model 629) Smith & Wesson is Americas largest manufacturer of handguns, located in Springfield, Massachusetts. ... Webley is the name of a famous handgun manufacturer from Birmingham in the United Kingdom History In the 19th Century Birmingham was the centre of British firearm manufacture. ...

Development

Smith & Wesson

(include development of half-moon clips and throat chambering for Colt version) S&W Model 625 with moon clipped . ...