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Colt M1917 revolver

Colt M1917 revolver

The M1917 Revolver (formally United States Revolver, Caliber .45, and M1917) was a USA sixshot revolver of .45 ACP caliber. It was adopted by the USA Army in 1917 to complement the standard M1911 .45 ACP semi-automatic pistol during WWI. Afterwards, it was primarily used by secondary troops. There were two sub variations of the M1917, one from Colt and one from Smith & Wesson .

Caliber: .45 Model 1911 ACP

Cylinder: six chambers.
Ballistics: about same as for automatic pistols. Barrel
Type of Fire: single action and double action.
Cylinder Latch: must be drawn back to release cylinder.
Safety: fitted with Colt constructive safety lock.

This is a small interrupt slide inside the frame on the right side terminating in a block among the frame and the breast. This block is entirely automatic, and unless the trigger is deliberately pulled the face or the hammer can’t approach far enough forward for the firing pin to attain the cartridge in the chamber, this revolver can’t be fired except the hammer has gone to full cock, the trigger been pulled and the hammer driven forward by the main spring. If the swung out system is not completely home and locked by the latch pin, its projection into the lock chamber interferes with the movement of the safety lock and the handgun can be neither cocked nor fired.

Drawing back the cylinder handle with the thumb allows the cylinder to be swing out to the left on its crane. The cylinder is loaded, and then swing back into position until it clacks. The hand gun may be fired up right now either by drawing the hammer back to full cock (single action) or by double action, that is, by drawing back on the trigger pending the cylinder revolves and locks and the hammer cocks and is out to fire the magazine