A .45 ACP 'US Army Model 1917' Revolver by Smith & Wesson, no. 123280

Retaining some blued finish, the top of the barrel stamped Smith & Wesson, Springfield, Mass., U.S.A., Patented Dec.17.1901., Feb.6.1906., Sep.14.1909, the left side stamped S. & W. D.A. 45, block-mounted blade-foresight, the frame with sighting groove, replacement cylinder, the butt with two-piece wooden grips (the right grip with M. Service crudely engraved into the wood) and lanyard-loop, the underside stamped U.S. Army Model 1917, No. 123280
5½in. barrel, Birmingham nitro proof

This revolver may be held under s.7.3 Heritage Pistols in U. K.