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<blockquote data-quote="coolhandluke" data-source="post: 3034954" data-attributes="member: 13284"><p>Last month I happened to run across a well worn M1917 just a few minutes after it was listed on SSP's website. My brother collects hand-ejectors so I gave him a heads up and he stopped by the south store and placed the gun a layaway that same day. Bore condition was on the poor side and the lanyard was missing, but the gun was excellent mechanically. The major selling point was the early concentric grooved hammer which was worth more than half the purchase price by itself. Upon the initial disassembly and inspection, my brother found that there were inscriptions on the inside of the stocks. After a little research, we've been able to locate the author of the inscription and it appears that he was drafted in June of 1918 and lived in Norman, OK until his death in 1979. So far no luck positively ID'ing the vet that the gun was attributed to (Joe Ada). </p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/0PUu9KVh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/t55Pdmah.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/GR3vvf9h.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/2ZgowKwh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/2vxMWpoh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>M1917 along with a Canadian contract transitional second model (triple lock internals) HE chambered in .45 S&W (w/ shooter magna grips installed).</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/91oSQ1Vh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="coolhandluke, post: 3034954, member: 13284"] Last month I happened to run across a well worn M1917 just a few minutes after it was listed on SSP's website. My brother collects hand-ejectors so I gave him a heads up and he stopped by the south store and placed the gun a layaway that same day. Bore condition was on the poor side and the lanyard was missing, but the gun was excellent mechanically. The major selling point was the early concentric grooved hammer which was worth more than half the purchase price by itself. Upon the initial disassembly and inspection, my brother found that there were inscriptions on the inside of the stocks. After a little research, we've been able to locate the author of the inscription and it appears that he was drafted in June of 1918 and lived in Norman, OK until his death in 1979. So far no luck positively ID'ing the vet that the gun was attributed to (Joe Ada). [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/0PUu9KVh.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/t55Pdmah.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/GR3vvf9h.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/2ZgowKwh.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/2vxMWpoh.jpg[/IMG] M1917 along with a Canadian contract transitional second model (triple lock internals) HE chambered in .45 S&W (w/ shooter magna grips installed). [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/91oSQ1Vh.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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