Issued during WWI. Blade front and notch rear sights, adjustable for 100 and 200 meter ranges. The chamber, left side of the front sight base and the left side frame rail are all dated 1917. The front toggle is marked with the "DWM" scroll. The left side of the barrel extension has the "crown" proof followed by two "crown/M" Navy proofs. The left rear of the barrel also has the single Crown proof and the underside of the barrel has the small "crown/M" proof over the matching serial number. Visible numbers on pistol match. The pistol has a rust blue finish with straw colored small components and is fitted with checkered walnut grips. It has a nickel plate magazine body with the Navy wooden bottom base numbered 7438 and marked with a small "crown/M" proof.

Extremely fine. The pistol retains 90% plus slightly faded original blue finish with some muzzle wear and thinning on the barrel, some minor wear on the left side of the barrel extension from normal usage, and some high edge wear. With the exception of the thumb safety lever, the small parts retain most of the original straw color, with smooth silver gray on the balance. The grips are fine with a chip repair visible under the safety lever on top left, and pressure marks on the right panel and overall crisp checkering. The markings remain clear. The magazine is a bit ill-fitting and causes the hold open not to work properly all of the time, otherwise the action is fine.