The Colt M1911 (also known as 1911, Colt 1911 or Colt Government in the case of Colt-produced models) is a single-action, recoil-operated, semi-automatic...
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Double Eagle was based on the Colt M1911 pistol. Magazines are single stack and are identical to magazines shipped with the M1911. Most of the Double Eagle...
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The Kongsberg Colt is a nickname used for Colt M1911 pistols produced under license by the Norwegian factory Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk. Norway adopted the...
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Colt M1911. The Government Model .380's obvious aesthetic difference being that it is scaled down to roughly 78 percent to that of a full-sized M1911 Government...
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Colt M1873 Single Action Army Colt M1889 Colt M1892 Colt M1900 Colt M1903 Pocket Hammerless Colt M1905 Marine Corps Colt M1909 New Service Colt M1911...
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The Colt Commander is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, and recoil-operated handgun based on the John M. Browning–designed M1911. It was...
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1903) Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket (Model N, 1908) Colt M1911 (Model O, 1911) Colt M1911A1 Colt 2000 Colt Cadet 22 Colt Target Model 22 Colt Mustang Colt Mustang...
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Remington Rand (section Colt M1911)
of the M1911 pistol for the war effort between 1943 and 1945. These were shipped to the Springfield Armory as each contract was fulfilled. Colt Manufacturing...
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Browning designed M1911. It was introduced in 1985 as a response from Colt to numerous aftermarket companies making smaller versions of the M1911 pistol. In...
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semi-automatic pistol – .45 ACP: Colt M1911 variant) Kimber Classic .45 (US – semi-automatic pistol – .45 ACP: licensed production Colt M1911 variant) Kimber Compact...
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with the Colt M1911, logically, as ACP literally means 'Automatic Colt Pistol'. However, there are many more guns and variations on the M1911 that are chambered...
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The earliest models were very faithful to the John M. Browning designed Colt M1911 Pistol which became the United States standard sidearm and served in that...
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almost twice that of other designs at the time, such as the Walther P38 or Colt M1911. During World War II, Belgium was occupied by Nazi Germany and the FN...
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Corps. The Colt M1911, Browning 1917/19, and the BAR saw action with US forces in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. The M1911 went on to...
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No.2 (Approx. 3500 revolvers acquired, some issued to RCAF) Colt M1911 (Approx. 4000 Colts acquired. Issued to Airborne troops from 1942) Smith & Wesson...
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following Utah's adoption of the Colt M1911 pistol. History portal Colt Model 1871-72 Open Top, the direct ancestor of the Colt Single Action Army Magnum Research...
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.455 Webley (redirect from .455 Colt)
some Colt M1911 pistols chambered in .455 Auto purchased by the Royal Navy. Although not a standard sidearm or a standard service cartridge, a few Colt M1911...
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plight of the California redwoods, dressed in a red robe and armed with a Colt M1911 .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol. The pistol's magazine was loaded with...
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Armed Forces as the Model 1909. The Colt M1917 revolver was created to supplement insufficient stocks of M1911 pistols during World War I. It was simply...
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.45 ACP (redirect from .45 Automatic Colt Pistol)
his prototype Colt semi-automatic pistol. After successful military trials, it was adopted as the standard chambering for Colt's M1911 pistol. The round...
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Austro-Hungarian Steyr M1912 pistol, unlike the "swinging link and pin" of the Colt M1911 series. One of the Obregón's design simplifications is that the safety...
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semi-automatic pistols. One of Browning's most enduring designs was the Colt M1911, which was adopted by the U.S. military as its service pistol and is in...
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The Colt Delta Elite is a modified series 80 M1911 pistol chambered for the 10mm Auto cartridge. It was first introduced in 1987 by the Colt's Manufacturing...
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by the U.S. Army's Rock Island Arsenal from stock M1911 pistols as a replacement for the aging Colt Model 1903 and Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless pistols...
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present in the Colt M1911, the Browning Hi-Power, and the Ruby .45 ACP. The pistol bears many internal and external similarities to the famous Colt M1911A1,...
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optionally chambered .454 Casull). The LAR Grizzly pistol was a modified Colt M1911 style pistol with oversized components designed to handle larger, more...
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SR1911 is a semi-automatic pistol modeled after the classic Colt M1911 pistol. Like the M1911, the Ruger 1911 is single action only. It also has features...
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introduction of the M1911 pistol. The Model 1889 was also sold commercially as the Colt New Army and Navy. Approximately 31,000 Colt Model 1889 revolvers...
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grabbed a semi-automatic Colt M1911 .45 ACP caliber pistol. Twinning's pistol jammed after one shot, but he grabbed another M1911 from the car and exited...
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Heckler & Koch for their MK23 Mod 0 pistol, and Colt scrapped the project. The Colt OHWS was based on the M1911 frame and carried a single-stack 10-round magazine...
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