The “U.S. Pistol, Caliber .45, Model of 1911” had already been blooded in combat before it reached the grand stage of the Great War. Action in Mexico and Haiti had shown the modern semi ...

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It gave the gun the official designation of “Pistol, Caliber .45 Model of 1911.” The facts of the gun’s reputation and service life are well-known to most handgunners. It is not so widely ...

The company’s base 1911, the 1911 E-Series, is built along the lines of a typical government model. The pistol has a 5-inch barrel, weighs 39.6 ounces, and carries eight rounds in the magazine ...

The Colt Model 1911 .45 caliber semiautomatic pistol that John Browning dreamed up more than a century ago remains one of the most beloved sidearms in U.S. military history. Hell, there's a reason ...

Another “innovation” is the Model 11’s laminated stock. The stock looks like walnut, but Winchester made them from laminated birch. On my gun, you can feel and see a slight ridge at the sides of the ...

Mechanized equipment still in production after 100 years is a rarity, and that’s one reason that the Colt Model 1911 semi-automatic pistol is so unusual. “This is the only sidearm that we can ...

According to Heritage Auctions, the world’s largest collectibles auctioneer, this rare set of pistols raises the limits of what can be accomplished in the field of gun design to a cosmic level.

The Colt Model 1911 .45 caliber semiautomatic pistol that John Browning dreamed up more than a century ago remains on of the most beloved sidearms in U.S. military history. Hell, there’s a ...

At first glance, the Model 1971 looks very similar to the 1911. However, the new pistol incorporates some major changes. Developed by the Research and Development Department of Colt Industries ...

Solid Concepts' use of a laser sintering method to create a fully functional Model 1911 automatic pistol is the latest demonstration of the potential of 3D printing techniques in industrial ...