Designed by John Browning, the M1911 is the best-known of his designs to use the short recoil principle in its basic design. The pistol was widely copied, and this operating system rose to …

May 18, 2021 · Like most of Browning’s firearms, the M1911 came to be because revolvers were becoming obsolete. On the eve of the 1900s, the United States military looked to modernize …

The 1911, despite being more than a century old, shows no sign of disappearing. The continued demand for the pistol, both among civilian users and US Special Forces, led to the US Army …

Jan 24, 2011 · Introduced 100 years after the original 1911 pistol, the Browning 1911-22 pistol is proudly made in the USA, at a state-of-the-art factory located only a few miles south of Ogden, …

On May 5, 1911 the Colt pistol was officially accepted as the “Automatic Pistol, Calibre .45, Model of 1911.”Following its adoption by the Army, the M1911 was also accepted by the Navy and …

U.S. Army soldiers proudly display their Colt M1911 pistols as they prepare to go into action in France in 1917. The 1911 is a hefty pistol, weighing 39 ounces unloaded. The barrel is five …

In H. Charles McBarron’s Knocking Out the Moros, an Army officer fires his early model M1911 pistol at a charging Moro warrior. The M1911 was developed in large part because Army …

Mar 28, 2022 · Adopted by the U.S. Army on March 29, 1911, and thereafter officially known as the Model 1911 or M1911, Americans are very familiar with the firearm itself. But many people …

The .45 ACP M1911 and M1911A1 pistols issued to American troops demonstrated their formidable stopping power during World War I, World War II and beyond.

On March 29th, 1911, the Browning-designed, Colt-produced .45 Automatic pistol, was selected as the official sidearm of the Armed Forces of U.S.A., and named Model 1911. That original …