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Colt M1911
Description
John Browning's semi-automatic pistol, US standard issue for over seventy years. Its design has been copied worldwide.
Historical use
- First World War
- Second World War
Technical data
- Year
- 1911
- Service
- 1911–1985
- Country
- United States
- Maker
- Colt's Manufacturing Company
- Designer
- John Browning
- Type
- Pistol
- Mechanism
- Semi-automatic
- Calibre
- .45 ACP
- Weight
- 1.1 kg
- Length
- 216 mm
- Barrel
- 127 mm
- Capacity
- 7 rounds
- Units made
- ≈ 2,700,000
Source: Wikidata Q201419
