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The pistol's formal U.S. military designation as of 1940 was Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 for the original model adopted in March 1911, and Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911A1 for the improved M1911A1 model which entered service in 1926. The designation changed to Pistol, Caliber .45, Automatic, M1911A1 in the Vietnam War era. [10]
The Remington 1911 R1 is a semi-automatic pistol modeled after the classic Colt 1911 which has served the US armed forces for over 100 years. Like the Colt 1911, the Remington 1911 is single action only, and has a grip safety and a manually operated thumb safety; it also has a Colt Series 80 style firing pin safety.
SIG Sauer of Newington, New Hampshire, manufactures a full line of 1911 styled handguns.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 capacity for some seven decades before being replaced by the Beretta M9 handgun.
RIA (Rock Island Armory) 1911s are derivatives of the US Military G.I. M1911-A1, the standard issue US Service pistol from 1911 to 1985. [3] Most RIA models are targeted at the low-end price point of the 1911 pistol market and are basic entry-level MIL-SPEC versions of the 1911. [4] However, some models offer additional higher-end features.
History of the United States (1865–1918) ... The United States Army formally adopts the M1911 pistol as its standard sidearm, thus giving the gun its 1911 designation.
SR1911: features a full length 8.67" slide with a 5" barrel, a standard magazine capacity of 8+1 and a weight of 39 oz. Constructed from low-glare stainless steel.; SR1911 Commander (SR1911CMD): has a shorter overall length of 7.75", shorter barrel length of 4.25", reduced magazine capacity of 7+1, and lighter unloaded weight of 36.40 oz.
March 29, 1911: The New York State Capitol fire. The United States Army formally adopted the .45 caliber M1911 pistol as its standard sidearm. The U.S. Navy and U.S. Marines followed suit in 1913. Originally manufactured by Colt, the gun was used by generations of soldiers worldwide, retaining the M1911 name from the year of its first ...
The Colt Model 1911 is a 7+1-round, single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, ... The Hi-Power is one of the most widely used military pistols in history, ...