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The M1909 was an improvement on the Colt Model 1907, which was an earlier design by Browning chambered in .45 ACP that was turned down by the United States Department of War due to several issues, including constant jamming. In August 1909, Browning demonstrated his new automatic to Lieutenant Colonel Thompson by firing 500 rounds through it ...
Made in various calibers, the .45 Colt version with a 5½" barrel, was adopted by the U.S. Armed Forces as the Model 1909. [1] The Colt M1917 revolver was created to supplement insufficient stocks of M1911 pistols during World War I. [2] It was simply a New Service re-chambered to take the .45 ACP cartridge and used half-moon clips to hold the ...
Colt had previously produced a version of their .45 Colt caliber New Service model, designated the M1909, to replace their .38 Long Colt caliber M1892 revolvers that had demonstrated inadequate stopping power during the Philippine–American War. The Colt M1917 Revolver was essentially the same as the M1909, but with a cylinder bored to take ...
The Colt Model 1909 is a .45 caliber revolver. It was primarily used between 1902 and 1926 and served in World War I. 5. Colt/Smith & Wesson Model 1917 ©Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons.
The Colt Model 1910 was a prototype .45 ACP caliber automatic pistol developed by John Browning as an improvement of the earlier Colt Model 1909, which was rejected by the United States Department of War due to the Cavalry's belief that the design was too complicated for use by enlisted men, and because it lacked a safety mechanism.
The Colt Model 1900 is a short-recoil operated "self-loading", or semi-automatic.38 caliber handgun introduced by Colt's Manufacturing Company at the turn of the 20th century. The M1900 was the first firearm to be chambered in .38 ACP (not to be confused with the shorter-cased .380 ACP ) and was the first handgun to utilize short-recoil operation.
This category is for articles about semi-automatic pistols introduced during the period 1901-1909. Pages in category "Semi-automatic pistols 1901–1909" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
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