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Many Spanish firearms manufacturers produced pistols derived from 1911, such as the STAR Model B, the ASTRA 1911PL, and the Llama Model IX, to name just a few. [69] An Argentine Model 1927 pistol. Argentine Navy received 1,721 M1911 between 1914 and 1919. [70] 21,616 were received for Argentine Armed Forces between 1914 and 1941.
In 1911, a commission recommended adoption of the semi-automatic .38 ACP caliber Colt Military Model 1902 pistol, after field trials with 25 such pistols, all purchased from Colt's London Agency. However, as the US had just adopted the Colt .45ACP M1911 pistol it was decided to conduct further tests.
U.S. patent 747,585 Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless automatic pistol; U.S. patent 781,765 U.S. patent 864,609 Stevens 520 pump-action shotgun; U.S. patent 808,003 Colt Model 1905 in .45 ACP (predecessor to the M1911) U.S. patent 947,478 FN Model 1906 and Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket in .25 ACP; U.S. patent 984,519 Colt 1911
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 ...
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.
It was not until 1927 that the name "Woodsman" was used. [5] [6] The Sport Model was designed as a field sidearm for hiking and camping in 1933 and had a 4.5" barrel. Original versions were made with a fixed front sight in the first series, but by the latter half of production, an adjustable sight was available. [3]
1911–present (Model 1911A1 introduced 1924) Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer: Colt's Manufacturing Company.38 ACP United States: 1903-1927 Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless: Colt's Manufacturing Company.32 ACP.380 ACP United States: 1903–1945 Colt Mustang: Colt's Manufacturing Company.380 ACP United States: 1983–1996, 2011–present Colt ...
The Guncrafter Industries Model No. 1 (Or M1) is a variant of the widely popular M1911 handgun, modified for the .50 GI cartridge. John Browning's 1911 .45 ACP has been used for many cartridges over the past century. In every instance the cartridge used a bullet with a diameter that was the same or smaller than the original .451".