Model 1911A1
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- Category: US Firearms
- Published: Thursday, 18 April 2013 03:33
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Nation:United States
Adopted: 1911
Designer: Browning
Caliber: .45 APC
Capacity: 8 shot
Action: Automatic
Mfg. by: Colt, Remington Rand, and others.
The Browning designed 1911 .45 cal. was refined into the 1911A1 and became the standard side arm of U.S. forces during WWII. It remained the standard sidearm into the 1980's. In 2012 the US Marines awarded a contract to once again have a version of the 1911 produced for military use.