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The Colt M1911 is a single-action, recoil-operated, semi-automatic pistol chambered primarily for the.45 ACP cartridge.
M1911 and a M1911A1, both manufactured by Colt
M1911 designer John Browning
Cross-section diagram, with labeled parts, of original Model 1911 pistol, from official Army description as published in 1917.
Springfield Mil Spec field stripped
John Browning
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John Moses Browning was an American firearm designer who developed many varieties of military and civilian firearms, cartridges, and gun mechanisms, many of which are still in use around the world. He
M1911 pistol
…Practical Shooting Confederation, showing no signs of decreasing popularity. On March 18, 2011, the U.S. state of Utah—as a way of honoring M1911 designer John Browning, who was born and raised in the state—adopted the Browning M1911 as the "official firearm of Utah". The M1911 served as the standard-issue sidearm for…
Browning Brothers gun shop, Ogden, Utah Territory, 1882. From left to right: Thomas Samuel Browning, George Emmett Browning, John Moses Browning, Matthew Sandefur Browning, Jonathan Edmund Browning, and Frank Rushton
Browning with an Auto-5
Browning seated with a M1907 machine gun