COLT M1911 is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, recoil-operated pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. It served as the standard-issue sidearm for the United States Armed Forces ...

45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) cartridge and World War II? This question brings three things to mind: If you answered the legendary M1911-A1 single-action semiautomatic pistol, you’d be ...

Solid Concepts, one of the world’s largest rapid prototyping outfits, just printed a gun. Unlike previous 3D printed guns like the Liberator, this 3D printed version of an M1911 is made out of ...

Both fired the same powerful and ever-beloved .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) cartridge as another classic firearm, the M1911 pistol. Both inspired catchy nicknames, the “Tommy Gun” and the ...

the M1911 .45-caliber pistols," said Jerry O'Keefe, chairman and CEO of the Civilian Marksmanship Program. "And I think it's a big role in terms of the shooting sports competitions. I think our ...

45 caliber pistol and .38 caliber revolvers ... The US Army is the lead service in this program and the M9 replaced the M1911 .45 cal handgun.