Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 | |
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Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1911–present |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | As standard U.S. service pistol:
In non-US standard use:
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Production history | |
Designer | John Browning |
Designed |
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Manufacturer | Colt Manufacturing Company, Smith & Wesson, Norinco, other companies |
Unit cost | $26.38 (1938),[11] equal to $571 now |
Produced | 1911–present |
No. built | 2,734,345 (produced by Colt) 4,294,345 (total including licensed copies)[12] |
Variants |
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Specifications | |
Mass | 39 oz (1,100 g) empty, with magazine[10][14] |
Length | 8.5 in (216 mm)[10] |
Barrel length |
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Cartridge | .45 ACP |
Action | Short recoil operation[10] |
Muzzle velocity | 830 ft/s (253 m/s)[10] |
Effective firing range | 50 m (160 ft) |
Feed system | 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 12-round box magazines[15] |
Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 | |
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Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1911–present |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | As standard U.S. service pistol:
In non-US standard use:
|
Production history | |
Designer | John Browning |
Designed |
|
Manufacturer | Colt Manufacturing Company, Smith & Wesson, Norinco, other companies |
Unit cost | $26.38 (1938),[11] equal to $571 now |
Produced | 1911–present |
No. built | 2,734,345 (produced by Colt) 4,294,345 (total including licensed copies)[12] |
Variants |
|
Specifications | |
Mass | 39 oz (1,100 g) empty, with magazine[10][14] |
Length | 8.5 in (216 mm)[10] |
Barrel length |
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|
|
Cartridge | .45 ACP |
Action | Short recoil operation[10] |
Muzzle velocity | 830 ft/s (253 m/s)[10] |
Effective firing range | 50 m (160 ft) |
Feed system | 7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 12-round box magazines[15] |