GALLERY ONLY. NOT FOR SALE. INFO ONLY P17-16
Caliber: 45ACP
Finish: Blued
Bore Condition: EXC
Stock Condition: Grips EXC
Type: Pistol
Metal Condition: VG-EXC
Serial #:8803xx
Markings: US Property Marked, GHD, 1911A1 US ARMY.
Other Information: Rear Sight needs replacing and spring housing needs to be changed, Manufactured 1943 by Colt, GHD inspector mark
The M1911 is a single-action, semiautomatic handgun chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. It was designed by John M. Browning, and was the standard-issue side arm for the United States armed forces from 1911 to 1985. It was widely used in World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Its formal designation as of 1940 was Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 for the original Model of 1911 or Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911A1 for the M1911A1, adopted in 1924. The designation changed to Pistol, Caliber .45, Automatic, M1911A1 in the Vietnam era. In total, the United States procured around 2.7 million M1911 and M1911A1 pistols during its service life.
The M1911 is the most well-known of John Browning's designs to use the short recoil principle in its basic design. Besides the pistol being widely copied itself, this operating system rose to become the pre-eminent type of the 20th century and of nearly all modern pistols.
Type: Pistol
Place of origin: United States
Service history:Used by United States, United Kingdom, Commonwealth of Nations, (.455 caliber, WWI)
Wars World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Iraq, Afghanistan
Production history
Number built: Over 2 million
Variants: M1911A1, RIA Officers
Specifications
Weight: 2.437 lb (1,105 g) empty, w/ magazine (FM 23–35, 1940)
Length: 8.25 in (210 mm)
Barrel length: 5.03 in (127 mm), Government model; 4.25 in (108 mm), Commander model;
3.5 in (89 mm), Officer's ACP model
Cartridge: .45 ACP
Action: Short recoil operation
Muzzle velocity: 800 ft/s (244 m/s)
Effective range: 75 yd (62 m) (FM 23–35 of 1940)
Feed system: 7 rounds (standard-capacity magazine), +1 in chamber
