July 30, 2012

Back to 1911 again

John Moses Browning (peace be upon his name) designed the The Model 1911 .45 Automatic Pistol. The US Military adopted it and used it as the standard issue from 1911 through 1985 when they went with the Baretta M9 poodle-shooter (9mm). More on the history of the 1911 from Browning and Wikipedia. The Army scheduled a test between sample guns from Colt (Brownings 1911 design and the Savage Arms Company.) From the Wikipedia article:
Among the areas of success for the Colt was a test at the end of 1910 attended by its designer, John Browning. 6,000 rounds were fired from a single pistol over the course of two days. When the gun began to grow hot, it was simply immersed in water to cool it. The Colt gun passed with no reported malfunctions, while the Savage designs had 37.
Anyway, from FOX News:
Sticking to their guns: Marines place $22.5M order for the Colt .45 M1911
It�s been called the greatest handgun ever made, and it has barely changed since 1911, when the legendary John Browning designed it especially for the U.S. Military.

And now, the Colt .45 M1911 is making a big comeback, now that the U.S. Marines have placed a $22.5 million order for the Connecticut-made pistols.

The gun, which has been wielded on film by John Wayne and in real life by Sgt. Alvin York and Maj. Audie Murphy, was the standard-issue sidearm in the military for decades, until it was replaced by the Beretta M9 in 1985.
I haven't figured out just which configuration I want but a 1911 is definitely on my wish-list... Posted by DaveH at July 30, 2012 9:56 PM
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