Tag: M1911

M1911 is a world widely used firearm, serving since 1911 to present.

The M1911 is a semi-automatic, recoil-operated, better performance, single-action, magazine-fed pistol for legal use. 2.7 million Pieces of this pistol have been built up to now, and some are very likely to be built for the future. It’s very light, just 1,1o5 gram and its 8.25 inch long. It has several barrel lengths like 5.03 inch, 4.25 inch and 3.5 inch. .45 ACP is its cartridge and it can shoot with 825 ft. /s muzzle speed.

M1911 is designed by one of the gifted designers, John Browning, in the world of firearms. He has designed as much as 15 guns of every types of his time. And M1911 is just one of his many designs manufactured by his own company, Browning Arms Company in 1911 to till now. It has gone through a world of modifications and is appreciated by and connected with a world of national, international, legal and illegal forces and individuals.

UK Royal Air Force, South Korean Air Force, German Volkssturn, Argentina, Brazil, Hellenic Army of Greece, Philippine Armed Forces, Indonesian Army, Chinese Army, Turkish Land Force and around thirty other national forces use/used this semi-automatic pistol happily. In service it has served in the World War I, the World War II, Vietnam War, Korean War, Iraq War, War in Afghanistan, Persian Gulf War and many other minor wars,  and is still is in use in 50-60 nations.