The M1911 is a single-action semi-automatic magazine-fed recoil-operated pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge which served as the standard-issue sidearm for the United States Armed Forces from 1911 to 1985. It was first used in later stages of the Philippine-American War and was widely used in World War I World War II the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The M1911 is still carried by some U.S. forces.
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length (km)
0.20955
weight (kg)
1106.78
origin
United States
type
Semi-automatic pistol
used in war
Korean War, Vietnam War, World War II, Service pistol, War in Afghanistan (2001–present), World War I, Iraq War, Gulf War
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