The MEU(SOC) pistol officially designated the M45 MEUSOC is a magazine-fed recoil-operated single-action semiautomatic pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. It is based on the original M1911 design by John Browning and has been the standard-issue side arm for the Force Recon Element of the United States Marine Corps’ Marine Expeditionary Units since 1985. Its National Stock Number is 1005-01-370-7353.
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length (km)
0.20955
weight (kg)
1105.42
origin
United States
type
Semi-automatic pistol
used in war
Invasion of Grenada, War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Unified Task Force, Iraq War, United States invasion of Panama
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