m1911

An American single-action, semi-automatic handgun designed by John Moses Browning. Its short-recoil operation with a reciprocating slide highly influenced modern pistol designs.

The M1911 is visually identifiable by its external hammer, a beaver tail safety, both grip panels being held by two screws and a thumb safety. Chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge, the standard magazine capacity is seven rounds. In 1924, the M1911 was largely revised into the M1911A1, with a shorter trigger and a longer back spur. It was the standard sidearm of the U.S. military from 1911 to 1985.

This tag applies to any M1911-styled handgun, regardless of specific model.

Examples

Custom M1911 with a skeletonized trigger.

See also

• M1911 (Girls' Frontline)
• M45 MEUSOC
• List of Weapons

The following tags are aliased to this tag: colt_m1911 (learn more).

This tag implicates handgun (learn more).