Summary
The M1911, also known as the Colt 1911 or the Colt Government, is a single-action, recoil-operated semi-automatic pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. The pistol's formal U.S. military designation as of 1940 was Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 for the original model adopted in March 1911, and Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911A1 for the improved M1911A1 model which entered service in 1926. The designation changed to Pistol, Caliber .45, Automatic, M1911A1 in the Vietnam War era.
Designed by John Browning, the M1911 is the best-known of his designs to use the short recoil principle in its basic design. The pistol was widely copied by numerous operators, and this operating system rose to become the pre-eminent type of the 20th century and of nearly all modern centerfire pistols. It is popular with civilian shooters in many competition events as well. Compact variants are also widely popular as civilian concealed-carry weapons in the U.S. because of the design's relatively slim width and the stopping power of the .45 ACP cartridge.
The U.S. produced 2.7 million M1911 and M1911A pistols during the service life of the weapon, serving as the standard-issue side-arm of the United States Armed Force from 1911 to 1985. It also saw wide use in World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, as well as numerous other major conflicts in world history. It was eventually replaced by the 9mm Beretta M9 pistol as the standard-issue side-arm in 1985, however, the army did not replace it completely until October 1986, and due to its popularity amongst many users, it has not yet been completely phased out. In fact, modernized variants of the gun still see service in some units of the U.S. Army Special Forces, U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy.
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Powers and Stats
Tier: 9-C, higher with piercing damage
Name: M1911
Origin: The Real World
Age: 108 (as of 2019)
Classification: Semi-automatic firearm; sidearm
Wielders: 20th Century American Military, 21st Century American Law Enforcement, alongside various other countries in Central and South America, in South and Southeast Asia, some elite military units in the U.S.A still prefer to use highly-customized 1911s
Prerequisites: .45 ACP ammunition, 7-round box magazine
Attack Potency: Street level (At the ideal bullet speed, a .45 ACP round, of 15 grams, can achieve upwards of 472 joules), higher with piercing damage
Speed: Subsonic+ (Typical M1911 velocity is 253 m/s)
Durability: Street level (Can withstand its firepower, and likely being shot itself, extremely reliable)
Range: Tens of Meters (Up to 50 meters)
Weaknesses: Relatively low magazine capacity (7 rounds) compared to most other modern handguns with double-stack magazines, also relatively heavy compared to most other guns.
Note: This is an official profile for the original design of this handgun, which excludes common sidearm accessories/features, and ignores different variants' stats
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