Another interesting aspect of my field grade M1911A1 is the slide, which while Colt-marked, doesn’t bear the normal sorts of markings one would expect to find on an issued M1911.

The M45A1 is a 1911A1 built by Colt Defense with modifications, including a Picatinny accessory rail, night sights and a desert-tan paint job.

Colt’s currently produced Series 70 .45 pistol is very close to duplicating the guns that came from the old factory under the blue dome in 1924. ... Caliber .45 Model of 1911A1. ...

The Army currently has around 100,000 surplus Colt 1911A1s, the iconic sidearm used throughout […] Check out our latest YouTube videos. ... sell off its surplus Colt M1911A1 pistols. ...

So many 1911A1 pistols were produced by the end of World War II (approximately 1,900,000) that the military cancelled all new orders and began to "arsenal refinish" existing pistols.

The Colt Model 1911 .45 caliber semiautomatic pistol that John Browning dreamed up more than a century ago remains on of the most beloved sidearms in U.S. military history. Hell, there’s a ...

The Colt Model 1911 .45 caliber semiautomatic pistol remains one of the most beloved sidearms in U.S ... still rocks an M1911A1 on his hip despite the fact that the Army no longer issues them to ...

In 1971 Colt unveiled a new modern service pistol, one that the company believed was the natural successor to the venerable Colt M1911/A1. At first glance, the Model 1971 looks very similar to the ...