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 U.S. Army is expected to transfer upward of 8,000 surplus M1911 pistols for civilian sale in fiscal 2018. ... to transfer 8,000 or more .45-caliber M1911/M1911A1 pistols, ...

General Miller, in Farah Province in 2019, was armed with a M1911.' Rest assured, enthusiasts of the old and distinguished .45 caliber pistol: Army Gen. Austin Miller has not abandoned his M1911A1 ...

The U.S. Army is expected to transfer thousands of surplus M1911 pistols for civilian sale in fiscal 2018 ... to transfer 8,000 or more .45-caliber M1911/M1911A1 pistols, ...

As of January 2025, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) had resumed sales of surplus U.S. Army M1911/M1911A1 pistols to qualified U.S. citizens.

COLT M1911 is a single-action, semi-automatic, ... M1911A1 for the M1911A1, adopted in 1924. The designation changed to Pistol, Caliber .45, Automatic, M1911A1 in the Vietnam War era.

The .45 ACP M1911A1 pistol has served the U.S. armed forces for more than a century in every war zone and hotspot on the planet — and thanks to ... including the M1911 and M1911A1 pistols, ...

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 ...