Here’s What You Need to Remember: Although the 1911A1 has been phased out of regular U.S. military service, pockets of 1911s still persist. In 2014, the Marine Corps placed an order for twelve ...

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Fellow military history buffs and shooting enthusiasts rejoice, good news is coming your way: An amendment to the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act is set to allow the U.S. Army to, at long last ...

For more than a hundred years, one weapon has traveled with American troops into almost every crisis, hot spot, and war the United States has participated in Published May 22, 2020 1:42 PM EDT ...

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 ...

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This article by Jared Keller originally appeared on Task & Purpose, a digital news and culture publication dedicated to military and veterans issues. The Colt Model 1911 .45 caliber semiautomatic ...

Following a commendable term of service, from the Philippine-American War through World War I, John Moses Browning’s M1911 pistol was due for some upgrades. So, in 1926, the Army Ordnance Department ...

Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) confirmed to The War Zone that the replacement of the M45A1s with new M18s began last year and was completed by October 2022. M45A1s had previously been ...