Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911

For other items known as M1911, see: M1911 Disambiguation

Overview[]

The M1911 Pistol is an American semi-automatic pistol developed in the early 1910s by John Browning.

The firearm was adopted by the US military, and has seen countless reproductions and modernizations over a century later.

Variants[]

For derivatives, see the navbox below.

M1911 Pistol: 1911 model.
M1911A1 Pistol: 1924 model.

1911 Pattern Pistols
USA	Originals	M1911 (A1 • A2)
USA	Derivatives	M45 (A1) • DE 1911 G. • R1 • SW1911
Foreign Models	Argentine	Ballester-Molina
	Brazilian	Taurus PT 1911
	German	HK 1911
	Mexican	Systema Obregón
	Russian	TK1911T (SKh)
	Spanish	Star A • Star B • Star P
	Swiss	SIG Sauer 1911

Colt Products
Firearms
Assault Rifles	601 • 602 • 603 • 604 • 605 (A • B) • 606 (A • B) • 607 (A) • 608 • 609 • 610 (B) • 611 (P) • 613 (K • P) • 614 (S) • 615 • 616 • 619 • 620 • 621 • 629 • 630 • 639 • 645 • 653 • 715 • 723 • 727 • 733 • 920 • 921 • 933 • ACR • AR6520 • AR-15 (A1 • A2 • A3) • AR-15 Sporter-1 • CK901 • CM901 • HBAR (M1 • M2) • IAR6940 (H • P) • LE6720 • LE6920 • LE6940 • M16 (A1 • A2 • A3 • A4) • R6520 • R6530 • SCW • SP901 • XM16E1 • XM177 (E1 • E2)
Shotguns	1878
Submachine Guns	633 • 635 • R0635 • R0991 • R6450
Machine Guns	CMG (1 • 2 • 3) • LMG
Pistols	1902 • 1903 • 1908 • Double Eagle • Junior • M45A1 CQBP • M1911 (A1 • A2) • Mustang • Pony • Pocket Nine • SCAMP • Woodsman
Revolvers	1849 • 1851 • 1860 • 1861 • 1862 • 1871 • 1873 • 1877 • 1878 • Agent • Anaconda • Cobra • Detective Special • Diamondback • Dragoon • King Cobra • M1917 • Magnum Carry • New Army • New Frontier • New Line • New Navy • New Service • Night Cobra • Python • Trooper • Walker

United States of America Weapons WWI Period (1900 - 1918)

Infantry Weapons
Semi-Automatic Pistols	Colt M1903 • Colt M1911 • Savage M1907
Revolvers	Colt M1892 • Colt M1889 • Colt M1905 • Colt M1909 • Colt M1917 • Colt New Service • S&W M1899 • S&W M1917
Bolt-Action Rifles	Enfield M1917 • SMLE No.1 Mk.I • Springfield M1896 • Springfield M1898 • Springfield M1899 • Springfield M1903
Semi-Automatic Rifles	[[]]
Submachine Guns	[[]]
Light Machine Guns	Browning M1918
Heavy Machine Guns	Browning M1917
Anti-Personnel Grenades	[[]]
Flamethrowers	[[]]
Anti-Tank Rifles	[[]]
Infantry Mortars	[[]]

Artillery
Anti-Aircraft Guns	[[]]
Field Guns	[[]]
Howitzers	[[]]
Infantry Guns	[[]]
Mortars	[[]]
Railroad Artillery	[[]]
Siege Artillery	[[]]

Land Vehicle Weapons
Vehicle Machine Guns	[[]]
Automatic Cannons	[[]]

Aircraft Weapons & Munitions
Aircraft Machine Guns	[[]]

Naval Weapons & Munitions
Naval Cannons	[[]]

United States of America Weapons Interwar & World War II Period (1919 — 1945)

Infantry Weapons
Melee Weapons	Blades	Ka-Bar • M1 Bayonet • M3 Trench Knife • M1917 Bayonet • M1942 Bayonet • Marine Raider Stiletto • Mark I Trench Knife
Sidearms	Pistol	HDM • M1903 • M1908 • M1911 (A1)
Sidearms	Revolver	M1917 • New Service • Official Police • Victory
Close-Quarters	Submachine Gun	M1 (A1) • M2 • M3 (A1) • M42 • M50 • M55 • M60 • M65 • M1921 • M1923 • M1926 • M1927 (A1 • A3 • A5) • M1928 (A1)
Close-Quarters	Shotgun	Auto-5 • M31 • M37 • M520 • M620 • M1897 • M1912
Rifles	Bolt-Action Rifle	M1903 (A1 • A2 • A3 • A4) • M1917
	Battle Rifle	M1 (E1 • E2 • E3 • E4 • E5 • E6 • E8 • E9 • E10 • E11 • E12 • E13 • E14) • M1941 • T1 (E1 • E2) • T20 (E1 • E2 • E2, HB) • T22 (E1 • E2 • E2, HB) • T23 • T26 • T27 • T31 • T35 • T36 • T37
	Assault Rifle	M1 (A1 • A2 • A3) • M2 • M3
Machine Guns	Light Machine Gun	Browning M1918A2 • M1941
	Medium Machine Gun	M1917 • M1919 (A1 • A2 • A3 • A4 • A6)
	Heavy Machine Gun	M2
Anti-Materiel	Anti-Tank Rifle	[[]]
	Recoilless Rifles	M18 • M20
	Rocket Launchers	M1 (A1) • M9 (A1) • M18 • M20
	Flamethrowers	E1 • E1R1 • M1 (A1) • M2 (A1)
Grenades	Grenade Launchers	[[]]
	Rifle Grenade Launchers	M1 • M7 • M17
	Anti-Personnel Grenades	Mk 2 • MK3 • MK3A1 • MK3A2 • M1 Frangible Grenade • T13
	Anti-Tank Grenades	[[]]
	Smoke Grenades	[[]]
Mines	Anti-Personnel Mines	M3 • M16
Mines	Anti-Tank Mines	M1 • M1A1 • M4 • M7 • M7A1 • M7A2
Other	Flare Guns	[[]]
Other	Other Man-Portable Explosives	M1A1 Bangalore Torpedo

Infantry Equipment
Camouflage	Camouflage	[[]]
Clothing	Backpacks	[[]]
	Body Armour	[[]]
	Bomb Suit	[[]]
	Elbow and knee pads	[[]]
	Signals & IFF	[[]]
	Suits	[[]]
	Vests & Webbing	[[]]
Headwear	Communication	[[]]
	Gas Masks & Rebreathers	[[]]
	Goggles	[[]]
	Helmets	[[]]
	Vehicle Headwear	[[]]
Optics, Detection and Surveillance	Man-Portable Radar	[[]]
	Mine Detectors	[[]]
	Night Vision Goggles	[[]]
	Periscopes	[[]]
	Rangefinders	[[]]
	Surveillance	[[]]

Artillery
Anti-Aircraft Guns	M45 Quadmount • 37mm M1 • 37mm M1A1 • 37mm M1A2 • 40mm M1 • 3-Inch M1917 • 3-Inch M1918 • 3-Inch M1 • 3-Inch M2 • 3-Inch M3 • 3-Inch M4 • 90mm M1 • 90mm M1A1 • 90mm M2 • 120mm M1
Anti-Tank Guns	37mm M3 (A1 • 57mm M1 • 75mm M1897 • 3-Inch M5 • 90mm M2 37mm T3 • 37mm T7 • 37mm T8 • 90mm T8 • 105mm T8
Coastal Artillery	3-Inch M1902 • 3-Inch M1903 • 90mm M1 • 6-Inch M1897 • 6-Inch M1900 • 6-Inch M1903 • 6-Inch M1905 • 6-Inch M1908 • 6-Inch M1 • 6-Inch T2 • 12-Inch M1890 • 12-Inch M1895 • 12-Inch M1888 • 12-Inch M1900 • 14-Inch M1907 • 14-Inch M1909 • 14-Inch M1910 • 16-Inch M1895 • 16-Inch M1919 • 16-Inch M1920 • 16-Inch Mark 2 • 16-Inch Mark 3
Field Guns	75mm M1897 • 4.5-Inch M1 • 4.5-Inch T3 • 6-Inch M1897 • 6-Inch M1900 • 6-Inch M1903 • 6-Inch M1905 • 6-Inch M1908 • 6-Inch M1 • 6-Inch T2 • 155mm M1 • 155mm M1A1 • 155mm M1A1E1 • 155mm M1A1E3 • 155mm M2 • 155mm T4 • 8-Inch M1
Howitzers	105mm M1 • 105mm M2 • 105mm T2 • 105mm M2A1 • 105mm M3 • 155mm M1918 • 155mm M1 • 8-Inch M1 • 8-Inch M2 • 240mm M1
Infantry & Mountain Guns	75mm M1 • 75mm M1A1
Mortars	60mm M2 • 81mm M1 • 4.2-Inch M2 • 12-Inch M1890 • 36-Inch Project 4712
Railroad Artillery	8-Inch VI • 8-Inch M1888 • 10-Inch M1895 • 10-Inch M1888 • 10-Inch M1900 • 14-Inch M1920
Recoilless Guns	[[]]
Rocket Artillery	[[]]
Siege Artillery	[[]]

Land Vehicle Weapons
Vehicle Machine Guns	M1919 (A4 • A4E1 • A5) • M2 (Fixed • Flexible • TT)
Standard Tank Guns	37mm M5 (E1) • 37mm M6 • 37mm M1924 (A1) • 75mm M2 • 75mm M3 • 75mm M6 • 3-inch M5 • 3-inch M6 • 3-inch M7 • 76mm M1 (A1 • A1C • A2) • 76mm T1 • 90mm M3 (A1) 37mm T21
Other Cannons Mounted on Tanks	75mm Howitzer M1 (A1) • 75mm AT Gun M1897 • 105mm Howitzer M2 • 105mm Howitzer M4 • 105mm T8 • 155mm Howitzer M1918 • 155mm Howitzer M2
Rocket Artillery	M17 • T34 (E1 • E2) • T40
Vehicle Flamethrowers	E7-7 • E9 • E14-7R2 • Navy Mk.I • Ronson
Spotlights	Canal Defence Light

Aircraft Weapons & Munitions
Aircraft Machine Guns	AN/M2 • M3
Aircraft Cannons below & including 30mm	[[]]
Aircraft Cannons above 30mm	37mm M4 • 37mm T9 • 37mm M10 • 75mm M5 • 75mm T13E1
Aircraft Rockets & Missiles	T64 H.V.A.R.
Aircraft Bombs, High Explosive	[[]]
Aircraft Bombs, Anti-Personnel	[[]]

Naval Weapons & Munitions
Naval Machine Guns	M2
Naval Cannons below & including 30mm	[[]]
Naval Cannons above 30mm	37mm M9

Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911

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