2020 8:38 AM EST 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.

First introduced in 1873, the Colt Single Action Army has officially been around for 150 years. In that time, it has become ...

Before this, the U.S. Army had used the Colt M1911 series, the official sidearm since 1911 ... issued a K5. The Navy issues ...

COLT M1911 is a single ... pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. It served as the standard-issue sidearm for the United States Armed Forces from 1911 to 1986. It was widely used in World ...

Colt's "New Lightning Magazine Rifle," so called to distinguish it from the company's previous double-action revolver of the ...

Now, thanks to military logistics, there was a serious issue. Soldiers found ... 45 caliber. After the 1911, he never built another gun chambered in .45 ACP. Looking at his other famous handguns: the ...

45 Colt cartridge. This very powerful round started as a breech-loader in revolvers and became a standard-issue sidearm for the U.S. Army, earning its stripes during the Indian Wars and in the ...

It is now the standard issue firearm for most ... M16A2 Rifle and replaces all M3 .45 caliber submachine guns, and selected M9 pistols and M16 rifles. The Army is pursuing a two-phase PIP to ...

If you have purchased this single issue only with the specific intent to send it to someone as a gift, you may do that providing it is not re-shared with anyone else and it will not be re-purposed or ...

One of the most important choices you will make when joining the military is what job you want to do. With hundreds of jobs from which to choose, it can be very tough to narrow it down to just one.

A grand jury in Georgia has indicted father and son, Colin and Colt Gray, for the mass shooting at Apalachee High School that left four people dead and several others wounded. Colt Gray has been ...

The S&W Schofield never took off like the Colt Peacemaker, but it still has an important place in firearms history.