The M1911 has been the weapon of choice for the U.S. Military and special ops community for over 100 years. We explore the history of the weapon and find out what the newest model, the M45A1 ...

A new limited run of vintage Colt Model 1911 'Black Army' pistols were designed to invoke the World War I heritage of the M1911's original blackened finish that Colt used in lieu of the standard ...

COLT M1911 is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, recoil-operated pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. It served as the standard-issue sidearm for the United States Armed Forces ...

Several of the nation's biggest names in firearm manufacturing have released new models ahead of SHOT Show 2025. Here's a ...

Solid Concepts, one of the world’s largest rapid prototyping outfits, just printed a gun. Unlike previous 3D printed guns like the Liberator, this 3D printed version of an M1911 is made out of ...

45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) cartridge and World War II? This question brings three things to mind: If you answered the legendary M1911-A1 single-action semiautomatic pistol, you’d be ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The .45 Automatic Colt Pistol round, or .45 ACP as it is commonly known, is fairly controversial. Invented in 1905 by prolific ...

DS Prodigy design is now in a lightweight, carry-ready format with the launch of the Prodigy 3.5" Compact.

45 caliber pistol and .38 caliber revolvers ... The US Army is the lead service in this program and the M9 replaced the M1911 .45 cal handgun.