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The Pistol M1914 is noted for its unusual extended slide stop which was specified by Norwegian ordnance authorities. 22,000 were produced between 1914 and 1940 but production continued after the German occupation of Norway in 1940 and 10,000 were produced for the German armed forces as Pistole 657 (n). 24.

It was widely used in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

The pistols formal designation as of 1940 was Automatic Pistol, Caliber.45, M1911 for the original model of 1911 or Automatic Pistol, Caliber.45, M1911A1 for the M1911A1, which was adopted in 1924.

The designation changed to Pistol, Caliber.45, Automatic, M1911A1 in the Vietnam War era.

The M1911 was replaced by the adoption of the 9 mm Beretta M9 pistol as the standard U.S.

But, due to its popularity among users, it has not been completely phased out.

Modernized derivative variants of the M1911 are still in use by some units of the U.S.

Army Special Forces, U.S.

Marine Corps and the U.S.

Navy.

The pistol was widely copied, and this operating system rose to become the preeminent type of the 20th century and of nearly all modern centerfire pistols.

ACP cartridge. 12.

The next decade would see a similar pace, including the adoption of several more revolvers and an intensive search for a self-loading pistol that would culminate in the official adoption of the M1911 after the turn of the decade.

Nevertheless, the application of his principle of using cartridge energy to reload led to several self-loading pistols in 1896.

The designs caught the attention of various militaries, each of which began programs to find a suitable one for their forces.

In the U.S., such a program would lead to a formal test at the turn of the 20th century.

During field trials, these ran into some problems, especially with stopping power.

Consequently, DWM produced an enlarged version of the round, the 919mm Parabellum (known in current military parlance as the 919mm NATO), a necked-up version of the 7.65 mm round.

Fifty of these were tested as well by the U.S.

Army in 1903. 15.

There is some debate over the reasons for DWMs withdrawalsome say they felt there was bias and that the DWM design was being used primarily as a whipping boy for the Savage and Colt pistols, 18 though this does not fit well with the earlier 1900 purchase of the DWM design over the Colt and Steyr entries.

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In any case, a series of field tests from 1907 to 1911 were held to decide between the Savage and Colt designs.

Both designs were improved between each round of testing, leading up to the final test before adoption.

When the gun began to grow hot, it was simply immersed in water to cool it.

The Colt gun passed with no reported malfunctions, while the Savage designs had 37.

The Director of Civilian Marksmanship began manufacture of M1911 pistols for members of the National Rifle Association in August 1912.

Approximately 100 pistols stamped N.R.A.

Springfield Armory and by Colt.

The M1911 was formally adopted by the U.S.

Navy and Marine Corps in 1913.

The.45 ACP Model of 1911 U.S.

Army was used by both US Army Cavalry Troops and Infantry Soldiers during the United States Punitive Expedition into Mexico against Pancho Villa in 1916.

However, the need to greatly expand U.S.

World War I saw the expansion of manufacture to other contractors besides Colt and Springfield Armory, including Remington- UMC and North American Arms Co.

Quebec. 21 Several other manufacturers were awarded contracts to produce the M1911, including the National Cash Register Company, the Savage Arms Company, the Caron Brothers Manufacturing of Montreal, the Burroughs Adding Machine Co., Winchester Repeating Arms Company, and the Lanston Monotype Company, but the signing of the Armistice resulted in the cancellation of the contracts before any pistols had been produced.

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The new version received a modified type classification, M1911A1, in 1926 with a stipulation that M1911A1s should have serial numbers higher than 700,000 with lower serial numbers designated M1911.

The M1911A1 changes to the original design consisted of a shorter trigger, cutouts in the frame behind the trigger, an arched mainspring housing, a longer grip safety spur (to prevent hammer bite ), a wider front sight, a shortened hammer spur, and simplified grip checkering (eliminating the Double Diamond reliefs).

These changes were subtle and largely intended to make the pistol easier to shoot for those with smaller hands.

No significant internal changes were made, and parts remained interchangeable between the M1911 and the M1911A1.

Then, production moved to a modified version designated Pistol Model 1914 and unofficially known as Kongsberg Colt.

The Pistol M1914 is noted for its unusual extended slide stop which was specified by Norwegian ordnance authorities.

German occupation of Norway in 1940 and 10,000 were produced for the German armed forces as Pistole 657 (n).