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Designed by John Browning, the M1911 is the best-known of his designs to use the short recoil principle in its basic design. 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.
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An Internet reference site, with all you ever wanted to know about the M1911 pistol, designed by the most ingenious gunsmith of all times, John Moses Browning.
- Precursors and Development
- The World Wars and M1911A1 Refinement
- Replacement by The M9 and Modern Usage
- Misconceptions About The M1911
When you think about the 1911 (or M1911 as its name reflected once adopted by the US Military), it is easy to perceive it as an original design that simply burst on the scene to revolutionize semi-automatic pistols. Yet the 1911 is really the product of several models that came before it finally won the military trials for a new sidearm. The origin...
As the demand for M1911s skyrocketed with the onset of WWI, the practice of several companies manufacturing the design began. At first just Colt and the US Military’s own Springfield Armory produced the M1911, but the war effort soon saw a whole host of other companies apply for contracts to produce the firearm. Not all the companies that filed for...
Once again the Korean and Vietnam conflicts saw heavy use of the M1911A1, but as the 1970s arrived, the military began to evaluate successors to the M1911’s legacy. Eventually the Beretta 92F (designated the M9 by the military) was named next in line, but its 9x19mm Parabellum rounds were criticized for their inferior stopping power when compared t...
As a side effect of its popularity and vast cloning, the M1911 began to gather a lot of myths about use and reliability as the design grew older. Anything with such serious staying power is bound to be the target of criticism. Potential qualms with the 1911 include suspicions about the overall quality of modern versions, problems with the magazine,...
Jan 24, 2011 · The Browning pistol design was formally adopted by the US Army on March 29, 1911, and thus became known officially as the Model 1911. The US Navy and US Marine Corps adopted the Browning-designed pistol in 1913.
Jun 20, 2018 · Initially partnered with Winchester, a renegotiation effort on royalties of what became the A-5 shotgun led him to take his designs to others including Fabrique National Herstal of Belgium,...
Mar 7, 2011 · Officially called the Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911, John Browning’s masterpiece is as popular and practical today as it was 100 years ago.
Considering that the M1911 was able to keep pace with modern warfare for nearly eighty years is a true testament to the genius of John Browning, the designer of the M1911. A countless number of men owe their lives to Browning’s invention.
