M1911A1 pistol

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf shooting
gptkbp:action short recoil
gptkbp:barrelLength 5 in (127 mm)
gptkbp:caliber gptkb:.45_ACP
gptkbp:cartridge gptkb:.45_ACP
gptkbp:category shooting
military sidearm
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:John_Browning
gptkbp:enteredService 1926
gptkbp:feedSystem 7-round detachable box magazine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M1911A1 pistol
gptkbp:length 8.25 in (210 mm)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Remington_Rand
gptkb:singer
gptkb:Colt's_Manufacturing_Company
gptkb:Ithaca_Gun_Company
gptkb:Union_Switch_&_Signal
gptkbp:militaryDesignation Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911A1
gptkbp:notableFeature grip safety
manual thumb safety
single-action trigger
beavertail grip
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:US_Air_Force
gptkb:US_Army
gptkb:Special_Forces
gptkb:US_Marine_Corps
gptkb:US_Coast_Guard
gptkb:US_Navy
FBI SWAT teams
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:productionStartYear 1924–present (various manufacturers)
gptkbp:rateOfFire semi-automatic
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Beretta_M9
gptkb:M1911_pistol
gptkbp:totalProduced over 2.7 million units
gptkbp:touristAttraction iron sights
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Allied_forces_in_World_War_II
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant gptkb:M1911_pistol
gptkbp:weight 2.44 lb (1.1 kg) unloaded
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MEU(SOC)_pistol
gptkb:Naked_Snake
gptkb:Beretta_M9_(U.S._military)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7