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M1911 pistol (in US military service)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/M1911_pistol_(in_US_military_service)
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
service pistol
gptkbp:action
short recoil
gptkbp:adoptedBy
1911
gptkbp:barrelLength
5 in (127 mm)
gptkbp:battle
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:cartridge
gptkb:.45_ACP
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designer
gptkb:John_Browning
gptkbp:endDate
1985
gptkbp:enteredService
1911
gptkbp:feedSystem
7-round detachable box magazine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
M1911 pistol (in US military service)
gptkbp:legacy
influenced many modern pistols
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:museumDisplay
gptkb:National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Army
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity
830 ft/s (253 m/s)
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Colt_.45
Government Model
gptkbp:notableFeature
grip safety
manual thumb safety
single-action trigger
solid steel construction
gptkbp:notableUser
gptkb:Sergeant_Alvin_York
gptkb:Audie_Murphy
gptkb:General_Douglas_MacArthur
gptkb:General_George_S._Patton
gptkbp:produces
over 2.7 million units
gptkbp:replacedBy
gptkb:Colt_M1892
gptkb:Beretta_M9
gptkbp:status
limited use after 1985
gptkbp:touristAttraction
iron sights
gptkbp:type
shooting
gptkbp:usedBy
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:variant
gptkb:M1911A1
gptkbp:weight
2.44 lb (1.1 kg) loaded
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Beretta_92FS
gptkb:Beretta_92_series
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6