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Small arms1911–present
Semi-automatic pistol
M1911 pistol is a semi-automatic pistol originating in United States. It was built by Colt Manufacturing Company , Smith & Wesson , Norinco , other companies. Reported operators include Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Greece, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Indonesia, Iran, Liberia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, North Korea, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Republic of China, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Vietnam, Zimbabwe.
United StatesM1911 pistol
Dkamm at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedSemi-automatic pistol
United States
1911–present
See Users
As standard U.S. service pistol : Philippine-American War World War I Banana Wars World War II Korean War Vietnam War In non-US standard use: Finnish Civil War Chaco War Constitutionalist Revolution Chinese Civil War Spanish Civil War First Indochina War 1948 Palestine war Indonesian National Revolution Algerian War Laotian Civil War Cuban Revolution Bay of Pigs Invasion The Troubles Basque conflict Rhodesian Bush War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Iran–Iraq War Falklands War Lebanese Civil War Salvadoran Civil War Gulf War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War
John Browning
1911 (Model 1911) 1924 (Model 1911A1)
Colt Manufacturing Company , Smith & Wesson , Norinco , other companies
$26.38 (1938), equal to $603 now
1911–present
2,734,345 (produced by Colt) 4,294,345 (total including licensed copies)
M1911A1 M1911A2 FN Grand Browning RIA Officers Kongsberg Colt MEU(SOC) pistol
39 oz (1,100 g ) empty, with magazine
8.5 in (216 mm)
Government model: 5.03 in (127 mm) Commander model: 4.25 in (108 mm) Officer model: 3.5 in (89 mm)
.45 ACP , .455 Webley Auto (British Contract), .38 Super , 9x19mm Parabellum , 7.65mm Parabellum , 9mm Steyr , .400 Corbon , others
Short recoil operation
830 ft/s (253 m/s)
50 m (160 ft)
7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 12-round box magazines
Brazil
Bolivia
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Greece
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
Fiji
Georgia
Guatemala
Haiti
Indonesia
Iran
Liberia
Lithuania
Malaysia
Mexico
Nicaragua
North Korea
Philippines
Papua New Guinea
Republic of China
South Korea
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
United States
Vietnam
Zimbabwe
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.216 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.216 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.216 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
M1911 pistol equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Bolivia
Brazil
Cameroon
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
Fiji
Georgia
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
Indonesia
Iran
Liberia
Lithuania
Malaysia
Mexico
Nicaragua
North Korea
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
South Korea
Syria
Taiwan
Thailand
Türkiye
Ukraine United States
Vietnam
ZimbabweBrazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Greece, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Indonesia, Iran, Liberia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, North Korea, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Republic of China, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
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