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OSS Liberator: The Weirdest .45 ACP Pistol?
What firearms are synonymous with the .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) cartridge and World War II? This question brings three ...
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The Maligned Handgun and Cartridge that Spawned the .45 ACP Autopistol
F or those of you who aren’t familiar with the legendary M1911 single-action semiautomatic pistol and its .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) cartridge, it became the U.S. Armed Forces’ standard ...
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Most iconic handguns of all time
COLT M1911 is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, recoil-operated pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. It served as the standard-issue sidearm for the United States Armed Forces ...
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An Outlaw's Arsenal
Colt's gun featured an automatic, revolving chamber that enabled ... the weapon of choice was the Colt .45 Peacemaker, which combined the bullet, gunpowder, and percussion cap in one cartridge ...