Pistol "Colt 1911": photo, caliber, specifications and price

"Colt 1911" - this is the most beloved and respected weapon of more than one generation of Americans. It is considered a symbol of the country. Everything, from simple housewives to policemen and bandits, preferred it to other brands of weapons. Simple, reliable with an excellent killer power, it gives a sense of security and confidence. The cult of weapons in America has its idol - "Colt 1911".

History

The American firm Colt in 1896 acquired from John Moses Browning several patents the design of automatic self-loading pistols. Among the first samples created Colt Auto Pistol M 1900. It was made for a cartridge of 38 caliber.

"Colt 1911" (photo see in the text) was developed on its base under the 45 caliber and received its official name: "Government model" - M1911 Government. The year of production of the pistol - 1911-th - became its designation. At the same time, he was accepted for a long time arming the army and navy of America. With different modifications, improvements and changes, he stood on the arsenal of the country for nearly eighty years.

Arms of armies

"Colt" was and is in service with the armies and special services of many countries. For one reason or another, these weapons have come to various parts of the world.

The exploiting countries:

• The United States of America took the gun into service in the distant 1911. Officially removed in 1985, but some soldiers, police and private security structures have been using it to this day.
• Estonia received 1500 copies of the "Colts" under the military assistance program in 1997.
• England was provided with these pistols during the Second World War under the Lend-Lease program (the US state program for the supply of weapons to the allies).
• Norway adopted it in service in 1913.
• The USSR, like England, received the "Colt" thanks to the Lend-Lease program in the forties.
• Japan adopted the "Colt" for arming the self-defense forces after the war, in 1945.
• Haiti. The national police of the country received from the US a batch of pistols in 1997.
• Salvador. Through military assistance in the eighties of the twentieth century, 225 weapons were delivered from America.
• South Vietnam used the Colts in service with their army until 1975.

Characteristic

The main technical characteristics of the pistol of the brand "Colt 1911" 45 caliber:

• Caliber - .45 ACP;
• Length - 219 mm;
• The trunk is 127 mm;
• Height - 140 mm;
• Width - 30 mm;
• Shop - for 7 ammunition;
• Weight (without cartridges) - 1106 grams;
• Weight (with cartridges) - 1274 grams;
• Speed of the bullet (initial) - 260 m / s;
• Range effective shooting - 50 m.

Models

In different years, improved and modified versions of the pistol were produced. They are presented in the table below:

Traumatic Colt

All available traumatic weapons can be divided into two groups: either converted from combat weapons, or manufactured similarly to combat models. The more famous the brand of a pistol or revolver, the more popular the traumatic variant.

After the end of the war (World War II), Germany organized the production of weapons intended for self-defense of the population. The firm Erma-Verke (Erfurt) produced pocket analogues of brands known at that time. One of the models was very similar to the American "Colt".

Nowadays a traumatic pistol was created on its base - the "Erma-459R" model. It is called - the traumatic "Colt 1911" - among amateurs. But for experts this is far from the case. Too many differences, even external, do not allow him to give such a definition. The "filling" of the gun is very far from the original and has nothing to do with it. In its pure form, the traumatic "Colt" does not exist.

Pneumatic model

All weapons from the Gletcher trademark are of excellent quality. Armory masters know their business and love it. Steady demand for the company's products provides a guarantee for all types of pistols and revolvers for a period of 18 months (from the date of purchase) and perfectly delivered service. It can be obtained anywhere in the world.

The pneumatic pistol "Colt 1911 Gletcher" is externally almost impossible to distinguish from the combat original. The accuracy of the model is striking, and the unique movable shutter system provides a very realistic feeling of shooting. Rate of fire, high accuracy combined with the durability of using models - these are the virtues for which Gletcher brand weapons are valued.

"Colt Gletcher 1911", like the original, is easily and conveniently held in hand, despite its massive nature. The gun is made of a quality metal alloy, there are plastic lining on the handle. In it there is a full-sized shop, the balloon is also inserted there. The pneumatic pistol "Colt 1911" is equipped with an original system of two fuses. It can be worn in an army way, when there is a cartridge in the chamber. Automatic fuse on the frame will not allow an accidental shot.

Gun characteristics:

• Store for 19 charges;
• The speed of the bullet (initial) is 100 meters per second;
• Fuses: semi-automatic and automatic;
• USM - single;
• The bore of the trunk is smooth;
• Overall length - 205 mm;
• Trunk - 96 mm;
• Weight - 900 grams;
• Cylinder with СО ₂ , volume - 12 grams (up to 70 shots);
• Country manufacturer and brand - Taiwan, Gletcher.

Advantages and disadvantages of the pneumatic model

"Colt 1911" pneumatic has its advantages:

• As accurately as possible repeats the combat pistol;
• The mobile system of the shutter (blowback) strengthens the effect of the realism of the Colt;
• High range of aiming - confident 20 meters;
• Possible shooting with the use of a preliminary platoon (this ensures the type of USM).

Disadvantages of the model:

• Possibly jamming during shooting;
• When the valve moves too freely, balls can enter the gas engine;
• The gun is best worn in the holster: if sharply to deliver the weapon from a pocket, it can be hooked on clothes.

Although the gun and the pneumatic, it is subject to certain rules of use:

• You can shoot from it only in the places equipped for it: at shooting ranges, in shooting galleries, at rifle-hunting stands or territory, which is surrounded by a fence and there is a guarantee that the bullet will not leave its limits when a bullet is fired;
• Transport and carry the pneumatic Colt in all settlements can only be in a covered state.

The price of such a pneumatic is serious, it can reach 300 US dollars.

Application

"Colt 1911" is still in service in some countries of the world. In the American army, separate units of special forces did not abandon the pistol, tested for reliability not for one decade.

It enjoys a strong demand among the civilian population not only in America, but also in European countries. Fans of weapons transform the "Colts" to the level of a work of art. Tuning is so original and unexpected that such weapons can just be exhibited in a museum.