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The Ballester–Molina was designed to offer the Argentine Federal Police and other armed forces a cheaper alternative to the "Sistema Colt Modelo 1927", itself a licensed copy of the Colt M1911A1, built under the supervision of Colt engineers.
Pistola ametralladora Halcón, modelo prototipo 1943 Gendarmería Nacional, calibre .45 ACP, ammo capacity 17/30 rounds. Carabina ametralladora Halcón, modelo Aeronáutica Argentina 1946, calibre .45 ACP, ammo capacity 30 rounds. Carabina ametralladora Halcón, modelo Ejército Argentino 1949, calibre 9×19mm, ammo capacity 36 rounds.
Caliber Type Notes Pistols Browning Hi-Power "FM Hi-Power" Belgium Argentina: 9×19mm Parabellum: Semi-automatic pistol: Standard service pistol, used by all units of the armed forces. Manufactured by Fabricaciones Militares with polymer handguards. [22] Bersa Thunder 9 Argentina: 9×19mm Parabellum: Semi-automatic pistol: Limited service ...
.45 ACP Spain: 1982 Ballester–Molina: Hispano Argentina Fábrica de Automóviles S.A..45 ACP.22 LR Argentina: 1938 Beretta 8000: Beretta: 9×19mm Parabellum.357 SIG.40 S&W.41 Action Express.45 ACP Italy: 1994 Beretta Px4 Storm: Beretta: 9×19mm Parabellum.40 S&W.45 ACP Italy: 2004 BFD 1911: BFD .45 ACP United States: 2010s Bren Ten
The Argentine Army (Spanish: Ejército Argentino, EA) is the land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. Command authority is exercised through the Minister of Defense.
In addition to the .45 ACP caliber pistol that made it famous, Ballester Molina also produced .22 caliber pistols and rifles in various calibers. Exact figures do not exist, but it is estimated that Hafdasa produced more than 100,000 arms, and between 80,000 and 90,000 .45 caliber pistols.
The oldest forces of the Argentinian military are the Argentinian Army and the Argentinian Navy, both created in 1810, during the Argentine War of Independence, while the Argentinian Air Force was established in 1945.
The .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), also known as .45 Auto, .45 Automatic, or 11.43×23mm [1] is a rimless straight-walled handgun cartridge designed by John Moses Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic pistol.