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The AMT Hardballer is a series of pistols that are part of the 1911 platform (based on the .45 ACP M1911) made by Arcadia Machine & Tool (AMT) from 1977 to 2002. [1] The Hardballer was the first entirely stainless steel 1911 pattern pistol. [2] Other features included adjustable rear sights and a lengthened grip safety. [3]
The magazine well in the grip frame has thinner walls than a standard M1911 to accommodate the .50 GI's wider magazine, and the frame feed ramp is contoured with a more open radius for the larger-diameter .50-caliber bullet. Both are machined from heat-treated forgings, and the Model No. 1's hammer and sear are machined from tool steel.
The Arsenal Firearms AF2011-A1 is a double-barreled, semi-automatic pistol of Italian origin. The weapon is a derivative of the M1911 pistol and the majority of internal parts including the firing pins, firing pin plates, sear groups, springs, recoil rods, and mainspring housings are interchangeable with standard M1911 replacement parts. [4]
The Remington 1911 R1 is a semi-automatic pistol modeled after the classic Colt 1911 which has served the US armed forces for over 100 years. Like the Colt 1911, the Remington 1911 is single action only, and has a grip safety and a manually operated thumb safety ; it also has a Colt Series 80 style firing pin safety .
The Solid Concepts 1911 DMLS is a 3D printed improvised firearm version of the M1911 pistol. [1] It was made public around November 2013 [1] and was printed via the direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) method. [1] It was created by Solid Concepts. [1] [2] The first gun, version 1.0, is made up of 34 3D-printed 17-4 stainless steel components. [3]
By January 2004, all 1911-style products were manufactured in the Olympic Arms facility in Olympia. [2] In 2002, Olympic Arms revived the 1955 Whitney Wolverine pistol for the .22 Long Rifle cartridge, with a black polymer frame instead of the original Whitney's blue-finished aluminum alloy frame. [3] [4] [5]
These updates have resulted in a firearm that is true to the M1911 design, with additions that would normally be considered "custom", with a price similar to equivalent designs from other manufacturers. [1] [3] Smith & Wesson's Performance Center produces the top-of-the-line hand-fitted competition version knowns as the PC 1911.
Double-barrel .50 caliber (13mm) howdah pistol made in Germany Breech of the same pistol open for loading. This particular weapon was made for a left-handed user. The howdah pistol was a large-calibre handgun, often with two or four barrels, used in Africa and India from the beginning of the nineteenth century and into the early twentieth century during the British Empire era.