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Japan: After World War II, the Japan Self-Defense Forces and Police were provided 101,700 M1911A1s from the US. [110] These were used until the 1980s. [111] Netherlands: 50 received during World War I [70] Norway: [23] 700 received during World War I [70] Produced under license as Kongsberg Colt. Panama: Used by the Panama Defense Forces [112]
Various firearms used by the United States military during World War II, displayed at the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax County, Virginia. The following is a list of World War II weapons of the United States, which includes firearm, artillery, vehicles, vessels, and other support equipment known to have been used by the United States Armed Forces—namely the United States Army, United ...
Colt M1911 (Approx. 4000 Colts acquired. ... Mainly used in Finnish home front during World War 2, but also few frontline units got these pistols issued.) [126]
The first test production at Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk in Norway occurred in 1917 and 95 pistols were finished and wrongly stamped "COLT AUT. PISTOL M/1912". [3] These pistols were identical to the Colt M1911 except for a minor detail on the hammer checkering. 100 pistols were ordered, but 5 were rejected during production.
M1911 and M1911A1 pistols Colt-Thompson Model 1921 with Type C drum magazine. During World War I, Colt surpassed all previous production achievements. John Browning worked for Colt for a time and came up with a design for a semiautomatic pistol, which debuted as the Colt M1900 pistol and eventually evolved into the M1911.
This is a list of Norwegian weapons of World War II. ... Colt Kongsberg M1914 [1] Norwegian licensed production of the American Colt M1911; Walther P38 Norwegian ...
Double Action in .45 Long Colt with 7.5" barrel, purchased initially for the Riel Rebellion [2] Colt "New Service" Revolver: Revolver: 1900-1928 United States: Double Action in .45 Long Colt [3] or .455 Eley [4] (as marked on 5.5" barrel), swing out cylinder for fast shell extraction and reloading. Also used by the RNWMP & RCMP from 1905 to 1954.
The Colt M1911, Browning 1917/19, and the BAR saw action with US forces in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. The M1911 went on to serve as the U.S.'s standard military side arm until 1986; a variant is still used by special operations units of the United States Marine Corps and the design remains very popular among civilian ...