A new limited run of vintage Colt Model 1911 'Black Army' pistols were designed to invoke the World War I heritage of the M1911's original blackened finish that Colt used in lieu of the standard ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: As far as long term reliability is concerned, the RIA 1911 functions the most reliably with standard 230 grain FMJ ammunition. It is more finicky with defense hollow ...

Remember when the Civilian Marksmanship Program announced that it would sell off 10,000 surplus Army M1911 pistols to the American public as part of a provision in the 2018 defense budget? Well, mark ...

A good 1911 still does something no polymer pistol can quite match. When you pick one up, you feel the weight, the steel, and the kind of precision you only get when parts are machined to mate with ...

Pistols like this 1970s-era 1911 handgun could soon be available to private purchasers as part of 8,000 surplus guns being sold through the Civilian Marksmanship Program. (U.S. Archives) For those of ...

Key Point: Only the best weapons get used for 100 years. Here is how the American-made 1911 rose to prominence. For more than a hundred years, one weapon has travelled with American troops into almost ...

This article by Jared Keller originally appeared on Task & Purpose, a digital news and culture publication dedicated to military and veterans issues. The Colt Model 1911 .45 caliber semiautomatic ...