Marines not happy with Beretta M9s Prefer Colt .45 M1911

Marines not happy with Beretta M9s Prefer Colt .45 M1911

July 29, 2012

Sticking to their guns: Marines place $22.5M order for the Colt .45 M1911

By Maegan Vazquez
Fox News

It’s been called the greatest handgun ever made, and it has barely changed sine 1911, when the legendary John Browning designed it especially for the U.S. Military.

2002-10-1 Pistol, Cal 45, US, M1911, Colt
Naval History & Heritage Command / Foter

And now, the Colt .45 M1911 is making a big comeback, now that the U.S. Marines have placed a $22.5 million order for the Connecticut-made pistols.

The gun, which has been wielded on film by John Wayne and in real life by Sgt. Alvin York and Maj. Audie Murphy, was the standard-issue sidearm in the military for decades, until it was replaced by the Beretta M9 in 1985.

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