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Colt M1911 is possibly the most popular pistol ever made in the United States of America.
Created by legendary & famous John Moses Browning, M1911 was the first semi-automatic pistol adopted by U.S. Army and was used as a service pistol for all branches of U.S. military forces until 1985, when it was replaced by Beretta M9 semi-automatic pistol. Although it no longer serves as a sidearm for U.S. forces, M1911 is still very popular among civilian shooters inside and outside of U.S.
M1911 in the video was made by Colt in 1914, and is marked "Property of United States" on the frame and "M1911 of U.S. Army" on the slide. How this pistol ended up being in a civilian is a mystery, as there were no documents of how this pistol was released to the public when I purchased it. The pistol itself is an original M1911, not A1 varaint that is common today, therefore it lacks features that were added to A1 variant as an improvement. However, it still shoots and functions fine, which is very remarkable given the fact that this pistol is literally more than 100 years old at this point.