M1911 pistol series

The M1911A1 pistol and variants are used by the following actors in the following movies, television series, anime, and video games:

Specifications

• Company: Colt, Remington UMC, Remington Rand, Ithaca, Union Swiss & Signal, Singer, Springfield Armory, Auto Ordinance, Para Ordinance, Rock Island Armory etc.

• Type: Self-loading pistol

• Operation: Blowback

• Caliber: 11.43x23mm/.45 Automatic Colt Pistol(ACP)

(Various calibers in clone copies)

• Designer: John Moses Browning

• Capacity: 7, 8, 9, 10, 15,(all single stack mags for original M1911A1) 30 drum. Various capacities for clone copies.

• Firing Mode: Semi Automatic.

• Safety: Frame mounted slide stop safety, grip safety, half cock hammer.

Information

M1911 to M1911A1 comparison pictures.

The 1911 pistol is considered by many gun collectors and veterans to be the greatest self-loading pistol ever made, and the grandfather of the modern handgun, yet still used alongside the modern pistol today. Desgined by John Moses Browning in 1910 and sold for marketing on February 14, 1911. The military found Browning's 1903 pistol too weak for combat, so Browning combined the traits of his former pistols and invented a new caliber, the famed .45 ACP round, then built a gun to use it. The M1911 pistol. Browning sold the handgun to Colt, the first major company to market the handgun. When first tested by the government for military trials, the Colt M1911 fired a 1000 rounds flawlessly and became the first self loading pistol to pass with a 100% grade. After WWI, the military desided to change some of the designs of the Colt M1911, after learning some of its lesser feattures in combat. They added a larger ejection port to make ejection easier, and rounded the main-spring housing so the gun would fit in the user's hand better. They called it the Colt M1911A1. Many companies bought the model for their own sales, such as Remington and Springfield Armory. During WWII, almost all of these companies sold their pistols to the US military for use. The pistol proved reliable and powerful and served in the Korean war, then serving in the Vietnam war. The gun made it all the way to Desert Storm, before the pistol began to show its age. The U.S. Military sought to find a new self-loading pistol to replace it. The two pistols to pass trials were the SIG-Sauer P226, and the Beretta M9. Due to the high price of the SIG-Sauer, the M9 won the place, and replaced the legendary M1911A1, a decision most people disliked to this day. Today, the M1911A1 is still used by many gun owners who appreciate its qualities, as well as todays special forces. Modern copies have been built by Colt such as the M1991A1 series, Springfield Armory has faithfully continued to build 1911s as has the rather expensive Auto Ordinance, who has made several reproductions. Para Ordinance has made several high capacity double stack variations such as the P-13, the P-14, and the LDA (Ligh Double Action) models as well. Kimber makes several variations today that several special forces and SWAT teams use such as the Desert Warrior and the Custom II. Several foreign copies have been made such as Llamas, Mausers, and Argentinian clones. The 1911 pistol has been around for almost 100 years, with almost no major design changes, and has proven itself as one of the greatest handguns ever made, if not the best to date.

M1911

Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 acp

The original M1911 first issued to the U.S. Military during WWI. When I.Ding, note a smaller ejection port (a bit difficult in film recognition), smaller grip safety spur, thinner front sight, original diamond cut checker grips, and a larger hammer spur.

Film

• Gene Hackman as Brill in Enemy of the State

Videogame

• Call of Duty: World at War

M1911A1

World War 2 issued Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.

Colt M1911A1 with long trigger and Pachmyr grips .45 ACP.

The U.S. military was re-issued the 1911 pistol in 1924, now designated the M1911A1. Changes to the gun included a larger ejection port, a shortened trigger, a longer grip-saftey spur to prevent hammer bite, a widened front sight, a slightly shaved hammer spur to prevent clothing snags, a curved mainspring housing, simplified checkered grips (although diamond grips still appeared on some), and relief cuts around the trigger guard on the frame.

Film

• Bruce Willis as John Smith in Last Man Standing Matched pair in shoulder rig.

• Nicolas Cage as Sergeant Joe Enders in Windtalkers

• Christian Slater as Sergeant Peat 'Ox' Andersen in Windtalkers

• Robert De Niro as Sam in Ronin

• Qi Shu as Lai in The Transporter

• Joaquim de Almeida as Bucho in Desperado

• Antonio Banderas as El Mariachi in Desperado

• Warren Beatty as Clyde Barrow during a bank robbery in Bonnie and Clyde

• Tom Hanks as Captain John Miller in Saving Private Ryan

• Tom Sizemore as Technical Sgt. Mike Horvath in Saving Private Ryan

• Robert Redford as CIA operative Joe "Condor" Turner in Three Days of the Condor

• Evan Parke as Ben Hayes in King Kong

• Renard's men, Sophie Marceau as Elektra King, and Pierce Brosnan as James Bond in The World Is Not Enough

• Gene Hackman as Capt. Frank Ramsey in Crimson Tide

• Milla Jovovich as Alice in Resident Evil

• Michelle Rodriguez as Rain Ocampo in Resident Evil

• Willem Dafoe as Lt. Commander Virgil "Tiger" Cole in Flight of the Intruder

• Delta Force operators in Black Hawk Down

• Warren Oates as John Dillinger and gang members in Dillinger

• Alec Baldwin as Jack Ryan in The Hunt for Red October

• Scott Glenn as Cmdr. Bart Mancuso in The Hunt for Red October

• Samuel L. Jackson as Col. Terry L. Childers in Rules of Engagement

• Michael Douglas as William 'D-Fence' Foster in Falling Down

• One of Gamble's men and Oliver Martinez as Alex Montel in S.W.A.T.

• Mel Gibson as Lt. Colonel Hal Moore and Sam Elliott as Sgt. Major Basil L. Plumley in We Were Soldiers

• Used by Pvt. Steel in Day of the Dead

• Ben Affleck as Captain Rafe Cawley in Pearl Harbor

• Josh Hartnett as Captain Danny Walker in Pearl Harbor

• Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator in Terminator 2: Judgement Day

• U.S. Marines and Soon-Tek Oh as a Japanese Zero pilot in The Final Countdown

• Steven Seagal as Chief Casey Ryback in Under Siege

• wesley Snipes as Mark Sheridan in U.S. Marshals (with stainless steel finish)

• Josh Hartnett as "The Man" in Sin City (fitted with a silencer)

• David Warner as Spicer Lovejoy and Billy Zane as Caledon "Cal" Nathan Hockley in Titanic (with pearl grips and chrome finish)

• Chris Rock as Detective Lee Butters in Lethal Weapon 4

• Nicolas Cage as Castor Troy in Face/Off (with custom grips and gold-plated finish)

• Matthew Modine as Pvt. Joker in Full Metal Jacket

• Tom Wilkinson as Juntao in Rush Hour

• One of Ana's neighbors in Dawn of the Dead

• Joe Pesci as Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas (with and without silencer)

• Chow Yun-Fat as Ko Chow in City on Fire

• Chow Yun-Fat as Gou Fei in Full Contact

• Dennis Quaid as Frank Towns and Tyrese Gibson as A.J. in Flight of the Phoenix

• Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump and Gary Sinise as Lt. Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump

• Chow Yun-Fat as Mark Lee, Anita Mui as Chow Ying Kit, Tony Leung Ka-Fai as Cheung Chi Mun, Saburô Tokitô as Ho Cheung Ching/Tanaka, Kien Shih as Pat, Triads, and ARVN soldiers in A Better Tomorrow III

• Tony Leung Chiu Wai as Ah Bee, Jacky Cheung as Fai, Waise Lee as Little Wing, and Simon Yam as Luke in Bullet in the Head

• Ryan Phillippe as Parker and Benicio del Toro as Longbaugh in The Way of the Gun

• No Country for Old Men

• IRA forces in Michael Collins

• Shoot to kill

• The Getaway (movie)

• The Silence of the Lambs

• Steven Seagal in Above the Law and Shadow Man

• Reni Santoni in Cobra

• U.S. Marines in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

• Nick Nolte in 48 Hrs.

• Bruce Willis as Mr.Goodkat in Lucky Number Slevin

• Lee Marvin in The Professionals (1966) (it must be a M1911, instead of a M1911A1, as the action takes place around 1920)

• John Turturro as Bernie Bernbaum in Miller's Crossing (This is likely the M1911 model as the film's setting pre-dates the M1911A1)

Television

• Kate Mulgrew as Katherine Janeway, Robert Duncan McNeill as Tom Paris, Roxann Dawson as B'Elanna Torres, Robert Beltran as Chakotay, and Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine in Star Trek: Voyager (episode "The Killing Game")

• Thomas Magnum in Magnum, P.I.

• U.S. Army soldiers in Band of Brothers

• CSI: Miami

• Paul Michael Glaser as Detective David Starsky in Starsky & Hutch (pilot episode only)

• Gas station robbers in Mr. Poxycat & .Co

• Numerous characters in Family Guy

• Prison Break

Anime

• Inspector Koichi Zenigata in Lupin III

• Vicious, Julia, and a Red Dragon Syndicate member in Cowboy Bebop

• Kai Miyagusuku in Blood+

• Mikura Suzuki in Mezzo DSA

• Used by several characters in Black Lagoon

Video Games

• Enter the Matrix

• Medal of Honor: Frontline

• Medal of Honor: Heroes

• Medal of Honor: Rising Sun

• Medal of Honor: Infiltrator

• Syphon Filter 2 (as the ".45")

• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

• Devil May Cry Series (extensively customized)

• Promotional material and cutscenes of Shadow the Hedgehog (though it is not a playable weapon)

• S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (as the "Kora-919")

• Hitman: Blood Money
• Tetsuya uses a chrome M1911 in 2 Spicy.

Colt Gold Cup

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Colt Gold Cup 1911 .45 ACP.

A target match grade M1911A1 produced by Colt off the Series 70 and Series 80 pistols. Noted most easily by raised adjustable sights. Note light hollowed trigger and slanted cocking serrations as well.

Film

• Sylvester Stallone as Marion Cobretti in Cobra

• Marcel Bozzuffi in The French Connection

Auto Ordnance M1911A1

Film

• John Travolta as Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction (with pearl grips and chrome finish)

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Auto Ordnance M1911A1 .45 ACP. Impossible to differentiate from a genuine M1911A1 at a distance.

Auto Ordnance M1911A1 .45 ACP. This is a well worn blank adapted movie gun used in multiple World War 2 movies.

Colt Commander

The Commander model 1911 is basically a moderately scaled down M1911A1 first produced in the '50s. Larger than Officers ACP model.

Colt Commander M1991A1 - .45 ACP.

Film

• Steven Seagal in Above the Law

• Nick Nolte in Extreme Prejudice

• Warren Oates in Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Colt Officers ACP

A smaller compact 1911 copy of the Commander, noted by even smaller size.

Colt Officers ACP .45 ACP.

Film

• Al Pacino as Det. Vincent Hannah in Heat
• Senator Roark in Sin City
• Ben Foster as Mars in Hostage (2005)

Kimber Custom TLE II

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Kimber SWAT Custom II .45 ACP

Film

• L.A.P.D. SWAT officers in S.W.A.T. (including several modified to fire paintballs)

• Keanu Reeves as Jack Traven in Speed

• Bruce Willis as Det. Jeff Talley in Hostage (2005)

Television

• Michael Cudlitz as Colonel Ryan in Over There

• Used by members of The Unit

Kimber Pro Carry II

The Kimber Pro Carry II is a compact 1911 chambered in .45 acp.

Kimber Pro Carry II in Stainless/Alloy Frame - .45 ACP

Strayer Voigt Infinity 1911

Strayer Voigt Infinity 1911 .45 ACP

Television

• Jack Coleman as Noah Bennet a.k.a. The Man in the Horn-Rimmed Glasses in Heroes

• Malcolm McDowell as Mr. Linderman in Heroes

• Eric Roberts as Mr. Thompson in Heroes

Anime

• Vincent Volaju in Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Safari Arms .45

Safari Arms .45 with custom grips

Film

• Angelina Jolie as Fox in Wanted (heavily customized)

Colt Combat Elite

Colt Combat Elite .45 ACP with Pachmayr grips

Film

• Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator in Terminator 2: Judgement Day

Note: According to some sources, it is not a Combat Elite, but a customized series 70 Government model, in 9 mm caliber.

• Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor in Terminator 2: Judgement Day

Kongsberg m/1914

Kongsberg M1914 .45 ACP

Film

• The plastic surgeon general of beverly hills in Escape from LA

Ballester Molina

The Ballester Molina .45 is an Argentine copy of the Colt M1911. It has a few minor cosmetic differences but magazines and some other parts will interchange. To tell it from a genuine US 1911, look at the hammer, which is different in shape, and note the lack of a grip safety.

Ballester Molina .45 ACP

LAR Grizzly Win Mag

LAR Grizzly Win Mag .45 Winchester Magnum with magazine removed

Film

• Vernon Wells as Bennett in Commando

• Ray Wise as Leon Nash in RoboCop

• Vic Manni as Ferguson in Bad Boys

Colt XSE

A modern Colt 1911 with added front cocking serrations and a few cosmetic changes.

Colt XSE 1911 .45 ACP.

Film

• Brad Pitt as John Smith in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (fitted with a silencer)

MEU(SOC)/Kimber Desert Warrior

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MEU(SOC) Pistol\Kimber Desert Warrior .45 ACP.

Detonics ScoreMaster

Detonics ScoreMaster .45 ACP.

Film

• Police Academy 2

• Point Break

Television

• Miami Vice

Detonics CombatMaster

Detonics Combat Master .45 ACP.

Television

• Miami Vice

Detonics ServiceMaster

Detonics ServiceMaster .45 ACP.

Film

• Runaway

• Terminator 2: Judgement Day

Colt MK IV Series 70

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Colt 1911 Series 70 .45ACP

Colt MKIV Series 70 pistol - .45ACP

Film

Butcho(Joaquim de Almeida) in Desperado

General Kirby (James Olson) carries a Satin Nickel Commander version in Commando

Smith and Wesson SW1911

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Smith and Wesson SW1911 .45 ACP Blued version

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Smith and Wesson SW1911 .45 ACP Stainless version

Dan Wesson Panther

A Dan Wesson copy of the M1911A1, note external extractor.

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Dan Wesson "Panther" 1911 .45 ACP

AMT Hardballer

AMT Hardballer Longslide .45 ACP

AMT Hardballer w/ 5" barrel .45 ACP.

Film

• Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator in The Terminator (Longslide version fitted with laser scope)

Video Games

• Hitman: Blood Money (as modified Silverballer)

Para Ordinance P-12

Para Ordinance P-12 - .45 ACP.

A sub-compact, double stack .45 caliber pocket 1911.

Para Ordinance P-13

A compact, double stack .45 caliber pistol.

Para Ordinance P-13 - .45 ACP.

Film

Several Montegues in Romeo & Juliet

Para Ordinance P-14

A full-size, double stack .45 caliber pistol. Famously known as the 14 shot 1911 pistol, double the capacity of the traditional M1911A1.

Para Ordinance P-14 - .45 ACP.

Para Ordinance P-15

Para Ordinance P-15 w/ Hogue grips - .45 ACP.

Para Ordinance P-16

Para Ordinance P-16 - .40 caliber.

A full size, double stack .40 S&W caliber pistol.

Para Ordinance P-18

Para Ordinance P-18 - 9mm.

A full size, double stack 9mm pistol. Sometimes called the P-18.9, which is proper designation, but then again P-14.45 and P-16.40 are also proper designations, but not required to be said in full every time.

Film

• Timothy Olyphant as Agent 47 in Hitman (akimbo style)

Para Ordinance LDA

Similair to the P-14, the Para Ordinance LDA (Light Double Action) is a full size, double stack .45 caliber, holding 14 shots. Unlike the P-14 or any other 1911 before though, it is outfitted with a double action trigger. They are built as double/singles with exposed hammers and double action only models with shaved down flat hammers.

Para Ordinance LDA w/ exposed hammer - .45 ACP.

Para Ordinance LDA w/ shaved flat hammer - .45 ACP.

Film

• Timothy Olyphant briefly as Agent 47 in Hitman

• Clive Owen as Smith and several of Hammerson's hired thugs in Shoot 'Em Up