Colt M1911

semi-automatic pistol with caliber .45, standard service pistol of the US Army from 1911 to 1985; produced also by a large number of other weapons companies apart from original manufacturer Colt
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Colt M1911

Summary

Colt M1911 is a firearm model[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of firearm_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,633 views/month, #3 of 386).[2]

Key Facts

  • Colt M1911's instance of is recorded as firearm model[3].
  • Colt M1911's manufacturer is recorded as Colt's Manufacturing Company[4].
  • Colt M1911 is a type of semi-automatic pistol[5].
  • Colt M1911 is a type of pistol[6].
  • Colt M1911's designed by is recorded as John Browning[7].
  • Colt M1911's Commons category is recorded as M1911 pistol[8].
  • Colt M1911's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • Colt M1911 was part of the conflict World War II[10].
  • Colt M1911 was part of the conflict World War I[11].
  • Colt M1911 was part of the conflict Korean War[12].
  • Colt M1911 was part of the conflict Vietnam War[13].
  • Colt M1911 was part of the conflict Irish War of Independence[14].
  • Colt M1911 was part of the conflict Indonesian National Revolution[15].
  • Colt M1911 was part of the conflict Gulf War[16].
  • Colt M1911 was part of the conflict War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)[17].
  • Colt M1911 was part of the conflict Iraq War[18].
  • Colt M1911 was part of the conflict Syrian Civil War[19].
  • Colt M1911's service entry is recorded as January 1, 1911[20].
  • Colt M1911's ammunition is recorded as .45 ACP[21].
  • Colt M1911's topic's main category is recorded as Category:M1911 pistol[22].
  • Colt M1911's Commons gallery is recorded as M1911[23].
  • Colt M1911's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+2700000'}[24].
  • Colt M1911's depicted by is recorded as Apocalypse Now[25].
  • Colt M1911's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'M1911 pistol'}[26].
  • Colt M1911's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+216'}[27].

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Physical Characteristics

Colt M1911's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+216'}[27].

Designation and Status

Colt M1911's instance of is recorded as firearm model[3].

Why It Matters

Colt M1911 ranks in the top 0.78% of firearm_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,633 views/month, #3 of 386).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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  23. [25] . imfdb.org. imfdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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