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 ...

45 caliber pistol: Army Gen. Austin Miller has not abandoned his M1911A1 for a newer, younger Glock 19. Miller, who leads all U.S. troops in Afghanistan, has used the .45 as his general officer ...

45 calibre bullets ... was declared obsolete by US army in 1911. Lighter, even deadlier machine guns were invented. Those Gatlings that survived being melted down became collectors’ items.