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Originally Posted by DPris
No straight military replicas.
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Not so sure about that. From that same link:
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Originally Posted by Colt
Modern semi-automatic pistols all trace their roots to the famed Colt M1911 pistol, designed by John Browning and the standard-issue U.S. military sidearm from 1911 to 1985. Colt 1911 pistols and their descendants were in the hands of confident World War I, World War II, Korean War and Vietnam-era servicemen. Colt customers today can purchase reproductions of these weapons, each faithfully manufactured to the original specifications from factory blueprints.
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Or, you can get one of the more modern "descendants" of the original. Even the
.380 pocket pistol looks like a larval 1911, give or take some size-related changes like no grip safety...