It is a new example of the best fighting handgun of all time—the .45 Government Model—as made by Colt’s of Hartford. Manufacturer: Colt’s Manufacturing Co., Coltsmfg.com ...

With the introduction of the New Agent .45 ACP Pistol, Colt offers 21st century shooters a modern adaptation of the 20th century classic. ... sturdy--and very popular--Government Model 1911.

We assembled a field of Government Model 1911s in .45 ACP to see which of the current crop is worthy of being called the best 1911. ... Others include Colt’s Single-Action Army, the Winchester Model ...

Over the next 20 years, the government purchased 30,000 more, which were found mostly in the ... Eventually the double-action .38-caliber Colt Model 1892 came to ... The Colt .45 endured.

Bill Laughridge, president of Cylinder and Slide Inc., is making 115 reproductions of the Model 1911 Colt 45, the preferred sidearm of the military for most of the past century.