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COLT M1911-A1

The Colt M1911-A1 Government was an improved model of the original Colt M1911 military pistol, fitted with an automatic firing-pin safety. The Colt M1911-A1 was produced from 1911 to 1990, and then reissued as the Colt M1991 A1.
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