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Still The One

More has probably been written about the Colt 1911 series of pistols than any other handgun. Without a doubt, it’s the most popular handgun design in the United States and in many other parts of the world. The .45 Auto 1911 was the offi cial U.S. military sidearm from 1911 to 1986 — through World War I and World War II, and the Korean and Vietnam Wars. To this day, the

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