Historically, soldiers posing together for such an image would have included larger weapons such as a rifle, musket, or bayonette. Only one soldier (top row, second from the right) appears to be holding a pistol that is not a Colt M1911 but a smaller, and perhaps older, pistol. As the war progressed, some soldiers used the Colt 1895 during training, preferring to save the 1911 and it's unique anti-locking trigger for actual combat. Nearly every soldier depicted in photographs can be seen carrying their Colt 1911 in their holster. The handgun became the standard for soldiers of the United States army and navy, and was also adopted by the British navy and air force. Pictured here are just fourteen (one soldier is carrying a different model) of the over two-million Colt M1911 handguns produced by the Colt Manufacturing Company.
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