Gun Review: Colt Model 1905
By Dennis Adler
<div data-cycle-hash="ms16-1905-lead" data-cycle-desc="The Model 1905 chambered in .45 ACP was the first major
development in creating the Model 1911. Shown above is an early Model 1905, serial number 2247, produced around 1907 with the early checkered, round, color-casehardened hammer." data-cycle-overlay-template="{{desc}}“>
<div data-cycle-hash="ms16-1905-timeline" data-cycle-desc="A constantly evolving and maturing design, the 1911 went through its various stages of development. Shown are the principal guns designed by John M. Browning and manufactured by Colt from the Model 1900 through the Model 1911A1. " data-cycle-overlay-template="{{desc}}“>
<div data-cycle-hash="ms16-1905-mag" data-cycle-desc="With the 1905, the slide locked back after the last round was fired. The magazine held seven cartridges and was released by a spring-tensioned lever at the heel of the grip. Colt had not yet developed the frame-mounted magazine release for the .45 that would appear on the Model 1911. " data-cycle-overlay-template="{{desc}}“>
<div data-cycle-hash="ms16-1905-duo" data-cycle-desc="A pair of old warhorses, these well-preserved Models 1905 (top) and 1911 (below) show the fundamental changes made by Browning and Colt to arrive at a sidearm acceptable to the U.S. military. " data-cycle-overlay-template="{{desc}}“>
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