Colt Commander: Difference between revisions

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* 4.25 in (108 mm)

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* [[9x19mm9×19mm Parabellum]]

* [[.38 Super]]

* [[.45 ACP]]

| feed= [[Magazinebox (firearm)|magazine]]

* 7 -round or 8 -round (.45 ACP)

* 9-round (9 mm, .38 Super)

| action= [[Recoil operation|Short recoil operation]]

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The '''Colt Commander''' is a [[Trigger (firearms)#Single-action|single-action]], [[semi-automatic pistol|semi-automatic]], magazine-fed, and recoil-operated [[handgun]] based on the [[John Browning|John M. Browning]] designed [[M1911]]. It was the first mass-produced pistol with an aluminium alloy frame and the first Colt pistol to be chambered in [[9mm Parabellum]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Ayoob|first=Massad|authorlink=Massad Ayoob|title=The Gun Digest Book of Combat Handgunnery|year=2007|publisher=Gun Digest Books|isbn=978-0-89689-525-6|page=7}}</ref>

Colt made several variations of the Commander and offered it in [[.45 ACP]] and [[.38 Super]] chamberings. Other variants followed with different degrees of factory accurizing and materials.

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The "Colt Commander Gold Cup" was designed to offer competition-ready out-of-the-box performance in National Match competition. It came with one 8-round magazine plus a separate recoil spring and one 7-round magazine for wadcutter ammunition.<ref name= gd2011>{{cite book|last =Malloy|first =John|title=Gun Digest 2011|editor= Dan Shiedler|publisher = Krause|year= 2011 |chapter= The Colt 1911: The First Century|ISBN = 978-1-4402-1337-3|pages=108–117}}</ref>

The "Colt Combat Elite" was specialized for combat-style match shooters. The .45 ACP model comes with two 8-round magazines and the .38 Super model with two 9-round magazines.

The "C.C.O." or "Concealed Carry Officer's" pistol mated the slide and barrel assembly of the stainless-steel Commander with the shorter frame of the blued Lightweight [[Colt Officer's ACP|Officer's ACP]].

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===Colt Commander (1950-1969); Lightweight Commander (1970+)===

*Chambering: 9x19 mm9×19mm Parabellum, .45 ACP, .38 Super.

*Barrel Length: 4.25-inch.

*Overall Length: 7.75-inch.

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===Colt Combat Commander (1970+)===

*Chambering: 9x19 mm9×19mm Parabellum, .45 ACP, .38 Super.

*Barrel Length: 4.25-inch.

*Overall Length: 7.75-inch.