38 Super model with two 9-round magazines. 45 ACP model comes with two 8-round magazines and the. The "Colt Combat Elite" was specialized for combat-style match shooters. It came with one 8-round magazine plus a separate recoil spring and one 7-round magazine for wadcutter ammunition. The Colt Commander was developed in response to complaints from users of the original Colt 1911A1 about the heavy weight of the pistol (when loaded) and the. 45 ACP "Colt Commander Gold Cup" was designed to offer competition-ready out-of-the-box performance in National Match competition. To differentiate between the two models, the aluminum-framed model was renamed the "Lightweight Commander". In 1970, Colt introduced the all-steel "Colt Combat Commander", with an optional model in satin nickel. It was the first aluminum-framed large frame pistol in major production and the first Colt pistol to be originally chambered in 9 mm Parabellum. In 1950, Colt moved their candidate into regular production. Colt entered a modified version of their M1911 pistol that was chambered for 9 mm Parabellum, had an aluminum alloy frame, a short 4.25-inch barrel, and a 9-round magazine. Ĭandidates included Browning Hi-Power variants by Canada's Inglis and Belgium's Fabrique Nationale, and Smith & Wesson's S&W Model 39. Requirements were issued in 1949 that the pistol had to be chambered for 9 mm Parabellum and could not exceed 7 inches in length or weigh more than 25 ounces.
COLT COMMANDER TRIAL
government post– World War II trial to find a lighter replacement for the M1911 pistol that would be issued to officers. The pistol that would eventually be named the Colt Commander was Colt's Manufacturing Company's candidate in a U.S. Other variants followed with different degrees of factory accurizing and materials. Ĭolt made several variations of the Commander and offered it in. It was the first mass-produced American pistol with an aluminium alloy frame and the first Colt pistol to be chambered in 9mm Parabellum. The Colt Commander is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, and recoil-operated handgun based on the John M.
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