File:Colt M1911 cross-section diagram.jpg

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English: Cross-section diagram of U.S. Army Colt Model 1911 semi-automatic pistol ("Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, Model of 1911") as shown in official Army description for the pistol. The numbered parts are as follows (omitted numbers are for parts not labeled in the diagram):
  1. 1. Receiver
  2. 2. Barrel
  3. 3. Slide
  4. 8. Slide stop
  5. 9. Rear sight
  6. 10. Front sight
  7. 11. Link
  8. 12. Link pin
  9. 13. Barrel bushing
  10. 14. Recoil spring
  11. 15. Recoil-spring guide
  12. 16. Plug
  13. 20. Firing pin
  14. 21. Firing-pin spring
  15. 22. Firing-pin stop
  16. 23. Hammer
  17. 24. Hammer pin
  18. 25. Hammer strut
  19. 26. Hammer-strut pin
  20. 27. Mainspring
  21. 28. Mainspring cap
  22. 30. Sear
  23. 31. Sear spring
  24. 32. Sear pin
  25. 33. Disconnector
  26. 34. Trigger
  27. 35. Grip safety
  28. 36. Safety lock
  29. 37. Mainspring housing
  30. 38. Housing pin
  31. 39. Housing-pin retainer
  32. 40. Lanyard loop
  33. 41. Lanyard-loop pin
  34. 48. Magazine catch
  35. 50. Magazine-catch lock
  36. 51. Stocks, right and left
  37. 52. Stock screws (4)
  38. 53. Screw bushings (4)
Date
Source

Ordnance Department, U.S. Army (April 1, 1912; revised February 14, 1914; printed 1917). Description of the Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, Model of 1911, with Rules for Management, Memoranda of Trajectory, and Description of Ammunition, Plate II (following page 20). Internet Archive identifier: descriptionofaut00unitrich

This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: rotated, cropped, converted to grayscale, slight contrast stretch. Modifications made by Colin Douglas Howell.

Author U.S. Army Ordnance Department
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This file is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.

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Cross-section diagram of a Colt M1911 pistol

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