Editing M1911 pistol (section)

====World War I====
By the beginning of 1917, a total of 68,533 M1911 pistols had been delivered to U.S. armed forces by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company and the U.S. government's [[Springfield Armory]].  

The M1911 and M1911A1 pistols were also ordered from Colt or produced domestically in modified form by several other nations, including [[Brazil]], [[Mexico]], [[Argentina]]{{sfn|Thompson|2004|p=27}}{{sfn|Thompson|2004|p=39}} and [[Spain]]. 

Britain ordered approximately 13,000 1911s in [[.455 Webley]] Auto during the First World War, with examples known to go to the [[Royal Air Force]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCollum |first=Ian |date=2020-10-27 |title=WW1 British Contract M1911 in .455 Webley Self-Loading - Forgotten Weapons |url=https://www.forgottenweapons.com/ww1-british-contract-m1911-in-455-webley-self-loading/ |access-date=2025-04-25 |website= forgottenweapons.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Some remained in service during the Second World War.